three finger gestures

[carlwgeorge]

I recently saw @isaac-8601 post on Mastodon about the COSMIC workspace plans. In #53 there is an image showing the trackpad gestures for switching workspaces using four fingers. I asked if it was possible for this to work with only three fingers and he suggested I file this issue to discuss it further. Being able to configure the three finger gesture to switch workspaces would be adequate, but I also think it makes sense to consider this as the default behavior. I've been using GNOME and recently switched from a vertical workspace extension that used four fingers for this action to one that only needs three fingers, and I think it's a much more comfortable gesture.

[s1011205]

Three finger gestures would be nice. One feature I love about MacOS is the three finger drag and I don't think that it is a native part of linux. Is this something that System 76 could implement in addition to three fingure gestures? That, a global menu, and a column view file explorer are three features of Mac that I would love for Linux distros to have.

[arkonbob]

I hope that if there is a change, it will be made configureable. I use both 3 and 4 finger gestures and have a preference as to which is used for what. I'm sure there are others who would approve of my settings and just as many who would think they are totally back to front. Offering a choice is probably the way to go as no default will please everyone.

I agree touch pads generally are something where Apple probably sets the benchmark.