FAQ

###Is my device supported by Touchégg?###

Touchégg uses a library call uTouch developed by Canonical. The list of supported hardware by uTouch is available in the Ubuntu Wiki.

However, the easiest way to test if your device is supported is to open a terminal and run Touchégg:

$ touchegg

If you perform gestures and your device is supported, the information about it will appear.

###I'm using Unity and I can't use gestures with 3 and 4 fingers###

Unity reserves to itself gestures with 3 and 4 gestures making impossible to Touchégg make use of it.

###There is a GUI available to configure Touchégg?###

Yes, check out Touchégg-GCE. In addition you can check this wiki pages to configure your device: https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/wiki/all_gestures https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/wiki/all_actions

What configuration need my multitouch device?

If you are using Ubuntu no configuration is needed.

In Ubuntu Precise (or newer), if you want to use gestures with 2 and 3 fingers, you need to follow this instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Multitouch/TouchpadSupport

You can simply execute this commands to allow Touchégg to use this gestures:

  synclient TapButton2=0
  synclient TapButton3=0
  synclient ClickFinger2=0
  synclient ClickFinger3=0
  synclient HorizTwoFingerScroll=0
  synclient VertTwoFingerScroll=0

I personally recommend the use of synaptics to manage gestures with 1 and 2 fingers (left click, right click and two fingers scroll) and Touchégg to manage your personalised gestures with 3 or more fingers. To see how to configure synaptics: http://uselessuseofcat.com/?p=74