On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 12:03:32AM -0800, Thomas Daede wrote:
Thinkpad W540, with two finger right click on (which I think is off
by
default):
https://people.xiph.org/~tdaede/w540.evemu.xz
got it, thanks.
Cheers,
Peter
> On 11/13/2016 07:20 PM, Peter Hutterer wrote:
> > [Disclaimer: sorry if you've seen this one before, I posted it to desktop@
> > but I only got one recording. That's not quite enough to call it a dataset,
> > let alone do any analysis on it. Please do consider the minimal effort
> > required on your behalf.]
> >
> > Are you using a touchpad frequently during the day? Then please read on, I need
> > some touchpad usage data and it'll only take you 5 minutes to run the
commands
> > below to gather the data.
> >
> > If you're technical enough, here's the TLDR:
> > in screen, run sudo evemu-record > touchpad-recording.evemu, select your
> > touchpad device and at the end of the day upload a compressed tarball somewhere
> > and send me the link off-list. thanks.
> >
> > Otherwise, the steps one-by-one:
> >
> > Open a a terminal now, then install evemu:
> > $> sudo dnf install -y evemu screen
> >
> > Then start screen:
> > $> screen -S evemu
> >
> > Now you're inside screen and you can start the recording
> > $> sudo evemu-record > $HOME/touchpad-recording.evemu
> >
> > One device will be a touchpad, named "SynPS/2 Synaptics Touchpad" or
some other
> > name that should be identifiable. If you're on a late model Dell, it may be
> > named DLL0234 or something. Once you selected the device, evemu will start
> > recording.
> >
> > Then hit Ctrl+a, then d to detach screen and return to the terminal.
> >
> > Check that the recording works:
> > $> tail -f $HOME/touchpad-recording.evemu
> >
> > Whenever you touch the touchpad, you should see events filling up the screen
> > now. If so, everything is working. Hit Ctrl+C to quit the 'tail'
command. You
> > can close the terminal now.
> >
> > The screen session will now sit in the background, recording all your touchpad
> > events into that file. At the end of the day:
> >
> > First, open a terminal and restore the screen session:
> > $> screen -r evemu
> >
> > Hit Ctrl+C to interrupt the evemu-record process, then type exit to quit
> > screen. Compress it first so it reduces in size a bit:
> >
> > $> gzip $HOME/touchpad-recording.evemu
> >
> > Now upload the newly created $HOME/touchpad-recording.evemu.gz file somewhere
> > and send me a off-list email with the link so I can grab it.
> >
> > Thanks heaps.
> >
> > As for "why" do I need this? I need it to analyse touchpad motion data
to get
> > an idea of what range of finger motion speed is common and expected during
> > normal usage.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Peter
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