Multitouch Gestures

Hi, I created Linuxs' multitouch script, xSwipe. This script make your linux PC be able to recognize

some swipes like a macbook.You can change setting for swipe by "eventKey.cfg".  

Now, I'm testing this program for XPS13.
Could you please try to use this program and give me a feedback?

github.com/.../xSwipe

When executing the script it fails because the SHMConfig is not enabled, don't know how to do it. And the cursor disappears, I had to restart to solve it

There's no

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf file in the Dell XPS 13, maybe because is not using synaptics?

If there isn't  /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf, you should make the directory and copy file from /usr/share/X11/ before edit 50-synaptics.conf

Please enter  following code into terminal.

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cd  /etc/X11/

sudo mkdir xorg.conf.d/

cd xorg.conf.d/

sudo cp /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf 50-synaptics.conf

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I can't enable the "SHMConfig" followed your instructions and look this as well http://askubuntu.com/questions/50201/how-to-enable-shmconfig

Here is a copy of my file

# Example xorg.conf.d snippet that assigns the touchpad driver
# to all touchpads. See xorg.conf.d(5) for more information on
# InputClass.
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE, your distribution will likely overwrite
# it when updating. Copy (and rename) this file into
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d first.
# Additional options may be added in the form of
# Option "OptionName" "value"
#
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "touchpad catchall"
Driver "synaptics"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
# This option is recommend on all Linux systems using evdev, but cannot be
# enabled by default. See the following link for details: # http://who-t.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-ignore-configuration-errors.html
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
Option "SHMConfig" "on"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
Identifier "touchpad ignore duplicates"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
MatchOS "Linux"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/mouse*"
Option "Ignore" "on"
EndSection

And when I type: $ synclient SHMConfig=1 the terminal responds this:
Unknown parameter SHMConfig

This is my setting, "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-synaptics.conf "

Could you try with the below code?

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#setting for synaptics
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "evdev touchpad catchall"
Driver "synaptics"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
MatchIsTouchpad "on"
Option "Protocol" "event"		
Option "FingerLow" "10"              	
Option "FingerHigh" "40"             	
Option "MinSpeed" "0.4"             
Option "MaxSpeed" "2"             	
Option "AccelFactor" "0.8"         	
Option "EmulateTwoFingerMinW" "8" 
Option "EmulateTwoFingerMinZ" "10"
Option "HorizScrollDelta" "100"
Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "1"
Option "VertScrollDelta" "15"
Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "1"
Option "TapButton1" "1"
Option "TapButton2" "3"
Option "TapButton3" "2"
Option "PalmDetect" "1"
Option "AreaRightEdge" "1020"
Option "AreaTopEdge" "40"
Option "FastTaps" "0"	 
Option "SHMConfig" "1"
Option "MaxTapTime" "100"
EndSection

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Please check this demo video.

I can finally execute the Perl script with the configuration you gave me, but there are some bugs though, I will list what works and what not:

What works:

1) 4 finger drag (up/down toggle) invokes the super+w (a.k.a. expose effect)

2) 3 finger drag (right/left) changes current workspace

What not:

1) 3 finger drag (up/left) doesn't change workspace, it some times reveals the dash, others maximize current window.

2) 5 finger nothing happens.

This is a great job indeed, a little debug and this will be perfect :D!

Thank you for your kindly feedback.

>3 finger drag (up/left) doesn't change workspace, it some times reveals the dash, others maximize current window.

But, I'm at a loss to understand why such a work..

Could you tell me your "Desktop Environment"? (for example, gnome-shell, unity, xfce...and so on.)

If you are using "unity" , please try to unable "HUD".

Yes, I'm using Unity (ubntu 12.04) I disabled HUD and 3 finger drag (up/down) still not working properly.

Can you change workspaces with Ctr+Alt+Up(Down) ?

3-fingers' drag(up/down) works well on my Unity.

Please download and update the xSwipe.pl and eventKey.cfg again.

If you are running other multi-touch programs like ginn or toucheggs, please disable them.

Not sure what is the default handler in Ubuntu 12.04, I think is ginn because the /etc/ginn/wishes.xml exists, but I deleted the file and the (default) multitouch gestures still there.

Edit:

There seems like ubuntu has some default multitouch gestures that cannot be modified unless recompiling the code.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/143952/are-there-other-gestures-for-the-synaptics-touchpad-besides-two-finger-scrolling

Thanks for your big support.

I tried xSwipe first after sputnik installation, and it was no problem...

Perhaps you added utouch touchegg required.(I didn't install and use this module)

It may make your system enable to recognize some gesture.

Tried sudo apt-get purge utouch && sudo apt-get purge touchegg

but are not installed, I like how the xSwipe works though :) now I'm trying to execute on startup but no look yet, what I do is to execute the perl script in alt+f2

Edit:

I finally got the script working on startup.

In startup applications just inserted this script

perl /home/victor/.xSwipe/xSwipe.pl

note that I moved it to my home folder and this is a little screen capture


Here

Thanks for your feedback and note about Session Properties.

Then, xSwipe is customizable script for multitouch gestures.

Please check wiki on github. It was updated about config.

https://github.com/iberianpig/xSwipe/wiki/Customize-eventKey.cfg