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    Add support for global touchpad swipe gestures · 22c91df2
    Martin Flöser authored
    Summary:
    This change adds global touchpad swipe gestures to the
    GlobalShortcutsManager and hooks up the swipe gestures as defined at the
    Plasma Affenfels sprint:
     * swipe up: Desktop Grid
     * swipe down: Present Windows
     * swipe left: previous virtual desktop
     * swipe right: next virtual desktop
    
    The main work is handled by two new classes: SwipeGesture and
    GestureRecognizer. This is implemented in a way that it can be extended
    to also recognize touch screen gestures and pinch gestures.
    
    The SwipeGesture defines what is required for the gesture to trigger.
    Currently this includes the minimum and maximum number of fingers
    participating in the gesture and the direction. The gesture gets
    registered in the GestureRecognizer.
    
    The events for the gesture are fed into the GestureRecognizer. It
    evaluates which gestures could trigger and tracks them for every update
    of the gesture. In the process of the gesture tracking the
    GestureRecognizer emits signals on the Gesture:
     * started: when the Gesture gets considered for a sequence
     * cancelled: the Gesture no longer matches the sequence
     * triggered: the sequence ended and the Gesture still matches
    
    The remaining changes are related to hook up the existing shortcut
    framework with the new touchpad gestures. The GlobalShortcutManager
    gained support for it, InputRedirection and EffectsHandler offer methods
    to register a QAction. VirtualDesktopManager, PresentWindows and
    DesktopGrid are adjusted to support the gesture.
    
    Reviewers: #kwin, #plasma_on_wayland
    
    Subscribers: plasma-devel
    
    Tags: #plasma_on_wayland
    
    Differential Revision: https://phabricator.kde.org/D5097
    22c91df2