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General One finger zooming

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Qaanol

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In the Google Maps app, you can zoom with one finger by tapping then sliding, like a double-tap but the second touch is a slide. I find this quite useful because I often hold and use my phone with one hand while the other hand is writing/typing/eating/carrying things/etc.

So I'm wondering if there is a tweak that enables tap-then-slide up/down to zoom in every zoomable view, or at least in every webview.

If there is not, how difficult would it be for me, as someone who has programmed in C/Objective-C/Matlab/a few other languages but never before made a jailbreak tweak, to make it as my first foray into the realm of iOS modding?

I've seen a few resources for hooking into the runtime and modifying methods, but if you have any good links/tutorials that would be helpful. Also, if you happen to know what exactly I'd have to make it listen for in order to grab tap-then-slide gestures the "right way", I'm all ears.
 
darricksailo

darricksailo

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Qaanol said:
In the Google Maps app, you can zoom with one finger by tapping then sliding, like a double-tap but the second touch is a slide. I find this quite useful because I often hold and use my phone with one hand while the other hand is writing/typing/eating/carrying things/etc.

So I'm wondering if there is a tweak that enables tap-then-slide up/down to zoom in every zoomable view, or at least in every webview.

If there is not, how difficult would it be for me, as someone who has programmed in C/Objective-C/Matlab/a few other languages but never before made a jailbreak tweak, to make it as my first foray into the realm of iOS modding?

I've seen a few resources for hooking into the runtime and modifying methods, but if you have any good links/tutorials that would be helpful. Also, if you happen to know what exactly I'd have to make it listen for in order to grab tap-then-slide gestures the "right way", I'm all ears.
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Double tapping with one finger zooms in. A single tap with 2 fingers zoom out
 
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Qaanol

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darricksailo said:
Double tapping with one finger zooms in. A single tap with 2 fingers zoom out
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This is both factually inaccurate and unhelpful.

Try the Google Maps app to see what I am talking about: free zooming as if pinching with 2 fingers, while only using 1. I do not want step-by-step zooming, I want continuous zooming.
 
Nanook

Nanook

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darricksailo said:
Double tapping with one finger zooms in. A single tap with 2 fingers zoom out
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Gee thanks. Tell me how you can tap with two fingers with one hand easily.

OP, I was overjoyed when I discovered Google Maps did that. Finally true one handed operation. I would pay money for a tweak that enabled that in all zooming apps.
 
darricksailo

darricksailo

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Dec 18, 2012
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Qaanol said:
This is both factually inaccurate and unhelpful.

Try the Google Maps app to see what I am talking about: free zooming as if pinching with 2 fingers, while only using 1. I do not want step-by-step zooming, I want continuous zooming.
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I apologize; I did not realize you were talking about continuous zooming

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Nanook said:
Gee thanks. Tell me how you can tap with two fingers with one hand easily.

OP, I was overjoyed when I discovered Google Maps did that. Finally true one handed operation. I would pay money for a tweak that enabled that in all zooming apps.
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No need to be harsh about it; I misunderstood the question and most people don't even know you can tap with 2 fingers to zoom out
 
Carlanga

Carlanga

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I'm accustomed to doing it using 2 fingers, the way google maps has it feels uncomfortable for me, maybe because I have been using just iPhones for the last 3 contracts.

My guess is the tweak can have issues on safari, unless you create your own internet app using the available API and just mods the zooming in.
 
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Qaanol

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Carlanga said:
I'm accustomed to doing it using 2 fingers, the way google maps has it feels uncomfortable for me, maybe because I have been using just iPhones for the last 3 contracts.

My guess is the tweak can have issues on safari, unless you create your own internet app using the available API and just mods the zooming in.
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Erm, you are aware that Google Maps still uses standard 2-finger zooming as well, right? It simply adds an additional option to zoom with 1 finger. That way people can seamlessly use whichever method they prefer, without any hassle.

Having both options is strictly superior to just having one.
 
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