mm1994uestc/swipe-workspace

A program that can use the touchpad to switch workspaces.

swipe-workspace

This is a program that can use the touchpad to switch workspaces, base on libinput.

The test environment below is Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon 64-bit, on my Lenovo Y510p laptop.

Dependencies

The program is written in C and base on libinput, it use xdotool to switch workspaces. So you need gcc, xdotool and libinput to compile it.

$ sudo apt-get install gcc libinput-dev xdotool

Compile

$ gcc main.c -o swipe_workspace -linput

And add it into you PATH.

Usage

$ swipe_workspace

Something may need to adjust

Because of the difference with touchpad and usage habit, you may need to edit the code by yourself. There is two constant in the code: INTERVAL, means the shortest interval between two switch actions; and another one is the THRESHOLD, if you found it is too sensitive, you can increase it.

By the way, Linux Mint Cinnamon use ctrl+alt+← and ctrl+alt+→ to switch the workspace, you may need to change the code if you use other operating system.