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Modules

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Modules are designed to extend PyMT's functionality without changing anything in the framework or the application. PyMT searches for modules in two paths:

  • ~/.pymt/mods/
  • <pymt_directory>/modules/

To activate a module from command line:

python -m pymt.config -m <modulename>

For a list of available modules, you can use:

python -m pymt.config -m list

To activate a module for all applications by default:

  • edit your configuration file in ~/.pymt/config
  • in section [modules], add :
<modulename> =

Example:

[modules]
touchring =
keybinding =

List of available modules

  • Feedback - A global feedback effect for touches (similar to MS Surface's).
  • TouchInfo - Adds a box next to each touch that contains information about the touch, such as its position.
  • Keybinding - If you still have a keyboard available, you might want to use certain keys to perform actions (taking a screenshot, for instance).
  • Heatmap - Create/fill a so-called heatmap, which indicates where your users touched most often.
  • Closeapp - Close an application with one finger.
  • TouchRing - Show a circle under all touches.
  • MjpegServer - Creates a HTTP server and streams video in MJpeg format.