pinch always out

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