AppGestures.xml elements and syntax

Dale Newton

• 2024年01月29日 21:53
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Hi all,

I'm trying to configure the AppGestures.xml file for my Wacom graphics pad.

I need the syntax, list of element names for interactions that the pad can recognise, and list of software inputs it can send to software (of type 'input'/'keystroke' etc.).

There doesn't seem to be a wiki for this anywhere and the information is not contained in the info section of the AppGestures.xml file nor the help files.

Looking at examples and experimenting I have confirmed the following elements for interactions it recognises:

</SwipeRight
</SwipeLeft
</PanRight
</PanLeft
</ZoomIn/Out
</ScrollUp/Down

and a bunch of inputs which can be sent to software, eg:

<keystroke type="kestring"><![CDATA[&windows;]]></keystroke>
<keystroke type="kestring"><![CDATA[&left;]]></keystroke>
<keystroke type="kestring"><![CDATA[&right;]]></keystroke>
<keystroke type="kestring"><![CDATA[&up;]]></keystroke>
<input type="string">scrollwheeldown</input>
<input type="string">scrollbarleft</input>

This is not the compete list of interaction and input send elements though. Also unsure about some elements I've found. Not sure what </GrabberHand is, or why in the xml structure it's an element of interaction with the graphics pad rather than a software input for example. My device recognizes a four finger press (it's set to Windows task switcher by default) but I don't know the element name to use for this gesture. A lot of questions about syntax and other sub elements as well.

OS: Windows 10. Model: cth-680. Intended software: RipX DAW, Notepad++, various others.

 

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  Dale Newton

  • 2024年01月30日 02:32
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  Reading through the installation files (.exe) these appear to be the recognised gestures:

  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eNone          
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eRotateCW              
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eRotateCCW             
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eZoomIn                
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eZoomOut               
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eZoom           ????   
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eUndo          
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eRedo          
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eScrollUp             
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eScrollDown            
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::ePanLeft               
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::ePanRight              
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eSwipeLeft             
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eSwipeRight            
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eGrabberHand   ????  
  CAppGestureCommand::EAppGesture::eTumble     

  From the same file these are the 'methods' with question marks again:
             
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eNone               
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eDisable            
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eKeystroke          
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eWheelUp            
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eWheelDown          
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eWheelLeft          
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eWheelRight                 
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eScrollBarUp                
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eScrollBarDown              
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eScrollBarLeft              
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eScrollBarRight             
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eNativeGesture      ????
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eMouseCommand       ????       
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eMouseCommandUp     ????     
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eMouseCommandDown           
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eMouseCommandLeft           
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureMethod::eMouseCommandRight      

  
  Then a bunch of gesture directions:

  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureDirection::eNone CAppGestureCommand::EGestureDirection::eUp  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureDirection::eDown
  CAppGestureCommand::EGestureDirection::eLeft CAppGestureCommand::EGestureDirection::eRight

  Then a bunch of other apparent elements:

  ENone, ELeftClick, EMiddleClick, ERightClick, ELeftDoubleClick, EMiddleDoubleClick, ERightDoubleClick, ELeftClickLock, EKeystrokes, EModifiers, EPressureHold EModeToggle, EMacro_Deprecated, EScreenMacro, EAutoErase, EBumbleFree, EEraseKeystroke, EEraseModifier, EEraseMacro_Deprecated, EButton4Click EButton5Click EMiddleClickLock, ERightClickLock, ERunApplication, EToggleInking ETabletPCTip, ETabletPCEraser, ETabletPCBarrel, ETabletPCBarrel2, EAppDefined, ETPCInputPanel, EDisplayToggle, ETouchStripModifier, EButtonPanning, EButtonPanningTracker,, EButtonSetOverride, EBack EForward, EJournal, EShowDesktop, ESwitchApp, EHelp ERadialMenu, EFinePoint, ETouchToggle, EAutoScrollZoom, EScroll, EZoom ESkip, ERunBambooDock, ERunBambooPreferences, EShowAllWindows, ERotate, EToggleOnScreenKeyboard, EToggleControlPanel, EShowAllAppWindows, EShowNextFullScreenApp, EShowPreviousFullScreenApp, ELCDSettings, EShowDictionary, EMetroDesktopToggle, EShowLaunchpad, EShowOnScreenPanel, EWacomDesktopCenter, EWacomDisplaySettings,, EPenButtonPanScroll, EScrollUp, EScrollDown, EZoomIn, EZoomOut, ETabltMode, ETiltToggle, ERunWindowsInkWorkspace, ERunStickyNotes, ERunSketchpad ERunScreenSketch, ERunOneNote, EScreenRotationLockToggle, EFileExplorer ERunWindowsSearch, ERunActionCenter, EUndo ERedo, EReference, ESwitchVDRight, ESwitchVDLeft ESnapWindowRight, ESnapWindowLeft, EButtonPanZoom, EPenZoom, EPenRotate, EVideoInputSource, EButtonTypeMax, EButtonDefault, EButtonRestoreBackup,, EClicksGroup, ETabletPCGroup, EOnScreenPanelGroup, EKeyboardGroup, ETabletGroup, ENavigationGroup, EApplicationsGroup, EDamonRadialMenuGroup, ESeparator, eInputAreaTypeFullTablet, eInputAreaTypePortionTablet, eInputAreaTypeInsetTablet, eInputAreaTypeLeftHandedZipNavigation,, eInputAreaTypeLeftHandedZipDrawing, eInputAreaTypeRightHandedZipNavigation, eInputAreaTypeRightHandedZipDrawing, eInputAreaTypeLucyLargeArea, eInputAreaTypeLucyMediumArea, eInputAreaTypeLucySmallArea, eInputAreaTypeInset6x8, eDisplayAreaTypeFullDisplay, eDisplayAreaTypePortionDisplay

