Now on OS X, when I want to select some text, I have to press the "hard" key on touchpad with thumb and drag through the text with another finger on touchpad. With linux on the same macbook pro, I could quickly touch the touchpad twice and start selection/dragging behavior without pressing the "hard" key on touchpad with single finger. I feel the way in linux is much easier for fingers and quicker. Is it possible to configure OS X touchpad behave in the same way?
MacOS – How to select text with touchpad without pressing the “hard” key
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Best Answer
The nearest thing available is the "Three finger drag" option in System prefs -- under trackpad you'll find the option to use it:
This lets you drag by hold three fingers on the trackpad and dragging..