Window manager and desktop environment for touchscreens
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What are some good choices for desktop environments and window manager for touchscreens? Currently I am using XFCE with custom GTK settings for making the controls larger, but that is far from optimal.
What is the current state of touch-screen desktop environments, and are there any promising projects out there?
Edit:
Are there any "lightweight" touch-optimised desktop environments available?
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What are some good choices for desktop environments and window manager for touchscreens? Currently I am using XFCE with custom GTK settings for making the controls larger, but that is far from optimal.
What is the current state of touch-screen desktop environments, and are there any promising projects out there?
Edit:
Are there any "lightweight" touch-optimised desktop environments available?
window-manager desktop-environment touch-screen
asked Sep 27 '11 at 11:49
ResiduumResiduum
781916
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What are some good choices for desktop environments and window manager for touchscreens? Currently I am using XFCE with custom GTK settings for making the controls larger, but that is far from optimal.
What is the current state of touch-screen desktop environments, and are there any promising projects out there?
Edit:
Are there any "lightweight" touch-optimised desktop environments available?
window-manager desktop-environment touch-screen
asked Sep 27 '11 at 11:49
ResiduumResiduum
781916
What are some good choices for desktop environments and window manager for touchscreens? Currently I am using XFCE with custom GTK settings for making the controls larger, but that is far from optimal.
What is the current state of touch-screen desktop environments, and are there any promising projects out there?
Edit:
Are there any "lightweight" touch-optimised desktop environments available?
window-manager desktop-environment touch-screen
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I believe GNOME 3 was designed specifically with touch screens in mind.
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
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Some would argue to the expense of non-touch screen users.
– jmtd
Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
Well, Gnome is not really lightweight, but at least this is what I have chosen for now.
– Residuum
Feb 27 '12 at 15:58
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KDE has been working a long time in touchscreen features.
From the 4.7 announce:
KDE is happy to announce the immediate availability of version 4.7 of both the Plasma Desktop and Plasma Netbook Workspaces. The Plasma Workspaces have seen improvements to existing functionality, as well as the introduction of significant new features. In particular, these include new interface design methods better suited to touchscreen and mobile devices.
For now you can use the plasma-netbook interface or to try the project plasma-active (in development) of KDE.
Plasma active: http://community.kde.org/Plasma/Active
A video of Plasma Active: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GAFfjscVyg
Other vídeos about Plasma Active from the same user: http://www.youtube.com/user/sebasvizzzion#g/u
answered Sep 28 '11 at 1:46
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In addition to GNOME 3, I believe that Unity is quite touchscreen friendly too
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:25
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Unity uses mouse movements to activate menus (like eBay does). You cannot do that in an easy way with touch screens.
– user33677
Mar 6 '13 at 17:28
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GNOME 3.14 has introduced incredible touchscreen gestures, such as long-press to cut/select and paste (like on Android/iOS)
- Question about multi-touch gestures in GNOME 3.14 on StackExchange.com
Touchscreen Gestures in GNOME 3.14 release note- Video Introducing GNOME 3.14
- Video GNOME 3.24 Full Touch Experience
KDE is waiting for Wayland for a good touchscreen support. Porting KWin takes time and current touchscreen implementation is still buggy... wait and see...
If your favorite IDE has no touchscreen support:
Chromium-based browser supports touchscreen on Linux for a while
Firefox v45 (2016) supports touchscreen on Linux (bugs 978679 and 1217515 have been finally fixed) but you may have to use environment variable
MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1(see question Enable touch-scrolling in Firefox and bug 1268599)Touchégg intercepts multi-touch gestures as two fingers to scroll from touchscreen and touchpad devices and translates them to mouse events as wheel movements (see video on Kubuntu 14.04 posted in 2016)
See also
Arch Linux wiki about touchscreen
Article Best Linux Desktop Environments for Touch-Enabled Monitor written by Derrik Diener (2015)
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I believe GNOME 3 was designed specifically with touch screens in mind.
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
jmtdjmtd
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Some would argue to the expense of non-touch screen users.
– jmtd
Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
Well, Gnome is not really lightweight, but at least this is what I have chosen for now.
– Residuum
Feb 27 '12 at 15:58
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I believe GNOME 3 was designed specifically with touch screens in mind.
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
jmtdjmtd
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4
Some would argue to the expense of non-touch screen users.
– jmtd
Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
Well, Gnome is not really lightweight, but at least this is what I have chosen for now.
– Residuum
Feb 27 '12 at 15:58
add a comment |
I believe GNOME 3 was designed specifically with touch screens in mind.
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
jmtdjmtd
6,72312025
I believe GNOME 3 was designed specifically with touch screens in mind.
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
jmtdjmtd
6,72312025
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
jmtdjmtd
6,72312025
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
jmtdjmtd
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answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
jmtdjmtd
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6,72312025
4
Some would argue to the expense of non-touch screen users.
– jmtd
Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
Well, Gnome is not really lightweight, but at least this is what I have chosen for now.
– Residuum
Feb 27 '12 at 15:58
add a comment |
4
Some would argue to the expense of non-touch screen users.
