i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 16 May 2015 20:23:07 +0000Switching desktops with three-finger swipehttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/5998/switching-desktops-with-three-finger-swipe/I've configured xorg to send three-finger swipes as mouse16, mouse17, mouse18 and mouse19 (top, right, bottom, left respectively). As per the [documentation](http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#mousebindings) I then added to my i3config: bindsym --whole-window button19 workspace prev bindsym --whole-window button17 workspace next Swiping with three fingers is triggering these buttons (checked via xev), but i3 isn't switching my desktop. This works if I use `sxhkd` -> `i3-msg`, but I find that a bit hacky. What am I doing wrong? Did I miss something?Sat, 16 May 2015 20:04:27 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5998/switching-desktops-with-three-finger-swipe/Comment by TonyC for <p>I've configured xorg to send three-finger swipes as mouse16, mouse17, mouse18 and mouse19 (top, right, bottom, left respectively).</p> <p>As per the <a href="http://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#mousebindings">documentation</a> I then added to my i3config:</p> <pre><code>bindsym --whole-window button19 workspace prev bindsym --whole-window button17 workspace next </code></pre> <p>Swiping with three fingers is triggering these buttons (checked via xev), but i3 isn't switching my desktop.</p> <p>This works if I use <code>sxhkd</code> -&gt; <code>i3-msg</code>, but I find that a bit hacky. What am I doing wrong? Did I miss something?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5998/switching-desktops-with-three-finger-swipe/?comment=5999#comment-5999That should work. File a bug report at https://github.com/i3/i3/issues.Sat, 16 May 2015 20:23:07 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/5998/switching-desktops-with-three-finger-swipe/?comment=5999#comment-5999