genie is a config based gesture launcher. the point of genie is to setup your
own gestures and configure them to do what you want. The config file is located
at /opt/etc/genie.conf.
the config file is a list of gestures separated by one or more blanklines. all options must be specified in lowercase.
gesture=swipe
direction=up
command=echo "swipe up on left side of screen"
fingers=1
zone=0 0 0.1 1
gesture=tap
command=echo "tap on right side of screen"
fingers=1
zone=0.9 0 1 1
common config items:
- gesture - type of gesture, can be swipe or tap
- command - command to run when gesture is activated
- fingers - number of fingers to use in the swipe or tap
- zone - rectangle where the gesture must start in. specified as space separated list of floats from 0 to 1. 0, 0 is the top left corner, the default is 0 0 1 1
swipe specific config:
- direction direction of swipe, can be up, down, left or right
- distance activation distance for swipe in pixels. should be 100 - 800 or so
tap specific config:
- duration - minimum length of time before activating command. 0.5 means hold down for 0.5 seconds before activation.