Features

XLeapr seeks to put control of gesture recognition into the hands of the end-user rather than the developer. These features were chosen based on interactions we, as users, would like to be able to append onto existing applications.

• X Window support. XLeapr can run on any system which uses the X Window manager
• Configurability. Users can bind gestures to custom key combinations or scripts.
• Application specific behavior. XLeapr can recognize the active window and use a set of bindings specific to that application.
• Extensibility. Users is able to easily integrate new gestures developed by other members of the community.
• Developer friendly. XLeapr provides a developer friendly API for recognizing new custom gestures which can be easily shared with other users.

Requirements

• X Window support.
• XLeapr will run on any machine using X Window without additional configuration on the part of the end-user.
• Configurability.
• All configuration of XLeapr can be done through a single configuration file.
• End-users will never have to see or edit any source code.
• Application specific behavior.
• Depends on both X Window support and configurability.
• Access to running window is done through X Window
• Behavior is defined through configuration file.
• Extensibility
• Gestures may be defined in self-contained single files
• Gestures are auto-discovered in a specified directory.
• Developer friendly
• Provide an extra layer of abstraction on top of LEAP APIs
• Gestures can be defined in a single Gesture class
• Other
• In the event of a failure, XLeapr will log the error and restart.

Evaluation Criteria

• XLeapr will be tested using Python unittesting frameworks and mocking of X Window elements against multiple configurations.
• All gestures provided with XLeapr will be built on the same API provided to developers to ensure maximum possible completeness.
• XLeapr will be given to multiple end users for testing on their own devices, as well as constantly running through course project display fairs.
• A usability study will be conducted on all default gestures included with XLeapr