[APP][2.3+][ROOT] RepetiTouch for Android - Record touch events and replay them!

JustusIV · Apr 18, 2014

Just purchased and is working perfectly. However i was wondering if you can actually start a recording from Tasker? Basically from Tasker i wanna launch a program wait 10 seconds or so then run the recording of choice.
There is not much information on what kind of Tasker support there is.

cygery · Apr 18, 2014

JustusIV said:
Just purchased and is working perfectly. However i was wondering if you can actually start a recording from Tasker? Basically from Tasker i wanna launch a program wait 10 seconds or so then run the recording of choice.
There is not much information on what kind of Tasker support there is.

Yes, that's possible. There's not much information about this because it should be rather self explaining. Just add an action in your task, select plugin and RepetiTouch. To configure the action click on the configuration pen on the top right. Then you can select the action RepetiTouch should perform. Currently, there are four actions to start/stop a record/replay.

JustusIV · Apr 19, 2014

cygery said:
Yes, that's possible. There's not much information about this because it should be rather self explaining. Just add an action in your task, select plugin and RepetiTouch. To configure the action click on the configuration pen on the top right. Then you can select the action RepetiTouch should perform. Currently, there are four actions to start/stop a record/replay.

Ok yep tasker support easy peasy.
Wish i would have tried it before i made the post. However it appears that when "start replay" from tasker it doesnt wait for said replay to finish. It just goes to the next tasker action. Is this intended. I can add waits but that is very painful todo.

cygery · Apr 19, 2014

JustusIV said:
Ok yep tasker support easy peasy.
Wish i would have tried it before i made the post. However it appears that when "start replay" from tasker it doesnt wait for said replay to finish. It just goes to the next tasker action. Is this intended. I can add waits but that is very painful todo.

Yes, this is intended. The plugin's action is just triggered, then the automation tool continues with the next action etc. You can detect if a replay stops (and thus wait for it) as described in this FAQ: http://cygery.com/wordpress/faqs/localetasker-plugin-detect-when-a-replay-stops/

simspetoo · Apr 21, 2014

not working on bluestacks

cygery · Apr 21, 2014

simspetoo said:
not working on bluestacks

Are you using the free or the pro version? The free version probably won't work on Bluestacks, however, the pro version should (according to a few user reports).

cygery · Apr 21, 2014

Did anybody test the latest release of the pro version on a device without touchscreen, e.g., a TV stick/box or emulator which does not emulate a touchscreen (i.e., not Bluestacks)? I've no access to a TV stick or similar and thus couldn't test it on a real device without touchscreen. Any reports are appreciated for the list of supported (or unsupported) devices.

donpippo · May 6, 2014

Great app, thanks
Two request:
1. I switch often between two or more profile, is there a chance to have a bookmarks button where I can switch between them?
2. Sometime the app where I need RepetiTouch crash and go back to homescreen; any chance to have RepetiTouch stop?

thanks again for you app.

cygery · May 6, 2014

donpippo said:
Great app, thanks
Two request:
1. I switch often between two or more profile, is there a chance to have a bookmarks button where I can switch between them?
2. Sometime the app where I need RepetiTouch crash and go back to homescreen; any chance to have RepetiTouch stop?

thanks again for you app.

Thanks for the suggestion. Can you describe the crashes in more detail, e.g., which apps are affected, what you record, when the crashes occur, etc.?

donpippo · May 6, 2014

cygery said:
Thanks for the suggestion. Can you describe the crashes in more detail, e.g., which apps are affected, what you record, when the crashes occur, etc.?

It's not a problem of RepetiTouch, happened also when I didn't use it.
thanks

VoiceScripter · May 8, 2014

Something that IMO should be mentioned is that RepetiTouch requires Tasker. There must be some way to easily launch different macros/scripts. Clicking on a play button doesn't work since we use many different macros.

I'm pleasantly surprised by how much interest there is in macroing/scripting on a tablet, but I'm confused by the fact most users talk about events for activation. Events are not typically how macros are launched, on a desktop PC they are launched almost always by user input.

