[IxDA Discuss] Apple's Gesture Dictionary

[Jack Moffett]

Apple's most recent patent is for a "multi-touch gesture dictionary".  
I'm most interested in figure 2, which suggests using a thumb and  
finger pinch to cut content, and spread to paste (functions not  
currently available on the iPhone). The patent describes thumb and 2  
finger and 3 finger actions, as well as clockwise and counter  
clockwise gestures. Some of them seem quite intricate, but the simple  
ones could be fairly intuitive. It's an interesting idea.

Article with examples: http://www.macnn.com/blogs/?p=338
Full Patent: http://tinyurl.com/2xc8mq

Jack


Jack L. Moffett
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