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submitted 3 weeks ago by AndrewZabar@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Hey, so I know you can tap on a dock icon to launch the app, but when the dock is more than full and requires scrolling to shift the icons, this still cannot be done with the touch screen, based on docks I have tested. I tried the built in docks in Gnome on Pop, Ubuntu, and also Plank. None respond to an attempted drag via the touch screen.

Are there any less widely known ones that do? Are there any plans to bring this functionality to the dock in Gnome?

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[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

There are touchscreen extensions for Gnome specifically, but maybe there is something in gnome-tweaks that changes dock behavior that will work for you.

There are also different default dock setups that differ by distro, so may be helpful to know what you are working with. Example: Ubuntu has dock enabled by default, but Fedora does not.

For touchscreen in Fedora, I just hit the top-left to open all apps like on a phone, then scroll through from there. Everything works as expected with touch.

[-] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Does double tap and drag work?

Meaning: tap, lift, tap without lifting, drag.

[-] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Nope. Launches the app. Tried a lot of times.

[-] f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry. If there is a keyboard key or other input event to scroll it, you could set a touchscreen gesture to emulate that input?

[-] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Standard scroll. Like with a mouse wheel or two finger swipe or edge swipe on a touchpad.

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