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Isaac Dontje Lindell
Asked: 2013-10-30 09:48:01 +0800 CST

Use horizontal scroll to switch workspace with Compiz

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I'm using Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy.

I want to find a way to use horizontal scrolling to switch workspaces. I'm using Compiz 3D cube right now, but I'm not horribly attached to it.

I'm looking for behavior similar to how Chrome works to switch between "Most Visited" and "Apps" on the new tab page using horizontal scroll, but for workspaces.

The only reference I've found to something like this is here.

However, that option isn't available in the current version of Ubuntu Tweak, and anyway it says it only works when the cursor is on the desktop (so I can't do it if I have a window maximized.)

Is this possible?

compiz

1 Answers

  1. xSwipe should be able to help you. It is able to bind several multi-touch gestures to keybindings (like CTRL+ALT+arrow_keys).

    There is one issue with it that is uses older synclient and requires option -m to be availible. Fix to that is to install forked synaptic drivers (instructions)

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