This stuff needs speech activation, or maybe gestures.

cygery · May 9, 2014

VoiceScripter said:
Something that IMO should be mentioned is that RepetiTouch requires Tasker. There must be some way to easily launch different macros/scripts. Clicking on a play button doesn't work since we use many different macros.

I'm pleasantly surprised by how much interest there is in macroing/scripting on a tablet, but I'm confused by the fact most users talk about events for activation. Events are not typically how macros are launched, on a desktop PC they are launched almost always by user input.

This stuff needs speech activation, or maybe gestures.

Hi,

RepetiTouch does not require Tasker or any other automation tool.
It's possible to load saved recordings with a few taps but as some users already suggested a bookmark-like feature I've added it to the list for future features. There will probably be an additional panel row/column with 4 play buttons for customizable recordings.
Activation via speech or gestures is far beyond the scope of this app but might be possible using automation tools and appropriate plugins.

VoiceScripter · May 9, 2014

cygery said:
Hi,

RepetiTouch does not require Tasker or any other automation tool.
It's possible to load saved recordings with a few taps but as some users already suggested a bookmark-like feature I've added it to the list for future features. There will probably be an additional panel row/column with 4 play buttons for customizable recordings.
Activation via speech or gestures is far beyond the scope of this app but might be possible using automation tools and appropriate plugins.

Yikes! Have you ever used a macro recorder? I started with Windows 3.1 and even DOS. After Microsoft dropped Macro Recorder after Windows 3.1, I used the majority of non-Microsoft macro recorders. Nowadays I use speech activated scripts with Dragon NaturallySpeaking and some third-party software (Natlink and Vocola, aided by my bare-bones script recorder. The idea that you have to manually load a macro before playback is really very weird. Yours is an add-on/plug-in, it's not a macro recorder. It can't be a macro recorder because it has no real playback capability. The thing must be able to playback various macros/scripts on command.

I hope that doesn't sound disrespectful (in fact I appreciate your work), it's just the way things are in the real world. If anybody else can point to a macro recorder that has no real playback capability, I would be interested to take a look. I've seen utilities that allow for momentary recording and playback, but those utilities always have the ability to playback saved macros via keystroke combinations. Naturally that's not easily doable on a tablet, but that doesn't mean you just forget about it.

To be clear... I am not your adversary. I don't even know of a better recorder for Android tablets. The only other one I've tried looks a little shaky. The renowned application Tasker is incomplete if it doesn't have the ability to record touches. There are some things you simply cannot do without being able to replay touches (known as mouse clicks in the desktop PC world) on the screen. I also like the fact you are delving into the button ID thing.

Currently I see no better solution (for voice-activated macroing on a tablet) than your application with Tasker and AutoVoice. I think that works, will see. But FWIW if a better solution comes along I'm jumping ship! If Tasker were capable of "click and drag" and all the other input simulation stuff, I would want to write a script recorder for it. But even if it is, writing such an input hook is probably difficult even for a real programmer (which I'm not).

cygery · May 9, 2014

VoiceScripter said:
Yikes! Have you ever used a macro recorder? I started with Windows 3.1 and even DOS. After Microsoft dropped Macro Recorder after Windows 3.1, I used the majority of non-Microsoft macro recorders. Nowadays I use speech activated scripts with Dragon NaturallySpeaking and some third-party software (Natlink and Vocola, aided by my bare-bones script recorder. The idea that you have to manually load a macro before playback is really very weird. Yours is an add-on/plug-in, it's not a macro recorder. It can't be a macro recorder because it has no real playback capability. The thing must be able to playback various macros/scripts on command.

I hope that doesn't sound disrespectful (in fact I appreciate your work), it's just the way things are in the real world. If anybody else can point to a macro recorder that has no real playback capability, I would be interested to take a look. I've seen utilities that allow for momentary recording and playback, but those utilities always have the ability to playback saved macros via keystroke combinations. Naturally that's not easily doable on a tablet, but that doesn't mean you just forget about it.

To be clear... I am not your adversary. I don't even know of a better recorder for Android tablets. The only other one I've tried looks a little shaky. The renowned application Tasker is incomplete if it doesn't have the ability to record touches. There are some things you simply cannot do without being able to replay touches (known as mouse clicks in the desktop PC world) on the screen. I also like the fact you are delving into the button ID thing.

