Public bug reported: pinch direction is always out. This is caused by a change in geis (see https://bugs.launchpad.net/geis/+bug/986215). The github source has solved the big (since 2013?) . So solution is to update source from https://github.com/JoseExposito/touchegg
$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.10 Release: 14.10 $ apt-cache policy touchegg touchegg: Installed: 1.1.1-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 1.1.1-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1.1.1-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://ftp.linux.org.tr/ubuntu/ utopic/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status What I expected: zooming outwards (zooming in) to work when I pinch outwards What happened: zoomed in whether I pinched outwards or inwards ** Affects: touchegg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444727 Title: pinch always out To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/touchegg/+bug/1444727/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs