Touch device gestures

摘要

A system and method for facilitating employing touch gestures to control or manipulate a web-based application. The example method includes employing a browser running on a device with a touch-sensitive display to access content provided via a website; determining a context associated with the content, including ascertaining one or more user interface controls to be presented via a display screen used to present the content, and providing a first signal in response thereto; receiving touch input from a touch-sensitive display and providing a second signal in response thereto; and using the second signal to manipulate the display screen in accordance with the context associated with the content presented via the display screen. A library of touch gestures can represent common functions through touch movement patterns. These gestures may be context sensitive so as not to conflict with default touch tablet gestures.

主权项

1. A method for employing touch gestures to control a web-based application, the method comprising:
employing a browser running on a device with a touch-sensitive display to access content provided via a website; determining default touch gestures used by the device to manipulate the content; determining a context associated with the content, including ascertaining one or more user interface controls to be presented via a display screen used to present the content, and providing a first signal in response thereto; determining from the context associated with the content and the default touch gestures a set of touch gestures that are non-conflicting with the default touch gestures when operating the one or more user interface controls, wherein the set of touch gestures includes at least one common touch gesture configured to operate at least one of the one or more user interface controls also operable by a default touch gesture; providing at least one function responsive to at least one of the one or more user interface controls receiving a touch gesture input from a touch-sensitive display; in response to the touch gesture input operating the at least one function, providing a second signal in response thereto; and using the second signal to manipulate the display screen in accordance with the context associated with the content presented via the display screen and the at least one function operated by the touch gesture input.