  Then the stuff that can be sent after CDATA:

  &help; &home; &end; &pageup; &pagedown; &backspace; &delete;  &up; &down; &left; &right; &enter; &tab; &esc; &space; &insert; &pause; &cancel; &clear; &caplock; &scrlock; &snapshot; &windowskey; &f1; &f2; &f3; &f4; &f5; &f6; &f7; &f8; &f9; &f10; &f11; &f12; &f13; &f14; &f15; &f16; &f17; &f18; &f19; &f20; &numlock; &kp0; &kp1; &kp2; &kp3; &kp4; &kp5; &kp6; &kp7; &kp8; &kp9; &kp=; &kp/; &kp*; &kp-; &kp+; &kp.; &kpenter; &mute; &voldown; &volup; &nexttrack;   &prevtrack; &stop; &playpause;

  Then a bunch of special windows keys:

  {Home}{End}{Page Up}{Page Down}{Backspace}{Delete}{Up}{Down}{Left}{Right}{Enter}{Tab}{Esc}{Space}{Insert}{Pause}{Clear}{Caps Lock}{Cancel}{Scroll Lock}{Print Screen}{F1}{F2}{F3}{F4}{F5}{F6}{F7}{F8}{F9}{F10}{F11}{F12}{F13}{F14}{F15}{F16}{F17}{F18}{F19}{F20}{Num Lock}{Num 0}{Num 1}{Num 2}{Num 3}{Num 4}{Num 5}{Num 6}{Num 7}{Num 8}{Num 9}{Num =}{Num /}{Num *}{Num -}{Num +}{Num .}{Num Enter}{Windows Key}{Application}{Shift}{Ctrl}{Alt}{Mute}{Vol-}{Vol+}{Next Track}{Prev Track}{Stop}{Play/Pause}

  Then a bunch of modifier and special key combos which I'm guessing can be sent after CDATA:

  &control;n, &control;o, &alt;fc, &control;s, &control;p, &alt;&f4;, &control;x, &control;c, &control;v, &control;z, &alt;ed, &control;r, &control;f, &control;y, &shift;&control;s, &alt;&snapshot;, &control;&kp+;, &control;&kp-;, &windows;o, &windows;&control;&right;, &windows;&control;&left;, &windows;&right;, &windows;&left;, &windows;s, &windows;a, &windows;e, &windows;w, &windows;n, &windows;&f18;, &windows;&f19;, &windows;&f20;, &shift;&tab;, &alt;&control;z, &shift;&control;z, &control;&shift;&alt;e, &control;&shift;n, &control;0, &control;&shift;c, &control;&alt;0, &shift;&f5;, &control;d, &alt;&control;f, &alt;], &alt;[, &control;&shift;e, &control;

  So, my questions:

  Is this exhaustive?

  Am I right about all the stuff which can be sent after CDATA in lines like this: <keystroke type="kestring"><![CDATA[&control;k]]></keystroke>?

  How are the gestures and methods with question marks next to them used?

  How are the gesture directions, 'other apparent elements', and windows special keys  used/sent?

  Where is the 3-finger gesture assigned to 'drag' by default and the four-finger swipe gesture which is assigned to 'switch application' ?

   

   

   

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  João

  • 2024年01月30日 09:49

  Hi Dale Newton,

  It would probably be better if you would contact Dev Support with your questions. 
  https://developer-support.wacom.com/hc/en-us

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  Dale Newton

  • 2024年02月08日 20:50

  Supports/devs have said they won't help with this, so I need to guess (or find out somehow else) what other gesture names are, especially the four-finger and three-finger gestures (touch, swipe up, swipe down, etc.). I know a few things the gesture names can be assigned to so if I can guess at least I'll be able to assign them to something.

  Anybody have any ideas or know where I might be able to get this info?

   

   

   

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  Dale Newton

  • 2024年02月10日 14:22

  Support have now told me that it probably isn't possible to assign commands to 3 and 4 finger gestures beyond those that are available in the preferences app that comes with the driver for this model. This is possible in the Intuos pro though.

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