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Multi-Touch Swipe Gestures for iPhone Keyboard
textually.org —
MacRumors reports on a new Apple patent application called Swipe Gestures for Touch Screen Keyboards.
Apple suggests the use of swipe gestures to be used on top of the iPhone's on screen keyboard in order to provide the user with quick access to common keys.
The patent application is authored by Wayne Westerman. ...
Apple Patent Shows Nifty Keyboard Gestures for the iPhone [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
... While many non-imminent Apple patents can edge into the realm of wishful thinking, this one is pretty doable: useful little gestures for the iPhone, which are received over the phone's onscreen keyboard. ...
Nova patente da Apple indica chegada de gestos multi-touch sobre o teclado virtual do iPhone
MacMagazine —
Novos pedidos de patente encontrados pelo MacRumors descrevem invenções do guru Wayne Westerman (ex-FingerWorks), indicando a chegada de novos gestos multi-touch no iPhone, desta vez funcionando sobre o seu teclado virtual.
A idéia de Wayne é tornar a digitação no aparelho ainda mais eficiente, criando movimentos de rápido acesso a caracteres utilizados frequentemente ou comandos específicos. Por exemplo, deslizar o dedo para a esquerda funcionaria como Delete; se usar dois dedos, você apagaria toda uma ...
Apple files patent for gesture-based text editing
Engadget —
... Of course, these types of gestures are nothing new (and frankly, nothing patentable we suspect), as applications on the company's own devices -- namely the jailbreak-only MobileTerminal -- feature almost this exact implementation of gesture control. Still, adding in this functionality to the software's existing tools would likely improve navigation and input, and opens the door for solutions to the lingering (and annoying) copy / paste problems Apple seems to have. [Via Mac Rumors] Filed under: Cellphones Apple files patent for gesture-based text ...
Apple Has Patent for Gesture-Based Text Editing
Mobile Whack —
... That means Apple is definitely interested in touchscreen keyboards. Should we be dreaming about Apple netbooks or tablets? Well the new patent suggests that simple finger gestures like swiping to the left or right might control basic functions in text editing. Swipe to left and delete characters, swipe for a space and swipe down for return. These could be very easily adopted by iPhone users for now, but when will they be implemented, we’re yet to find out! via macrumors Tags: Apple , Apple , iPhone , Mobile News , ...
Apple files patent for Swipe Gestures for Touch Screen Keyboards?
Phones Review —
... The guys over at MacRumors unearthed the Apple patent which points to enabling simple finger gestures such as swipes left and right for basic function control of text editing.
There also appears to be other swipes outlined such as a right swipe for a space, swipe left to delete a character, and a down swipe acting as a return key. Not too sure if Apple is actually contemplating this Swipe Gestures for their Apple iPhone as yet, but we will see what comes.
Source – macrumors
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