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One of the most featured request was a desktop application to manage the configuration. And it is finally available :tada:

Touché is available for download on its own repository: https://github.com/JoseExposito/touche

In addition, this release includes some changes:

New:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/431 Include different log levels, thanks to @imabuddha
• arm64 and armhf builds are officially supported, thanks to @m-roberts

Improvements:

• Improvements in documentation

Fixed:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/443 Fix intermittent crash

New:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/440 New action added: FULLSCREEN_WINDOW. Thanks to @MarioJim

Improvements:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/436 Use D-Bus for daemon-client communication, making easier to write clients different languages
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/434 Animations are pixel-precise at low speeds
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/432 Make application name case insensitive in config file

New:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/419 Allow to cancel non animated gestures when configured to run on end. Thanks to @d86leader
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/412 Using unaccelerated deltas and different horizontal and vertical finish thresholds for a better user experience

Fixed:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/392 & https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/419 Fix crashes when incorrect keys are used on SEND_KEYS
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/415 Handle devices reporting a size of 0x0 mm
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/409 Allow to use a symlink as configuration to Dotfiles users
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/381 & https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/383 Handles window managers that don't set the _NET_WORKAREA atom

New:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/378 New gesture available for touchscreens: TAP
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/378 New action added: MOUSE_CLICK

Improvements:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/364 & https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/396 Better multi-monitor support
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/399 Improve config file watcher

New:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/360 Use auto with color and borderColor to use your theme's accent color
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/382 Use auto with CHANGE_DESKTOP to follow your natural scroll preferences

Improvements:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/384 You are downloading a much better Debian (.deb) package
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/368 Now Linux distributions shipping Touchégg by default can update your configuration easily
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/385 Improve protocol backward compatibility for third party integrations

New:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/336 Touchscreen support. Now you can use PINCH and SWIPE gestures on your touchscreen.
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/372 Animations are smoother, even in devices with limited resources like the Raspberry Pi 4.
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/338 CHANGE_DESKTOP now allows to use up/down/left/right directions in addition to previous/next. Made with :heart: for KDE users.
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/361 Touchégg is added to startup automatically on installation.
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/369 In case you manually added it to startup you don't need to change anything, now you can not run multiple instances in parallel by mistake.

Fixed:

• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/341 Crash when a screen is connected but disabled. Thanks to @magnus-gross.
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/350 Intermittent crash after editing the configuration file.
• https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/352 Crash when performing a gesture on the root window.

This release is only a fix for Arch Linux and openSUSE compilation, that's why there are no installers for other distros.

Fixed:

Fix https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg/issues/337 : Fix Arch Linux and openSUSE compilation

The Linux desktop has changed a lot since I first released Touchégg back in 2011. This release is a total rewrite of the version 1.x aiming to incorporate the new technologies that are available today on the Linux desktop.

Here's what's new:

• Add libinput support
• Add 1:1 animations so your gestures doesn't feel like a "shortcut" anymore
• Drop the Qt dependency for better compatibility
• Available gestures:
  • SWIPE
  • PINCH
• Available actions:
  • MAXIMIZE_RESTORE_WINDOW
  • MINIMIZE_WINDOW
  • TILE_WINDOW
  • CLOSE_WINDOW
  • CHANGE_DESKTOP
  • SHOW_DESKTOP
  • SEND_KEYS
  • RUN_COMMAND