is it possible to get multitouch gestures in ubuntu 14.04 like macbook?
if possible how to activate or install multi touch gestures ?
my laptop is lenovo z580.it has syanptics touchpad which supports multi touch of 4 fingers as of my knowledge.
i tried touchegg but no use.
How to Achieve Multi-Touch Gestures in Ubuntu 14.04
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Best Answer
Yes, it is possible:
Installation
sudo apt-get install touchegg
install Touchegg-GCE: You have to
git clone
(or download) Touchegg-GCE from github and then manually compile it, it needs qt4 sosudo apt-get install qt4-dev-tools
then open a terminal into the Touchegg-GCE directory and type/usr/bin/qmake-qt4
andmake
. Now launch touchegg-gce and configure your gestures.Autostart and configuration: into
~/.config/autostart/
create an executable (
chmod +x touch.sh
) script touch.sh with the following code. It is necessary to disable the default behaviour of the trackpad for 2-3 fingers gesturescreate two launchers: one for the script(1) and the other for touchegg(2).
(1) touch.desktop
(2) touchegg.desktop