Gestures
People interact with an iOS device by performing gestures on the touchscreen. These gestures elicit a close personal connection with content and enhance the sense of direct manipulation of onscreen objects.
As a general rule, use standard gestures. People are familiar with the standard gestures and don’t appreciate being forced to learn different ways to do the same thing. In games and other immersive apps, custom gestures can be a fun part of the experience. In other apps, it’s best to use standard gestures so extra effort isn’t needed to discover or remember them.
Avoid using standard gestures to perform nonstandard actions. Unless your app is a game in active gameplay, redefining the meaning of standard gestures leads to confusion and complexity.
Avoid interfering with systemwide screen-edge gestures. Depending on the device, screen-edge gestures provide access to the Home screen, app switcher, Notification Center, Control Center, and Dock. People rely on these gestures to work in every app. In rare cases, immersive apps like games might require custom screen-edge gestures that take priority over the system's gestures—the first swipe invokes the app-specific gesture and a second swipe invokes the system gesture. This behavior (known as edge protect) should be implemented sparingly, as it makes it harder for people to access the system-level actions. For developer guidance, see the preferredScreenEdgesDeferringSystemGestures property of UIViewController.
Libinput-gestures-setup autostart libinput-gestures-setup start. Once done, the libinput-gesture will map the three-finger swipe up gesture to go to Desktop and the three-finger swipe down on the desktop to go to the previous app. You can also pinch in and out to reach the app overview menu. Desktop Add Gesture Support for Mac App Submitted by disinfeqt on 2018-02-25 09:24 AM Please add gesture support for the Mac app, right now you can't use Magic Mouse or Trackpad to swipe right to go back.
Offer shortcut gestures to supplement, not replace, interface-based navigation and actions. Whenever possible, offer a simple, visible way to navigate or perform an action, even if it means an extra tap or two. Many system apps include a navigation bar that provides a clear, tappable button back to the previous screen. But users can also navigate back by swiping from the side of the screen. On iPad, people can exit to the Home screen by pressing the Home button, or by using a four-finger pinching gesture.
Open and Close Notification Center with Two Finger Swipe. You might not use Notification Center. For more information about these gestures, choose Apple menu System Preferences, then click Trackpad. You can turn a gesture off, change the type of gesture, and learn which gestures work with your Mac. Trackpad gestures require a Magic Trackpad or built-in Multi-Touch trackpad. In Windows on your Mac, click in the right side of the taskbar, click the Boot Camp icon, then choose Boot Camp Control Panel. If a User Account Control dialog appears, click Yes. In the One Finger section, select any of the following: Tap to Click: Lets you tap the trackpad to click. A gesture layer and window manager for the trackpad power user. Control windows and applications right from your trackpad with intuitive two-finger swipe, pinch, tap, and hold gestures. Always be in control with live tooltips and haptic feedback.
Microsoft Gestures App
Use multifinger gestures to enhance the experience of some apps. Although gestures involving multiple fingers at once aren’t appropriate for every app, they can enrich the experience in some apps, such as games and drawing apps. For example, a game might include multiple onscreen controls, such as a joystick and firing buttons, that can be operated simultaneously.
For developer guidance, see UIGestureRecognizer.
Standard Gestures
People generally expect the following standard gestures to work the same across the system and in every app.
Tap. Activates a control or selects an item.
Drag. Moves an element from side-to-side or drags an element across the screen.
Flick. Scrolls or pans quickly.
Swipe. When performed with one finger, returns to the previous screen, reveals the hidden view in a split view controller, reveals the Delete button in a table-view row, or reveals actions in a peek. When performed with four fingers on an iPad, switches between apps.
Double tap. Zooms in and centers content or an image, or zooms out if already zoomed in.
Pinch. Zooms in when pinching outward, zooms out when pinching inward.
Three-finger pinch. Copies selected text when pinching inward, pastes copied text when pinching outward.
Three-finger swipe. Initiates undo when swiping left, initiates redo when swiping right.
Touch and hold. When performed in editable or selectable text, highlights the text under the fingertip and displays an edit menu.
Rotate. Rotates an image or view.
Shake. Initiates undo or redo.
Mac Mouse Gestures
Boot Camp Control Panel User Guide
In Windows on an Intel-based Mac, you can set trackpad options that affect clicking, secondary clicking, dragging, and more. Depending on your trackpad, you see only some of these configuration options.
In Windows on your Mac, click in the right side of the taskbar, click the Boot Camp icon , then choose Boot Camp Control Panel.
If a User Account Control dialog appears, click Yes.
Click Trackpad.
In the One Finger section, select any of the following:
Tap to Click: Lets you tap the trackpad to click.
Dragging: Lets you move an item by tapping it, then immediately placing your finger on the trackpad and moving your finger.
Drag Lock: Lets you tap the trackpad to release an item after dragging it.
Secondary Click: Lets you perform a secondary click by placing one finger in a corner of the trackpad and clicking. Choose the corner you want from the pop-up menu.
In the Two Fingers section, select Secondary Click to be able to perform a secondary click by placing two fingers on the trackpad, then clicking.