14 DAY TRIAL // Synaptics, a leading developer of human interface solutions for mobile computing, has announced today the availability of two new advanced gestures. The ChiralRotate and Two-Finger Flick come to join the company's current portfolio of gesture recognition capabilities for Synaptics touchpads used in notebooks and peripheral keyboards. The new enhanced gesture options are available now for all computer systems equipped with Synaptics TouchPads.
“The addition of ChiralRotate and Two-Finger Flick are the most recent examples of Synaptics’ ongoing commitment to driving innovation and improved usability to all types of PC applications,” said Mark Vena, vice president of Synaptics’ PC Business Unit. “Consumer and business users alike are always looking for ways to do things faster and more intuitively on their notebook systems and PC peripherals, and these new Synaptics gestures are aimed at delivering just that.”
The “ChiralRotate” function will basically allow the use of one of the fingers to rotate images and graphics within certain applications. This could prove useful for graphic designers, as well as for everyday users that prefer using a touchpad instead of a standard mouse. The other new gesture recognized by Synaptics TouchPads enables the use of two fingers either to flick horizontally and navigate back-and-forth through images, documents and objects, or to flick vertically and minimize and maximize an application. It all depends on the application. Put together, the two new gestures will allow users to improve their interaction with their computer system.
Touchpads that support the new ChiralRotate and Two-Finger Flick gestures can provide a much more efficient way of working with photos and graphics. Users can easily and quickly review images using the Two-Finger Flick, while with the help of the ChiralRotate they can rotate those pictures within popular Windows applications. In addition, all Synaptics TouchPad settings can be turned on or off using the convenient Synaptics Control Panel.