Gestures
G5 Series panels support Gestures for on-screen navigation. Gestures can be applied to Pages and General and Multi-State General Buttons, and provide a method of triggering Event Actions, including Page Flips, Launch Actions and (Command or String) Actions. Gestures are presented in the Events tab of the Properties window (FIG. 390):
FIG. 390 Properties window - Events tab
TPD5 supports a set of Single-Finger gestures, and a set of 2-Finger gestures. Using the Edit Event Actions dialog, multiple event actions can be assigned to a gesture - see Assigning Events to Pages or Buttons.
Copying/Converting Gestures Between Panels
TPDesign5 supports copying and converting the properties for Gesture Controls: When copying a page between panels, or when converting between panel types that both support Gestures, the configuration of the source panel's Gesture Controls are copied to the destination panel's Gesture Controls.
Single-Finger Gestures
G5 Touch Panels support Gestures for on-screen navigation. G5 touch panels support both single- and two-finger gestures. Gestures are presented in TPDesign5 as a set of events in the Properties window (Events tab), and can be assigned to Pages and Buttons (General and Multi-State General only) through the Edit Event Actions dialog.
Supported Single-Finger Gestures include:
| Single-Finger Gestures | |
|---|---|
| Gesture Left | A swipe across the touch panel in the left direction. |
| Gesture Right | A swipe across the touch panel in the right direction. |
| Gesture Up | An upward swipe across the touch panel. |
| Gesture Down | A downward swipe across the touch panel. |
| Double-Tap | A double-tap on the touch panel. |
Using Single-Finger Gestures:
- Place one finger on the panel.
- Swipe (slide) the finger left or right for horizontal navigation (Left, Right Swipes), up or down for vertical navigation (Two- finger Upward, Two-Finger Downward Swipes), in a circular motion (Clockwise and Counterclockwise).
- The Gesture ends when the finger is lifted from panel.
Two-Finger Gestures
G5 Touch Panels support Gestures for on-screen navigation. G5 touch panels support both single- and two-finger gestures. Gestures are presented in TPDesign5 as a set of events in the Properties window (Events tab), and can be assigned to Pages and Buttons (General and Multi-State General only) through the Edit Event Actions window.
Supported Two-Finger Gestures include:
| Single-Finger Gestures | |
|---|---|
| 2-Finger Gesture Left | A two-finger swipe across the touch panel in the left direction. |
| 2-Finger Gesture Right | A two-finger swipe across the touch panel in the right direction. |
| Single-Finger Gestures (Cont.) | |
|---|---|
| 2-Finger Gesture Up | A two-finger upward swipe across the touch panel. |
| 2-Finger Gesture Down | A two-finger downward swipe across the touch panel. |
Using Two-Finger Gestures:
- Place two fingers slightly separated on the panel.
- Swipe (slide) both fingers in unison left or right for horizontal navigation (Two-finger Left, Two-Finger Right Swipes), or up or down for vertical navigation (Two-finger Upward, Two-Finger Downward Swipes).
- The Gesture ends when both fingers are lifted from panel.