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Operating Systems Linux Ubuntu Detect and run command upon mouse movement Post 303032783 by wisecracker on Sunday 24th of March 2019 05:16:36 AM
Old 03-24-2019
If you intend to use xinput then you will need to take a minimum of 2 readings for the mouse......
Code:
 xinput query-state <your device name>

......which will give the results:
Code:
2 classes :
ButtonClass
    button[1]=up
    button[2]=up
    button[3]=up
    button[4]=up
    button[5]=up
    button[6]=up
    button[7]=up
ValuatorClass Mode=Relative Proximity=In
    valuator[0]=706
    valuator[1]=570
    valuator[2]=0
    valuator[3]=1560

And the second take:
Code:
2 classes :
ButtonClass
    button[1]=up
    button[2]=up
    button[3]=up
    button[4]=up
    button[5]=up
    button[6]=up
    button[7]=up
ValuatorClass Mode=Relative Proximity=In
    valuator[0]=854
    valuator[1]=476
    valuator[2]=0
    valuator[3]=1935

You will then need to compare the two strings for a difference and VOILA you have detected the mouse movement.
As OSX 10.14.1 does NOT have xinput I have once again rebooted to Linux Mint to help.
It is all up to you now to create your bash script to do the task you want.
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gnome-mouse-properties(1)					   User Commands					 gnome-mouse-properties(1)

NAME
gnome-mouse-properties - configure GNOME mouse preferences SYNOPSIS
gnome-mouse-properties [--get-legacy] [gnome-std-options] DESCRIPTION
The GNOME mouse preference tool enables you to configure your mouse for right-hand or left-hand use. It is also used to specify the speed and sensitivity of mouse movement and mouse button press events. OPTIONS
The following options are supported: --get-legacy Retrieve and store legacy settings gnome-std-options Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5). EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching the gnome-mouse-properties tool example% gnome-mouse-properties EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: 0 Application exited successfully >0 Application exited with failure FILES
The following files are used by this application: /usr/bin/gnome-mouse-properties Executable for gnome-mouse-properties ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWgnome-desktop-prefs | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface stability |Volatile | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
Preference Tools Manual Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform. gnome-control-center(1), attributes(5), gnome-std-options(5) NOTES
Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2006, 2007. SunOS 5.11 09 Nov 2007 gnome-mouse-properties(1)
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