| # input_pipeline > Gestures > Motion Recognizer |
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| Reviewed-on: 2022-07-20 |
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| # Purpose |
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| The motion recognizer detects 1 finger motion on the touchpad, and converts all related |
| touchpad events to mouse motion events. |
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| A motion occurs when the user places 1 finger on the touchpad surface. And the finger move |
| more than the threshold. |
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| # State machine |
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| The motion recognizer implements the state machine below. |
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| The state machine is also available in other formats: |
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| - [state machine as graphviz source](motion_state_machine.dot) |
| - [state machine as SVG](motion_state_machine.svg) |
