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Customizable 4-Finger Gestures Planned by Apple
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And the lawyers are already preparing the lawsuits for three fingered people claiming discrimination by Apple.
That wouldn't be good if someone hacked it to do that - what if you have a full 2D scrolling window in Safari (horizontal and vertical)? Two fingers currently scrolls in that. Making it go back would disable that functionality..
Apple needs to release a USB trackpad that takes advantage of things like this!
Unlikely, yes. But how cool would it be if you could add this functionality to MacBooks, iMacs, MacPros for say $100
Who's with me?!
Unlikely, yes. But how cool would it be if you could add this functionality to MacBooks, iMacs, MacPros for say $100
Who's with me?!
looking forward to this.
the up and down commands are great. but i don't really switch between apps with the this.
the up and down commands are great. but i don't really switch between apps with the this.
It's not about that Einstein. It's the fact that you most likely have to buy new hardware to use this new gestures, even if old hardware (current Unibody MacBooks) also supports it via a simple software update. That's how Apple does it business... Very greedy.
Progression toward sensing more fingers
So I guess in a couple years we'll have MacBooks with trackpads that can sense gestures given using six fingMY NAME IS INIGO MONTOYA. YOU KILLED MY FATHER. PREPARE TO DIE.
So I guess in a couple years we'll have MacBooks with trackpads that can sense gestures given using six fingMY NAME IS INIGO MONTOYA. YOU KILLED MY FATHER. PREPARE TO DIE.
And how else do you expect them to support the new HARDWARE-DRIVEN features without the new hardware? Have the fairies that upgrade systems skip my apartment every night?
what? you don't and indeed CAN'T use it and you think its rubbish? well you're hardly best placed to talk are you!! In fact its easier and quicker to use the touchpad to do things like that. you dont need to look for the key and a lot of the time the hand is on the trackpad anyway.
multi touch gestures are imo very useful now I have a macbook as well as the imac.
Also why does the original article mention it would be possible to show the desktop? my macbook shipped with a 4 finger gesture that does that - swipe up.
why leave it out? seems arbitrary to allow customising of other gestures but not 4-fingers? Maybe there is a practical reason.
I love the new trackpad, but I'm not completely sold on it. the 'twist to refresh pages' that firefox uses isn't completely reliable. I tend to rest my thumb at the bottom of the trackpad ready to click, and when I move my pointer down, that sometimes registers as a twist and the page refreshes. Very annoying. If my thumb isn't moving, ignore the damn thing.
I also tend to get the four finger swipe wrong every time - I naturally swipe up for expose (no idea why) so end up having to undo it, then do it properly. So I'd like to be able to customise up & down to both do expose.
I love the new trackpad, but I'm not completely sold on it. the 'twist to refresh pages' that firefox uses isn't completely reliable. I tend to rest my thumb at the bottom of the trackpad ready to click, and when I move my pointer down, that sometimes registers as a twist and the page refreshes. Very annoying. If my thumb isn't moving, ignore the damn thing.
I also tend to get the four finger swipe wrong every time - I naturally swipe up for expose (no idea why) so end up having to undo it, then do it properly. So I'd like to be able to customise up & down to both do expose.
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Uh oh, someone just asked what the revered QuickSilver is... Not that I use it anyway!
By any means, I find the 4-fingure gestures to be VERY useful on my unibody MacBook Pro. It would be nice to be able to assign new ones, too, for going into spaces, switching to a specific app, or whatever.
ppdix said:
Uh oh, someone just asked what the revered QuickSilver is... Not that I use it anyway!
By any means, I find the 4-fingure gestures to be VERY useful on my unibody MacBook Pro. It would be nice to be able to assign new ones, too, for going into spaces, switching to a specific app, or whatever.
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The only weakness I see with the "show desktop" swipe right now is with dragging be dropping. If I swipe to view desktop and grab something, I have to stetch with the other hand to hit fn+f11 to get back where I was. It's a bit cumbersome.
The only weakness I see with the "show desktop" swipe right now is with dragging be dropping. If I swipe to view desktop and grab something, I have to stetch with the other hand to hit fn+f11 to get back where I was. It's a bit cumbersome.
I enjoy the swipes just the way they have been assigned. They are incredibly useful. The ability to customize them would be great though. Especially if it was application specific (for any app).
Files, clippings, anything- it's difficult to get it all to work together.
Say you're working in safari but need the .jpg on your desktop, so you do the four-fingered swipe, select it, and beginto drag. How to you get back to safari?! Only by KEEPING the button down while pressing fn+f11! How ridiculous.. And how lucky for me my hands are huge!
Multiclutch is ace, unbelievable that the equivalent isn't bundled default.
As for the supposed uselessness of all these gestures, pfft, for browsing purposes I'd actually prefer using the glass pad for browsing these days, it's far more efficient than using mouse and shortcuts as I barely have to move my hands.
In Firefox I have 3 up/down for back/forward, 3 left/right to switch tabs. It's ace, I never thought I'd actually prefer a trackpad to mouse/keyb for general browsing.
As for the supposed uselessness of all these gestures, pfft, for browsing purposes I'd actually prefer using the glass pad for browsing these days, it's far more efficient than using mouse and shortcuts as I barely have to move my hands.
In Firefox I have 3 up/down for back/forward, 3 left/right to switch tabs. It's ace, I never thought I'd actually prefer a trackpad to mouse/keyb for general browsing.
LMAO!!! No kidding!!
This whole new track pad is just awesome and I hope they do all of this.
This looks like it is going to be excellent fodder for the Onion News Network guys!
I can foresee another 'news item' coming -
Apple's new revolutionary MultiTouchBook (C)
02.14.09
Cupertino, CA —Apple today unveiled the latest innovation in notebook computers - a 'touch anywhere' computer that can respond differently based on where and how it is touched.
Business users however were left wondering if the computer was smart enough not to embarrass them by making naughty gestures when accidentally pinched at the bottom. MORE»
Happy Valentine's Day Folks!
I can foresee another 'news item' coming -
Apple's new revolutionary MultiTouchBook (C)
02.14.09
Cupertino, CA —Apple today unveiled the latest innovation in notebook computers - a 'touch anywhere' computer that can respond differently based on where and how it is touched.
Business users however were left wondering if the computer was smart enough not to embarrass them by making naughty gestures when accidentally pinched at the bottom. MORE»
Happy Valentine's Day Folks!