Disable touchpad switch application?

Question

When i'm scrolling sometimes ubuntu will think i'm trying to switch applications.

Is there a three finger application switching feature in ubuntu 13.04 that i don't know about?

It sometimes also switches applications when my palms are touching. I tried disable while typing and it's not optimal or user friendly. It's rather annoying to me.

Did you figure it out? For me it happens when I click and it detects two fingers.. — Steven Feldman, Jul 15 '13 at 06:43
No. But i found a wiki on it https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Multitouch — chrisjlee, Jul 15 '13 at 14:25
For what its worth, I'm experiencing this issue in 14.04 :( Just upgraded; very frustrated... — weberc2, Aug 09 '14 at 21:13
Possible answer: http://askubuntu.com/questions/133207/how-can-i-disable-the-multitouch-gestures-in-ubuntu — chrisjlee, Aug 12 '14 at 03:03

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 22 '14 at 05:34

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Yes. This is three finger tap followed by hold to switch between app windows. The explanation here. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Multitouch

answered Apr 22 '14 at 05:34

sugab

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 13 '17 at 03:31

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In my case, running following command solved the problem.

synclient ClickFinger3=2

edited Jun 13 '17 at 03:31

d a i s y

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answered Jun 12 '17 at 19:17

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 19 '20 at 05:10

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This one solves my problem:

synclient HorizTwoFingerScroll=0

answered Oct 19 '20 at 05:10

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 03 '13 at 20:53

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The Window List will switch applications if you scroll while the cursor is over it.

answered Jun 03 '13 at 20:53

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I'm not totally sure what you mean – chrisjlee Jun 03 '13 at 21:03

Kevin Kane · Answer 5 · 2017-12-01T17:42:28.360

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This was messing with my head, too. I couldn't figure out how to reproduce it until I read the Multitouch wiki posted by bagustris in his comment above.

Running

synclient ClickFinger3=2

immediately fixed the problem. Note that I ran

synclient -l > ~/.config/synclient_listYYYYMMDD

first to preserve the original listings.

edited Dec 01 '17 at 17:42

answered Nov 30 '17 at 15:41

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Could you please also add the link to the post you have read? – derHugo Nov 30 '17 at 16:08
Done - apologies for omitting it. – Kevin Kane Dec 01 '17 at 17:44

Disable touchpad switch application?

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