Currently I see no better solution (for voice-activated macroing on a tablet) than your application with Tasker and AutoVoice. I think that works, will see. But FWIW if a better solution comes along I'm jumping ship! If Tasker were capable of "click and drag" and all the other input simulation stuff, I would want to write a script recorder for it. But even if it is, writing such an input hook is probably difficult even for a real programmer (which I'm not).

I don't get your point. RepetiTouch records and replays touch screen input. Speech activation is not related to such functionality and thus not an integral part of macro recorders even if there exist some with speech activation as an additional feature.
Again, RepetiTouch is a stand-alone tool and not an add-on or plugin. RepetiTouch Pro includes a Locale-compatible plugin which makes it possible to control it using Locale, Tasker and other compatible automation tools. However, RepetiTouch's main functionality works independently from this plugin.
I disagree with your statement "It can't be a macro recorder because it has no real playback capability. The thing must be able to playback various macros/scripts on command."
You're the first one who mentions speech activation for RepetiTouch. I assume that this is either not a feature which many users need or that the users who need it were able to achieve it using an automation tool.
Also, I don't consider Tasker or any other (automation) tool incomplete just because it doesn't include features which are beyond their scope.
It'd be great if you could report how successful your speech control using Tasker/AutoVoice is.

pitastrudl · May 9, 2014

tasker+repetitouch... what more could you ask for?

Sent from my GT-I9505

VoiceScripter · May 9, 2014

cygery said:
Speech activation...speech activation...speech activation...

That is not a fair reading of my reply. I said a macro recorder must have some way to launch various macros on command.

cygery said:
Also, I don't consider Tasker or any other (automation) tool incomplete just because it doesn't include features which are beyond their scope.

Problem is you have no experience with macro recorders (strange but apparently true). My statement is echoed by the writer of Vocola (like me, he has tons of experience with macro recording). There are some things a macro cannot do without "point-and-click". That's just a fact.

cygery · May 9, 2014

VoiceScripter said:
That is not a fair reading of my reply. I said a macro recorder must have some way to launch various macros on command.

Problem is you have no experience with macro recorders (strange but apparently true). My statement is echoed by the writer of Vocola (like me, he has tons of experience with macro recording). There are some things a macro cannot do without "point-and-click". That's just a fact.

From what you posted, I have the impression that you'd like to have a speech activation feature in RepetiTouch. What other kinds of commands or input methods for commands do you mean?

VoiceScripter · May 9, 2014

cygery said:
From what you posted, I have the impression that you'd like to have a speech activation feature in RepetiTouch. What other kinds of commands or input methods for commands do you mean?

Apparently speech activation of macros is already doable. I plan on making it happen on my tablet, efficiently as possible.

I'm new to tablets. Seems to me the next quickest method of macro activation would be gestures. Maybe widgets/buttons is a possibility.

For safety and other reasons, making activation window specific can be useful.

The app SwipePad functionality looks like it would work for non-speech users, at least for launching window specific macros. It should also allow global activation for certain macros.

JustusIV · May 11, 2014

Speech activated macro replays would take about two seconds to setup using tasker and autovoice. There is absolutely no need to duplicate this functionality. I think it would be convenient to replay two+ macros without having to load them but once again easy to do with tasker.

Sent from my SM-N900V

VoiceScripter · May 11, 2014

JustusIV said:
Speech activated macro replays would take about two seconds to setup using tasker and autovoice. There is absolutely no need to duplicate this functionality. I think it would be convenient to replay two+ macros without having to load them but once again easy to do with tasker.

Exactly, the way it is it's a plug-in. Anybody who is thrilled by the functionality will soon want more. I have 70 voice-activated scripts for Age of Empires HD alone. Having to load each macro file would not work. I would be surprised if anybody continues to use RepetiTouch after they get over the wow effect, unless they are using it with something like Tasker.

I'm impressed by the interest. It's probably easier to do voice-activated macroing on an android tablet than it is on a PC. I hope it continues.

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