The tool evtest-capture is currently only available in a git repository. To install it, do the following:
$ git clone http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~whot/evtest $ cd evtest $ autoreconf -iv $ ./configure
Once the tool is installed, simply do the following:
- run the tool
- perform various touch actions (e.g., make some gestures on the target surface)
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$ sudo ./evtest-capture Available devices: /dev/input/event0: Lid Switch /dev/input/event1: Sleep Button /dev/input/event10: N-Trig MultiTouch /dev/input/event11: N-Trig Touchscreen /dev/input/event2: Power Button /dev/input/event3: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard /dev/input/event4: Integrated Camera /dev/input/event5: ThinkPad Extra Buttons /dev/input/event6: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad /dev/input/event7: Video Bus /dev/input/event8: TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint /dev/input/event9: N-Trig Pen Select the device event number [0-11]: 10 Writing to 'evtest-capture.xml' Capturing device 'N-Trig MultiTouch'. Press Ctrl+C to stop.
After hitting ^c, the capture will be available in evtest-capture.xml in the current directory, ready to be attached to a bug