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I agree that Apple's done a great job with making their trackpads ergonomic. I can't actually recite all the gestures I use on a daily basis on it.

1) I don't know what software stack you're using (I'm on Debian Linux) but acceleration is a supported setting on both the TrackPoint and the TrackPad. Personally I find acceleration vital to them being usable. On Windows there's QL mouse accel filter to customize the curve to an advanced level. On macOS there's an older software called ControllerMate that let you set a custom acceleration curve. I don't know if it works on modern systems though.

2) I don't know what 3-finger DND is because I use 1 finger to DND. Mind explaining a bit more? I've got 3 fingers bound to Mission Control which might be a default and I find quite handy.

I have a ThinkPad X1 Carbon gen 3 (2015) running Windows 10 with the Synaptics drivers. Thank you for the info on Linux and Windows. Will make sure to enable the acceleration on the laptop.

About the 3-finger drag-and-drop - it used to be on by default. Now you have to enable it manually since 3-finger swipes are bound to Mission Control and Expose. Once you enable it, Mission Control and Expose will be bound to 4-finger swipes. To enable it:

- Go to Settings > Accessibility > Pointer Control > Trackpad Options...

- tick the box 'Enable dragging'

- select 'three finger drag'

Demo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LFzxpT8mFk&t=129s

You don't need to worry about running out of space when dragging with 3 fingers - once you start dragging with 3 fingers, you can leave 2 fingers on the trackpad and keep dragging with your 3rd finger.

Whaaaa? I'm going to have to try this, thanks!

It's actually an accessibility feature. In Ventura, go to System Settings > Accessibility > Pointer Control. There you'll find Dragging Style. Options are 'Without Drag Lock', 'With Drag Lock' and 'Three-Finger Drag'. It works exactly as you think; use three finger touch to drag anything.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/unac899/mac

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