– jmtd
Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
Well, Gnome is not really lightweight, but at least this is what I have chosen for now.
– Residuum
Feb 27 '12 at 15:58
4
4
Some would argue to the expense of non-touch screen users.
– jmtd
Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
Some would argue to the expense of non-touch screen users.
– jmtd
Sep 27 '11 at 14:15
Well, Gnome is not really lightweight, but at least this is what I have chosen for now.
– Residuum
Feb 27 '12 at 15:58
Well, Gnome is not really lightweight, but at least this is what I have chosen for now.
– Residuum
Feb 27 '12 at 15:58
add a comment |
KDE has been working a long time in touchscreen features.
From the 4.7 announce:
KDE is happy to announce the immediate availability of version 4.7 of both the Plasma Desktop and Plasma Netbook Workspaces. The Plasma Workspaces have seen improvements to existing functionality, as well as the introduction of significant new features. In particular, these include new interface design methods better suited to touchscreen and mobile devices.
For now you can use the plasma-netbook interface or to try the project plasma-active (in development) of KDE.
Plasma active: http://community.kde.org/Plasma/Active
A video of Plasma Active: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GAFfjscVyg
Other vídeos about Plasma Active from the same user: http://www.youtube.com/user/sebasvizzzion#g/u
answered Sep 28 '11 at 1:46
Rufo El MagufoRufo El Magufo
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KDE has been working a long time in touchscreen features.
From the 4.7 announce:
KDE is happy to announce the immediate availability of version 4.7 of both the Plasma Desktop and Plasma Netbook Workspaces. The Plasma Workspaces have seen improvements to existing functionality, as well as the introduction of significant new features. In particular, these include new interface design methods better suited to touchscreen and mobile devices.
For now you can use the plasma-netbook interface or to try the project plasma-active (in development) of KDE.
Plasma active: http://community.kde.org/Plasma/Active
A video of Plasma Active: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GAFfjscVyg
Other vídeos about Plasma Active from the same user: http://www.youtube.com/user/sebasvizzzion#g/u
answered Sep 28 '11 at 1:46
Rufo El MagufoRufo El Magufo
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KDE has been working a long time in touchscreen features.
From the 4.7 announce:
KDE is happy to announce the immediate availability of version 4.7 of both the Plasma Desktop and Plasma Netbook Workspaces. The Plasma Workspaces have seen improvements to existing functionality, as well as the introduction of significant new features. In particular, these include new interface design methods better suited to touchscreen and mobile devices.
For now you can use the plasma-netbook interface or to try the project plasma-active (in development) of KDE.
Plasma active: http://community.kde.org/Plasma/Active
A video of Plasma Active: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GAFfjscVyg
Other vídeos about Plasma Active from the same user: http://www.youtube.com/user/sebasvizzzion#g/u
answered Sep 28 '11 at 1:46
Rufo El MagufoRufo El Magufo
2,34911532
KDE has been working a long time in touchscreen features.
From the 4.7 announce:
KDE is happy to announce the immediate availability of version 4.7 of both the Plasma Desktop and Plasma Netbook Workspaces. The Plasma Workspaces have seen improvements to existing functionality, as well as the introduction of significant new features. In particular, these include new interface design methods better suited to touchscreen and mobile devices.
For now you can use the plasma-netbook interface or to try the project plasma-active (in development) of KDE.
Plasma active: http://community.kde.org/Plasma/Active
A video of Plasma Active: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GAFfjscVyg
Other vídeos about Plasma Active from the same user: http://www.youtube.com/user/sebasvizzzion#g/u
answered Sep 28 '11 at 1:46
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answered Sep 28 '11 at 1:46
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answered Sep 28 '11 at 1:46
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answered Sep 28 '11 at 1:46
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In addition to GNOME 3, I believe that Unity is quite touchscreen friendly too
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:25
hmontoliuhmontoliu
1,7571011
Unity uses mouse movements to activate menus (like eBay does). You cannot do that in an easy way with touch screens.
– user33677
Mar 6 '13 at 17:28
add a comment |
In addition to GNOME 3, I believe that Unity is quite touchscreen friendly too
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:25
hmontoliuhmontoliu
1,7571011
Unity uses mouse movements to activate menus (like eBay does). You cannot do that in an easy way with touch screens.
– user33677
Mar 6 '13 at 17:28
add a comment |
In addition to GNOME 3, I believe that Unity is quite touchscreen friendly too
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:25
hmontoliuhmontoliu
1,7571011
In addition to GNOME 3, I believe that Unity is quite touchscreen friendly too
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:25
hmontoliuhmontoliu
1,7571011
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:25
hmontoliuhmontoliu
1,7571011
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:25
hmontoliuhmontoliu
1,7571011
answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:25
hmontoliuhmontoliu
1,7571011
1,7571011
Unity uses mouse movements to activate menus (like eBay does). You cannot do that in an easy way with touch screens.
– user33677
Mar 6 '13 at 17:28
add a comment |
Unity uses mouse movements to activate menus (like eBay does). You cannot do that in an easy way with touch screens.
– user33677
Mar 6 '13 at 17:28
Unity uses mouse movements to activate menus (like eBay does). You cannot do that in an easy way with touch screens.
