3 fingers swipe navigation for firefox?

[macsimonwoo]

guys...any idea of how to achieve the above ? try MultiCluth from http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=432921&page=2 cant seem to work as well..

i wrote an applescript and assign command+[ to it , then i try to invoke the applescript using multicluth also cannot...any suggestions? thanks!

[dibara2003]

ha. that's the only reason why i use safari now.

[liquidsense]

I would love to use the three finger swipe on Firefox.

[Soverc]

For Swipe Left COMMAND+[
For Swipe Right COMMAND+]

Working fine here with Firefox 3.03b here

[Fundillo]

ha. that's the only reason why i use safari now.
same, FF3 final needs to have this, i dont like Safari too much

[joaquinsfy]

Hi

*sorry for my english*

I use multiclutch in my firefox 2.0, i read that it's not possible, the first time that i tried, doesn't work, i try firefox 3.0 but some of my extension don't work and i come back to firefox 2.0, and what surprise i can use swipe to change tab, and i use zoom in to close tabs.

[darwiniandude]

Better yet, get an iPhone-like experience with zooming by using firefox. Using multiclutch, assign zoom in to*Command + =, and zoom out Command + -.

Firefox like opera now zooms the whole page, graphics and all, whilst maintaining the layout. I still prefer Safari though now, I want apple to add this feature. Downloading Omniweb now to see if it works with that.

BTW... i discovered a new shortcut today. You know HIDE, as in Command + H? I use it all the time instead of minimise, but, OPTION CLICK the desktop does the same thing! Option click hides the foreground app! massive time saver for me now.

[w00tini]

the only reason I use Safari right now is the 'swipe'. Though it is growing on me, the features I'm seeing in FF3b are very Safari-esque and if they can add in the multitouch capabilities of the Macs, I'd probably go back to FF once 3 is out of beta.

meow

[arcanic]

Please forgive my ignorance, but I really haven't seen the big deal with the finger swipe. Isn't it just equivalent to hitting the 'back' button?

Arc:confused:

[jlbrown23]

Please forgive my ignorance, but I really haven't seen the big deal with the finger swipe. Isn't it just equivalent to hitting the 'back' button?

Arc:confused:

And two fingered scrolling is just like hitting the scroll arrow. It felt a little weird at first, but now I find myself trying to do two fingered scrolling on my PC at work, and being irritated when it doesn't work. The swipe isn't quite as nice as the two fingered scroll, but it grows on you quickly. Ten years from now you or I may not use multitouch much(and all the new things they do with it by then), but for everyone under 20 not having it would be like having a PC without a mouse.

[mcvaughan]

Yes, it works. Tested with Beta 4.

[Aniej]

Yes, it works. Tested with Beta 4.
Can you or someone else list the key command you have set up? Right now I have Cmnd - [ associated with left swipe and Cmnd - ] with right and I cannot get these to work in FF3b4. Thanks.

[mcvaughan]

Can you or someone else list the key command you have set up? Right now I have Cmnd - [ associated with left swipe and Cmnd - ] with right and I cannot get these to work in FF3b4. Thanks.

And you have these commands tied to the Firefox app, not Global, right?

[gothamm]

For Swipe Left COMMAND+[
For Swipe Right COMMAND+]

Working fine here with Firefox 3.03b here

thanks a lot for this.

[Aniej]

And you have these commands tied to the Firefox app, not Global, right?

Correct, they are tied to FF not global. I have gone back and noticed that when I close system prefs and reopen, all of the FF gesture commands are gone. I Have deleted MultiClutch and am going to reinstall and see if there is a resolution.

On a related point, does anyone have any unique commands that they have set up with multi touch gestures that they think are worth sharing?

[Aniej]

Unfortunately after reinstalling this application, the same problem exists. Any gesture command I set up just disappears after I close system prefs. Anyone have an idea on how to proceed?

[Alkiera]

I installed MultiClutch after reading one of these threads, it took me awhile to get it working right.

dbl-click, it asks to install a bunch of stuff requiring your login the first time. Once it comes up, hit + on the app side, add firefox.app to it. In there, I have 6 gestures set up:
Swipe Left : cmd + left arrow
Swipe Right: cmd + right arrow
Zoom In : cmd + =
Zoom Out: cmd + -
Rotate Left : shift + opt + tab
Rotate Right : opt + tab

Now close pref pane, and start firefox. You have to completely quit it and start again if it was running before; not just close windows, but cmd-Q it. The gestures should work, mine do in FF3b4, and most of my plugins do too. (FF3b5 doesn't seem to have plugins updated for it yet)

One odd thing I noticed: it doesn't do the command until after the gesture is finished... this is most notable with the rotate and zoom, you have to put fingers down, move them, then pick them up, then the assigned action occurs. This is different from how it acts when native to the app; I've seen the event messages passed to an app when you gesture, though, and it knows when you've finished, I'm guessing MultiClutch uses that to know when to send the keystroke.

Also, and this is generic to the multi-touch in general... it's very sensitive to when you put fingers down: multi-finger gestures require all fingers hit the pad at the same time, can be touchy with three for the swipe gesture.

[wordy]

Unfortunately after reinstalling this application, the same problem exists. Any gesture command I set up just disappears after I close system prefs. Anyone have an idea on how to proceed?

