Mouse thumb gestures move windows around

i3/desktop.conf

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ exec_always --no-startup-id g13d --config ~/.config/g13/resolve.bind --logo ~/.c
 exec_always --no-startup-id setxkbmap -option 'caps:super'
 
 # Starts Jack for audio
-exec_always --no-startup-id sh ~/.config/scripts/system-start-audio.sh
+exec --no-startup-id sh ~/.config/scripts/system-start-audio.sh
 
 # Open Google Play Music on workspace 10
 for_window [title="Google Play Music Desktop Player"] move to workspace $ws10
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ for_window [title="^Steam Keyboard$"] floating enable
 for_window [class="^com-intellij-updater-Runner$" title="^Update$"] floating enable
 for_window [instance="^sun-awt-X11-XDialogPeer$" title="^Complete Installation$"] floating enable
 
-# The side buttons move the window around
+# The side buttons move the desktop around
 bindsym --whole-window button9 exec python3 ~/.config/scripts/i3-mouse.py back
 bindsym --whole-window button8 exec python3 ~/.config/scripts/i3-mouse.py forward
+bindsym $mod+Tab exec python3 ~/.config/scripts/i3-mouse.py thumb
 

scripts/i3-mouse.py

@@ -2,14 +2,71 @@
 import i3ipc
 import sys
 import os
+import time
+import pyautogui
+from enum import Enum
 
+# Enum for mouse direction
+class Direction(Enum):
+    UP = 1
+    LEFT = 2
+    RIGHT = 3
+    DOWN = 4
+    NONE = 5
 
-up = sys.argv[1] == 'up'
+# getPoints() returns x and y movement of mouse
+def getPoints():
+    sen = 10
+    t = 0
+    delay = 0.01
+
+    x,y = pyautogui.position()
+    while True:
+        time.sleep(delay)
+        t += delay
+        if t > 0.5:
+            return
+        xp, yp = pyautogui.position()
+        dx = x - xp
+        dy = y - yp
+        if abs(dx) > sen or abs(dy) > sen:
+            break
+    return dx, dy
+
+#pointsToDirection() converts mouse movement points to a direction
+def pointsToDirection(points):
+    if points is None:
+        return
+    x, y = points
+    if abs(x) > abs(y):
+        if x < 0:
+            return Direction.RIGHT
+        else:
+            return Direction.LEFT
+    else:
+        if y > 0:
+            return Direction.UP
+        else:
+            return Direction.DOWN
 
 i3 = i3ipc.Connection()
 focused = i3.get_tree().find_focused()
+command = sys.argv[1]
+
+if command in ['back', 'forward']:
    if focused.window_instance not in ['overwatch.exe']:
       if sys.argv[1] == 'forward':
-      os.system('i3-msg workspace prev_on_output')
+         i3.command('workspace prev_on_output')
       else:
-      os.system('i3-msg workspace next_on_output')
+         i3.command('workspace next_on_output')
+
+elif command == 'thumb':
+   direction = pointsToDirection(getPoints())
+   if direction == Direction.UP:
+      i3.command('move up')
+   elif direction == Direction.RIGHT:
+      i3.command('move right')
+   elif direction == Direction.DOWN:
+      i3.command('move down')
+   elif direction == Direction.LEFT:
+      i3.command('move left')