– user33677
Mar 6 '13 at 17:28
Unity uses mouse movements to activate menus (like eBay does). You cannot do that in an easy way with touch screens.
– user33677
Mar 6 '13 at 17:28
add a comment |
GNOME 3.14 has introduced incredible touchscreen gestures, such as long-press to cut/select and paste (like on Android/iOS)
- Question about multi-touch gestures in GNOME 3.14 on StackExchange.com
Touchscreen Gestures in GNOME 3.14 release note- Video Introducing GNOME 3.14
- Video GNOME 3.24 Full Touch Experience
KDE is waiting for Wayland for a good touchscreen support. Porting KWin takes time and current touchscreen implementation is still buggy... wait and see...
If your favorite IDE has no touchscreen support:
Chromium-based browser supports touchscreen on Linux for a while
Firefox v45 (2016) supports touchscreen on Linux (bugs 978679 and 1217515 have been finally fixed) but you may have to use environment variable
MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1(see question Enable touch-scrolling in Firefox and bug 1268599)Touchégg intercepts multi-touch gestures as two fingers to scroll from touchscreen and touchpad devices and translates them to mouse events as wheel movements (see video on Kubuntu 14.04 posted in 2016)
See also
Arch Linux wiki about touchscreen
Article Best Linux Desktop Environments for Touch-Enabled Monitor written by Derrik Diener (2015)
answered Dec 29 '18 at 20:48
olibreolibre
7651618
add a comment |
GNOME 3.14 has introduced incredible touchscreen gestures, such as long-press to cut/select and paste (like on Android/iOS)
- Question about multi-touch gestures in GNOME 3.14 on StackExchange.com
Touchscreen Gestures in GNOME 3.14 release note- Video Introducing GNOME 3.14
- Video GNOME 3.24 Full Touch Experience
KDE is waiting for Wayland for a good touchscreen support. Porting KWin takes time and current touchscreen implementation is still buggy... wait and see...
If your favorite IDE has no touchscreen support:
Chromium-based browser supports touchscreen on Linux for a while
Firefox v45 (2016) supports touchscreen on Linux (bugs 978679 and 1217515 have been finally fixed) but you may have to use environment variable
MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1(see question Enable touch-scrolling in Firefox and bug 1268599)Touchégg intercepts multi-touch gestures as two fingers to scroll from touchscreen and touchpad devices and translates them to mouse events as wheel movements (see video on Kubuntu 14.04 posted in 2016)
See also
Arch Linux wiki about touchscreen
Article Best Linux Desktop Environments for Touch-Enabled Monitor written by Derrik Diener (2015)
answered Dec 29 '18 at 20:48
olibreolibre
7651618
add a comment |
GNOME 3.14 has introduced incredible touchscreen gestures, such as long-press to cut/select and paste (like on Android/iOS)
- Question about multi-touch gestures in GNOME 3.14 on StackExchange.com
Touchscreen Gestures in GNOME 3.14 release note- Video Introducing GNOME 3.14
- Video GNOME 3.24 Full Touch Experience
KDE is waiting for Wayland for a good touchscreen support. Porting KWin takes time and current touchscreen implementation is still buggy... wait and see...
If your favorite IDE has no touchscreen support:
Chromium-based browser supports touchscreen on Linux for a while
Firefox v45 (2016) supports touchscreen on Linux (bugs 978679 and 1217515 have been finally fixed) but you may have to use environment variable
MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1(see question Enable touch-scrolling in Firefox and bug 1268599)Touchégg intercepts multi-touch gestures as two fingers to scroll from touchscreen and touchpad devices and translates them to mouse events as wheel movements (see video on Kubuntu 14.04 posted in 2016)
See also
Arch Linux wiki about touchscreen
Article Best Linux Desktop Environments for Touch-Enabled Monitor written by Derrik Diener (2015)
answered Dec 29 '18 at 20:48
olibreolibre
7651618
GNOME 3.14 has introduced incredible touchscreen gestures, such as long-press to cut/select and paste (like on Android/iOS)
- Question about multi-touch gestures in GNOME 3.14 on StackExchange.com
Touchscreen Gestures in GNOME 3.14 release note- Video Introducing GNOME 3.14
- Video GNOME 3.24 Full Touch Experience
KDE is waiting for Wayland for a good touchscreen support. Porting KWin takes time and current touchscreen implementation is still buggy... wait and see...
If your favorite IDE has no touchscreen support:
Chromium-based browser supports touchscreen on Linux for a while
Firefox v45 (2016) supports touchscreen on Linux (bugs 978679 and 1217515 have been finally fixed) but you may have to use environment variable
MOZ_USE_XINPUT2=1(see question Enable touch-scrolling in Firefox and bug 1268599)Touchégg intercepts multi-touch gestures as two fingers to scroll from touchscreen and touchpad devices and translates them to mouse events as wheel movements (see video on Kubuntu 14.04 posted in 2016)
See also
Arch Linux wiki about touchscreen
Article Best Linux Desktop Environments for Touch-Enabled Monitor written by Derrik Diener (2015)
answered Dec 29 '18 at 20:48
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