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Linux's libinput Input Library Finally Supports 3-Finger Dragging


Libinput as the open-source input handling library used by the modern Linux desktop both by Wayland compositors and the X.Org Server now has support for three-finger dragging.

Libinput as the open-source input handling library used by the modern Linux desktop both by Wayland compositors and the X.Org Server now has support for three-finger dragging. Red Hat's leading Linux input expert Peter Hutterer announced today that three-finger dragging support has been merged ahead of the libinput 1.28 release coming in the near future. Peter explained in the blog post about this feature that allows dragging via a three-finger swipe on the touchpad:

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