Have you tried this? https://github.com/bulletmark/libinput-gestures https://github.com/bulletmark/libinput-gestures I'm using three fingers swap for switching

Have you tried this? https://github.com/bulletmark/libinput-gestures https://github.com/bulletmark/libinput-gestures I'm using three fingers swap for switching between workspaces. But I agree with the comment above, the animation is key.