Configuration

There is no configuration UI. The file is located at ~/.config/inputactions/config.yaml. On debug builds ~/.config/inputactions/config-debug.yaml takes priority over the previous path.

Warning

InputActions can run commands and simulate keyboard and mouse events. You may want to restrict write access to the configuration file.

Configuration will be reloaded automatically when the file is modified. You can run qdbus6 org.inputactions / reloadConfig to reload it manually, this will also print any errors. Another way to get the errors is to run journalctl --boot=0 -g "inputactions:" -n 5.

Configuration uses the YAML format, JSON will work as well if you really want to use it.

Important

Breaking changes may be introduced at any time, they will be announced in pull requests and in the release changelog.

Subproperties

a.b in the Property column means that b is a property of a:

a:
  b: value

Inheritance

Child objects inherit all properties from their parent, add new ones and can be used in properties where an object of the parents’ type is required.

Types

Type	Description	Examples
bool	true or false
float	Floating point number.
int	Signed integer, can be negative.
keyboard_key	See Keyboard scancodes.
regex	Regular expression.
string	Text, can be wrapped in " or ', but usually does not have to be.
time	Duration in milliseconds, cannot be negative.
uint	Unsigned integer, cannot be negative.
enum(value1, value2, …)	One value from the list of values in brackets.	value2
flags(value1, value2, …)	List of one or more values from the list of values in brackets.	[ value1, value2 ]
list(type)	List of elements of type type.	[ 1, 2, 3 ] - 1 - 2 - 3
map(key_type, value_type)	A map (key: value) where all keys are of type key_type and values of type value_type.	key1: value1 key2: value2
point(type)	Two numeric values (x and y) of type type. Format: x,y	point(int) - 4,0 point(float) - 1.1,2.2
range(type)	Range of numbers of type type. Format: min-max, - may be surrounded by exactly one space on each side.	range(int) - 1 - 2 range(point) - 0;0 - 0.5;0.5

Structure

Bold properties are required, struck through properties are deprecated and will be removed in the future.

Root

Property	Type	Description	Default
autoreload	bool	Whether the configuration should be automatically reloaded on file change.	true
keyboard	EventHandler
mouse	MouseEventHandler
touchpad	TouchpadEventHandler

EventHandler

Inherited by MouseEventHandler and TouchpadEventHandler.

Property	Type	Description
gestures	list(Gesture)
speed	Speed	Settings for how gesture speed is determined.

Speed

The defaults may not work for everyone, as they depend on the device’s sensitivity and size.

Property	Type	Description	Default
events	uint	How many input events to sample in order to determine the speed at which the gesture is performed. The average of each event’s delta is compared against the thresholds below. If the threshold is reached, the gesture is considered to have been performed fast, otherwise slow. Note: No gestures will be triggered until all events have been sampled.	3
swipe_threshold	float		20
pinch_in_threshold	float		0.04
pinch_out_threshold	float		0.08
rotate_threshold	float		5

Example

mouse:
  click_timeout: 50
  
  gestures:
    # ...

touchpad:
  devices:
    Synaptics TM3276-022:
      pressure_ranges:
        thumb: 75
        palm: 140

  speed:
    swipe_threshold: 15

  gestures:
    - type: pinch
      fingers: 2
      direction: in

      actions:
        - plasma_shortcut: kwin,Window Close