Reinstall, making sure to delete any traces of MC.

Check (delete any references to MC)
~/Library/PreferencePanes/
~/Library/Preferences/com.wonderboots.MultiClutchBindings.plist (this is where your bindings are stored btw. You should open this up and see if your bindings have been saved - if not, it would explain why they don't "stick")
/Library/PreferencePanes/
/Library/InputManagers/

If you previously did an install for a single user, try doing it global, and vice versa.

On a related point, does anyone have any unique commands that they have set up with multi touch gestures that they think are worth sharing?

In Firefox (using 3b5) I've set up rotate left/right to move between open tabs, which I think seems very natural. I've set the zoom in/out and out/in gestures to close and open tabs respectively, which is useful for me since I usually have many tabs open

[eyespii]

I'm trying to set "swipe down" to "close current tab" in firefox, but whenever i try inputting the shortcut command in the multiclutch preference pane window (command+w), it actually closes the multiclutch window!

Any workarounds?

[wordy]

Double click on the key assignment to make it active before inputting the command sequence and it should work just fine.

In the screenshot above you can see I have cmd-w bound to zoom in/zoom out without any problem.

[newmakkie]

I am a new Macbook Pro user (my 1st mac ever), and I VERY quickly became dependent on all the gestures from two finger scroll, to three finger swipe, and one of my favorite in a browser, the pinch to zoom in/out.

These gestures have become second nature to me now. I don't need to "think" before I do them, I just do them, like a muscle memory. I surf the web without the need to touch my keyboard (unless I need to type in a search of course). So, when I try to do what is now natural to me and it doesn't work(like the guy at with the PC at work), it is irritating. I then have to remember what the correct keyboard combination is to do the same thing.

Good think my keys light up, since I surf a lot in bed with the light out or I would REALLY be lost using Firefox.

Anyhow, I mostly use Safari because of the lack of support for the new gestures.

I would switch to Firefox if they would support it though. I really like Firefox.

[aussieinrome]

Use Safari, it's really snappy - and you can do the three finger swipe. :cool:

[arcanic]

ignore this...double post. sorry.

[psychofreak]

what's the difference between the three finger swipe and just hitting your 'back' button...do they not basically do the same thing?

Arc:confused:

When your fingers are on the trackpad, the swipe is faster and easier.

[w00tini]

Use Safari, it's really snappy - and you can do the three finger swipe. :cool:

i agree, there's something sluggish about FF3b right now. hopefully it will be addressed in the final.

though i would like to add that all of my google apps are faster in FF3b than in Safari. I heard the FF team put a lot of effort into making the google apps play nice with FF3

[adammcd]

Which version of Firefox are you using?

Here is why I ask: Multiclutch works for some applications for me, but not with Firefox.

Details:
Mac OS X 10.5.5
2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo 2
Aluminum case MacBook (bought late Nov. 2008)
Firefox v3.0.4
MultiClutch v1.0

When I click the plus button in the MultiClutch window too add the Firefox 3.0.4 app, that works just fine. When I click the other plus (to the right) to add gesture-hotkey combos, that also works just fine. I set them up just how I like, then I close the window. Nothing works in Firefox and here is why: when I go back into Multiclutch, the list of gesture-hotkey combos for Firefox 3.0.4 is empty. Get this: if I add a gesture-hotkoy combo to Firefox then click on 'Global' and click right back to Firefox, the new Firefox gesture-hotkey combo already has disappeared! This does not happen for other applications ... even for 'carbon' apps! What gives!?

Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated.

-Adam

p.s. -- two comments...
(1) MultiClutch is awesome. Kudos to the creator.
(2) Too bad gestures don't work natively (is this the right word?) as they do in other Apple Apps, instead they only do the hotkey action after the fingers are lifted. The result is a slow & choppy feel ... bummer.

[adammcd]

Reinstall,
making sure to delete any traces of MC.
Check (delete any references to MC)
~/Library/PreferencePanes/
~/Library/Preferences/com.wonderboots.MultiClutchBindings.plist (this
is where your bindings are stored btw. You should open this up and see
if your bindings have been saved - if not, it would explain why they
don't "stick")
/Library/PreferencePanes/
/Library/InputManagers/
If you previously did an install for a single user, try doing it
global, and vice versa.


I had the problem with the firefox gestures disappearing in multiclutch, so I followed the above instructions. I tried to "install for all users" instead of "just this user" but I get the following error:
'The "MultiClutch" preferences pane could not be installed because an error occured.'
This is the same error I got when I tried to install for all users when I first downloaded the program.
-Adam
any thoughts?

[omaragra]

Here is a new version of firefox called minefield, it is still in the testing phase so it is a bit buggy but it has the new gestures built into it.

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/firefox-3.2a1pre.en-US.mac.dmg

just right click and save.

I have been using it for some time, although a bit buggy works fine most of the time, the best part is that you can keep both the versions on the system and dont have to import/export bookmarks or history everything gets sorted automatically.

Regards

Omar ;)

[tycheong]

i downloaded multiclutch
and set swipe left to -cmd- [
and swipe right to -cmd- ]
this should make the swipes go back and forward in webpages, correct?
but when i try the swipe movement in firefox it doesnt work
help?