Repository Structure

GestureTag-prototype
|-- TouchPad    (Mac Trackpad App -- client)
|-- Eyetracking (Tobii eyetracker -- client)
|-- resources   (img, css, and js)
|-- views       (web client's view)
|server.js      (server)
|tap/swipe.html (Mobile Trackpad --  client)

Instructions

Basically, start the server first and then enable one of trackpad client platform (Mac App or Webpage)

Web client

start the node http server

npm install
npm run-script tap (config the server for tap tasks)
npm run-script swipe [tester] [device] (tester: motor (4-dir) /others (8-dir); device: mobile/desktop)
npm run-script dwell (config the server for dwell tasks)

npm run [method] [user_category] [device] [user_id]      (ex: npm run swipe motor desktop tw_3)

open the browser

localhost:3000
localhost:3000/gmail
localhost:3000/youtube

for the mock-up pages, the zoom value of the browser may need to be modified. ps. size of the mock-up pages are 16:10.

open the touch input client

Skip this part if testing for dwelling.

• If you are using macOS, then you can open the Mac App.

  1. Please follow the instruction in section ## TouchPad ## to install all dependencies before running it.
  2. Open and Run TouchPad in Xcode

• If you are using Windows, please find a mobile phone or tablet.

  1. Find the local IP address of your laptop
  2. Open the web browser on the mobile device.
  3. Type [ip adrress]:3000/swipe or [ip adrress]:3000/tap in the address bar. (you should see the page with purple background and 'a user connected' on the console of the server)

How to find your ip address on Windows

How to find your ip address on Mac/Linux:

ifconfig | grep "inet " | grep -v 127.0.0.1

hot key

space: start a trial. p: show the finger path on screen (only available in swipe method). e: use mousemove instead of eyemove.

TouchPad (Xcode Project with CocoaPods)

Make sure you have Apple Developer Account (it is free) and have installed CocoaPods and Xcode.

Install CocoaPods

If you don't have Homebrew: sudo gem install cocoapods

If you have it, then try to use Homebrew to install: brew install cocoapods

Install Dependencies

cd TouchPad
pod install

Open TouchPad Project

open `TrackPad.xcworkspace` with Xcode or double click the file in your Finder.