Message - Unable to record a gesture ...

Applies to TestComplete 14.61, last modified on April 22, 2021

TestComplete displays this message in the following cases:

  • You are trying to start recording a multi-touch a gesture on a mobile device that does not support multi-touch events.

    Recording of multi-touch events differs from recording regular user actions on a mobile device's screen. Some devices do not support this kind of events and, therefore, cannot be used for gesture recording. Typically, this cannot be done on virtual machines running on a PC. Due to their nature, they do not support complex events that include several concurrent touches of the screen and several concurrent movements.

    To record a multi-touch event (a gesture), use a device that supports these events. Typically, this is some physical mobile device.

  • You started gesture recording after you started simulating a gesture on the device.

    TestComplete records a gesture correctly only if you started performing the gesture on the device after you started recording this gesture. Else, the recorded collection of events will not be valid.

For complete information on gesture recording, see Recording Gestures (Multi-Touch Events).

See Also

Recording Gestures (Multi-Touch Events)
About Gestures
Executing Gestures (Multi-Touch Events)

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