maomaowm/docs/bindings/mouse-gestures.md

---
title: Mouse & Gestures
description: Configure mouse buttons, scrolling, gestures, and lid switches.
---

## Mouse Bindings

Assign actions to mouse button presses with optional modifier keys.

### Syntax

```ini
mousebind=MODIFIERS,BUTTON,COMMAND,PARAMETERS
```

- **Modifiers**: `SUPER`, `CTRL`, `ALT`, `SHIFT`, `NONE`. Combine with `+` (e.g., `SUPER+CTRL`).
- **Buttons**: Can be specified in one of the following ways:
  - **Standard Names**: `btn_left`, `btn_right`, `btn_middle`, `btn_side`, `btn_extra`, `btn_forward`, `btn_back`, `btn_task`
  - **Hardware Codes**: `code:NUMBER` (e.g., `code:272`, `code:273`, useful for binding non-standard or extra mouse buttons)

> **Warning:** When modifiers are set to `NONE`, only `btn_middle` works in normal mode. `btn_left` and `btn_right` only work in overview mode.


### Examples

```ini
# Window manipulation
mousebind=SUPER,btn_left,moveresize,curmove
mousebind=SUPER,btn_right,moveresize,curresize
mousebind=SUPER+CTRL,btn_right,killclient

mousebind=NONE,code:273,togglemaximizescreen,0
```

---

## Axis Bindings

Map scroll wheel movements to actions for workspace and window navigation.

### Syntax

```ini
axisbind=MODIFIERS,DIRECTION,COMMAND,PARAMETERS
```

- **Direction**: `UP`, `DOWN`, `LEFT`, `RIGHT`

### Examples

```ini
axisbind=SUPER,UP,viewtoleft_have_client
axisbind=SUPER,DOWN,viewtoright_have_client
```

---

## Gesture Bindings

Enable touchpad swipe gestures for navigation and window management.

### Syntax

```ini
gesturebind=MODIFIERS,DIRECTION,FINGERS,COMMAND,PARAMETERS
```

- **Direction**: `up`, `down`, `left`, `right`
- **Fingers**: `3` or `4`

> **Info:** Gestures require proper touchpad configuration. See [Input Devices](/docs/configuration/input) for touchpad settings like `tap_to_click` and `disable_while_typing`.

### Examples

```ini
# 3-finger: Window focus
gesturebind=none,left,3,focusdir,left
gesturebind=none,right,3,focusdir,right
gesturebind=none,up,3,focusdir,up
gesturebind=none,down,3,focusdir,down

# 4-finger: Workspace navigation
gesturebind=none,left,4,viewtoleft_have_client
gesturebind=none,right,4,viewtoright_have_client
gesturebind=none,up,4,toggleoverview
gesturebind=none,down,4,toggleoverview
```

### Continuous (1:1) tag scrubbing
tagscrub drags the adjacent tag in proportionally to a multi-finger swipe, rather than firing once on release. Past half a screen (or a quick flick) commits the switch, otherwise the tag snaps back.

```ini
# 4-finger horizontal: scrub between numeric-adjacent tags
gesturebind=none,horizontal,4,tagscrub

# Skip empty tags (land on the next occupied tag), like *_have_client dispatchers
gesturebind=none,horizontal,4,tagscrub,have_client
```

- The direction field (`horizontal`/`vertical`) selects which finger axis drives the scrub. For best results match it to `tag_animation_direction`.

### Scrub feel

The scrub follows your `trackpad_natural_scrolling` setting.

`gesture_swipe_distance` (px, default `500`) is how much finger travel maps to a full tag slide. Lower = more sensitive (less travel to switch); higher = more deliberate.

`gesture_commit_ratio` (0–1, default `0.5`) sets how far through that distance you must swipe to commit a `tagscrub`, e.g. `0.3` commits after 30%. A fast flick can commit a bit below this via momentum.

```ini
gesture_swipe_distance=500
gesture_commit_ratio=0.5
```

---

## Switch Bindings

Trigger actions on hardware events like laptop lid open/close.

### Syntax

```ini
switchbind=FOLD_STATE,COMMAND,PARAMETERS
```

- **Fold State**: `fold` (lid closed), `unfold` (lid opened)

> **Warning:** Disable system lid handling in `/etc/systemd/logind.conf`:
>
> ```ini
> HandleLidSwitch=ignore
> HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignore
> HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore
> ```

### Examples

```ini
switchbind=fold,spawn,swaylock -f -c 000000
switchbind=unfold,spawn,wlr-dpms on
```