Triggering swipe and touch events on a mobile web app? - iPhone/Android

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Triggering swipe and touch events on a mobile web app? - iPhone/Android

Hi folks,

wondering here if there is a way I could trigger an event, so that any library listening for these events (e.g. jQTouch, Sencha touch, iUI, ... ).

If I could extend or use jQuery for such task e.g. $(...).trigger('event') that would be great to know.

Usage example:

I need to debug a few web apps by simulating multi touch with my mouse. This seems a little complicated, so if I could trigger the multi-touch events using Javascript I could therefore test the app more efficiently.

Any ideas guys? =D

+1 A:

The Android Code Monkey might already do what you're looking for...

Brad Hein 2010-07-21 13:26:10

@Brad: Thanks for that! I'll check it out =) A javascript library that can be run from within the webpage would awesome.

RadiantHex 2010-07-21 14:50:26

Wait, you mean a webpage that runs javascript to simulate user input?

Brad Hein 2010-07-21 15:09:54

@Brad: said like that it sounds like a silly question :) It's just that I don't know how to go on about multi-touch.

RadiantHex 2010-07-21 15:51:48

No silliness intended :) I was just trying to better define the question after noticing you wanted a solution that worked on not just Android. I don't think JavaScript is given rights (by the Browser/OS) to inject user inputs into a device's keyboard/touch/mouse input buffer. You may have some success with a custom "test harness" app, but it probably can't be written in JS :/

Brad Hein 2010-07-21 16:09:21

+1 A:

Not sure if this is in webkit, but it may be useful: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM/element.dispatchEvent

Lets you fire events such as 'click', so if the function exists in webkit then it should also work for touch events.

Adam Heath 2010-07-21 16:14:56

@Adam: Thanks for this! It would be really good to know if it works with multi touch events. I'm gonna have a good look at this thanks again!! =)

RadiantHex 2010-07-21 16:28:46

Note that Android does not currently support multitouch events: http://www.quirksmode.org/mobile/tableTouch.html

Adam Heath 2010-07-22 11:34:36

Android does support pinch/spread but not true multi-touch

Michael Mullany 2010-08-01 22:46:01

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