Show HN: Edgepad – tool for configuring edge touchpad gestures on Linux laptops
edgepad Touchpad edge gestures for Linux/Wayland. edgepad turns touchpad edges into command zones while keeping normal pointer movement on the center of the pad. Swipe from an edge to run commands such as changing workspaces, opening a launcher, or sending desktop notifications. The hard part is input correctness: Type-B multitouch slots, mixed edge/center contacts, SYN_DROPPED recovery, and virtual touch cleanup are covered by replay tests before they touch real hardware.
- ▪edgepad Touchpad edge gestures for Linux/Wayland. edgepad turns touchpad edges into command zones while keeping normal pointer movement on the center of the pad.
- ▪Swipe from an edge to run commands such as changing workspaces, opening a launcher, or sending desktop notifications.
- ▪The hard part is input correctness: Type-B multitouch slots, mixed edge/center contacts, SYN_DROPPED recovery, and virtual touch cleanup are covered by replay tests before they touch real hardware.
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| Original publisher | GitHub |
| Canonical URL | https://github.com/assembledev/edgepad |
| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:46:46 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-11T21:56:10.155Z |
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edgepad Touchpad edge gestures for Linux/Wayland. edgepad turns touchpad edges into command zones while keeping normal pointer movement on the center of the pad. Swipe from an edge to run commands such as changing workspaces, opening a launcher, or sending desktop notifications. The hard part is input correctness: Type-B multitouch slots, mixed edge/center contacts, SYN_DROPPED recovery, and virtual touch cleanup are covered by replay tests before they touch real hardware. Features Edge gestures on the left, right, top, and bottom touchpad zones. Continuous edge sliders for stepwise controls such as volume and brightness. Normal touchpad passthrough for unclaimed center contacts. Long-running user-session daemon with TOML config.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at GitHub.