Setting mouse gestures with EasyStroke and Gestikk


 
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Setting mouse gestures with EasyStroke and Gestikk

10-17-2008 08:00 AM
For some reason, mouse gestures have never fully caught on with desktop users. Movements of the mouse that launch a command or simulate a combination of keys are ideal for those who prefer not to move their hands constantly between the mouse and the keyboard, or who have trouble typing because of some physical challenge. Yet many users have never heard of mouse gestures, and they are apparently so little in demand that, nine months after the KDE 4 releases began, KDE has yet to implement any of the software or settings that enabled mouse gestures in earlier versions of the desktop. Meanwhile, GNOME has never had more than a limited selection of gestures available in the Mouse Preferences -> Accessibility tab. Under these circumstances, the recent releases of Easystroke and Gestikk are welcome additions to the desktop. Similar to each other in operation and layout, either is a reasonably satisfactory way to set up and manage mouse gestures.



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gnome-mouse-properties(1)					   User Commands					 gnome-mouse-properties(1)

NAME
gnome-mouse-properties - configure GNOME mouse preferences SYNOPSIS
gnome-mouse-properties [--get-legacy] [gnome-std-options] DESCRIPTION
The GNOME mouse preference tool enables you to configure your mouse for right-hand or left-hand use. It is also used to specify the speed and sensitivity of mouse movement and mouse button press events. OPTIONS
The following options are supported: --get-legacy Retrieve and store legacy settings gnome-std-options Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5). EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching the gnome-mouse-properties tool example% gnome-mouse-properties EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: 0 Application exited successfully >0 Application exited with failure FILES
The following files are used by this application: /usr/bin/gnome-mouse-properties Executable for gnome-mouse-properties ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWgnome-desktop-prefs | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface stability |Volatile | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
Preference Tools Manual Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform. gnome-control-center(1), attributes(5), gnome-std-options(5) NOTES
Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2006, 2007. SunOS 5.11 09 Nov 2007 gnome-mouse-properties(1)