Re: [Linuxwacom-discuss] How to define touch gesture with xsetwacom or xorg.conf file

[Jason G. <kil...@gm...>]

On 1/23/2015 7:15 AM, Camille Bissuel wrote:
> Hi Linux Wacom list,
>
> I just subscribed to this list to ask a question : I'm trying to set 
> up a correct touch support in Krita with a Wacom Intuos PT M tablet... 
> by default it's wrongly setup (no way to pan or rotate for example, 
> and I have no use for horizontal or vertical scrolling in this context).
>
> I definitely read that :
> http://linuxwacom.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Multitouch
>
> and for compatibility purposes, for now I just want to stick with "Two 
> finger Gestures" (2FG). Multitouch do not seem to be really enabled 
> nowadays under linux.
> But is there a way to set it up ?
>
> By default it's doing :
>
>   * Right click - one finger down + tap second finger
>   * Vertical scroll - two fingers side by side (e.g. index + second),
>     move up or down holding constant distance between fingers.
>   * Horizontal scroll - two fingers side by side (e.g. index +
>     second), move left or right holding constant distance between
>     fingers.
>   * Zoom in - two separated fingers side by side (e.g. thumb + index),
>     bring together i.e. pinch.
>   * Zoom out - two fingers side by side (e.g. thumb + index), spread.
>
> I can switch off or on touch or gestures with a command like :
> xsetwacom --set "Wacom Intuos PT M Finger touch" Gesture off
>
> I can define acceleration profile with xinput...
>
> But is there a command like :
> xsetwacom --set "Wacom Intuos PT M Finger touch" Gesture 
> 1FingerDrag**Middle click*
> *
> to set up the gesture like we can do for ExpressKeys Buttons ?
>
> after several hours searching, I guess the answer is no, but I'd like 
> to ear it from someone else... !
>
> Additional question : what is the recommended way for wacom touch 
> event set up under linux ? touchegg ? It seem to work only in a KDE 
> environment for me, and I'm a Gnome user ...
>
> Thanks a lot in advance for your support,
> Camille
>
Camille,

As you've guessed, there is no way to (with just the driver/xsetwacom) 
define alternate actions for specific gestures. In-driver gestures are a 
bit of a stopgap while the Linux desktop sorts itself out, so we aren't 
planning on doing too much development on that front...

Normally I would have recommended touchegg -- it provides exactly the 
kind of configuration that you desire and can do quite a bit. I've used 
it successfully with GNOME in the past, but as you say it doesn't seem 
to work anymore. I wonder if the GNOME's recent (3.14) support for basic 
gestures is interfering with touchegg? Have you tried contacting either 
touchegg or GNOME for their thoughts?

-- 
Jason
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