How to Enable Virtual Desk Gestures on Chrome OS
What is Virtual Desk Gestures
Virtual Desk Gestures in Chrome OS is a new feature that has been added to Chrome OS to allow for easy and quick gestures for navigating across the upcoming virtual desktops in Chrome OS.
Chrome OS is a Linux kernel-based software operating system that was designed and developed by Google. It is derived from the free open source software Chromium OS and it makes use of the Google Chrome web browser as its primary user interface.
The newest addition to the feature would basically, make use of swipe lift gestures when those gestures are triggered by swiping four fingers across the trackpad all at once, or presumably across the screen for those who make use of Chrome OS tablets. The gestures, as that is shown in a code file which is attached to the new addition, will work in a left or right binary method, with the user’s swiping to the left or right to make forward and backward movement across their open desktops
Virtual desktops, which Google refers to as Virtual Desks, let you separate the desktop screen into several workspaces on which you can organize your applications and windows. Chrome OS allows you to open up to four Desks at the same time that you can quickly switch to and fro between.
Now that the Virtual Desks feature has become a Stable Chrome OS channel, users have finally received the capability to switch between desks by using trackpad gestures. However, to make use of gestures, you have to enable a hidden flag. Here’s how.
Before you enable any flags, it is important to note that most of these features are not stable and are still a work that is currently in progress. As a result, flags can cause your browser or your computer to misbehave or to become unstable and the more flags you activate, the higher the chances of this occuring.
You should also note that Google can take away or modify any of these features at any time, so it’s best not to get too addicted to it. This flag, in particular, has already moved away from a three-finger swipe to a four-finger swipe as to not disturb or interfere with tab-swipe gestures.
How to Enable Virtual Desk Gestures on Chrome OS
To activate your Virtual Desks, make that you update your Chromebook to the most current and latest version of Chrome OS. After that, all you have to do is to click on the “Overview” key '([]]])” to see the “+New desk” option in the top-right side to start using this feature.
Next open a new Chrome browser tab and type the following into its Omni box (chrome address bar):
“chrome://flags” without the quotes
Press the Enter key to open up the flags page where you’ll find all sorts of awesome goodies.
Type “Virtual desks gestures” into the browser search bar, next, click on the drop-down list that is next to it and then choose the “Enabled” option from the list of choices that are available.
Alternatively, you can paste “chrome://flags/#enable-virtual-desks-gestures” into the search bar and click Enter to go directly to the item.
For the changes to take effect on your Chrome OS, you must restart your device. That’s all that there is to it. Now, when you place your four fingers on the trackpad or screen and swipe to the left or to the right, Chrome OS will switct the workspace to the left or to the right of your current desktop if any one exists.
