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About ViewApp touch interactions

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Last UpdatedDec 09, 2024
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ViewApp touch interactions are summarized in the following tables based upon the type of finger gesture and the target content shown in a running ViewApp. For more detail about touch gestures during runtime, see About touch interactions supported during runtimes.

Content Level Gestures

Content level gestures are single finger gestures applied to a graphic or control in a screen that trigger configured animations or predefined actions.

Gesture	Description	Touch Gesture Target	Effect of Gesture
Touch down	Touch down	Action Scripts User Input Push Button Show / Hide Graphic	Starts action scripts Sets ViewApp focus
Touch move	Touch down & drag	Slider control Pane scroll bar.	Moves slider control Moves panel scroll bar
Touch up	Touch up	Action Scripts Push button	Stops action scripts Releases button
Long Press	Touch, wait and lift	Action Scripts	Functionally equivalent to a mouse right-click
Double tap	Two touches in quick succession	Pane	Stops action scripts, Fits display to pane

Pane Level Gestures

Pane level gestures are two finger gestures applied to a pane that change the view of content.

Gesture	Description	Touch Gesture Target	Effect of Gesture
Pinch to zoom	Spread fingers apart to zoom in. Pinch fingers together to zoom out.	Pane	Zoom in or out Maximum zoom in is 500 percent and the minimum zoom out is 100 percent based on pane size
Swipe	Touch + drag (+ lift)	Pane	Pan the window Hierarchy navigation
Flick	Touch, make a quick flick.	Pane	The inertia and acceleration of a flick gesture distinguishes it from a swipe gesture.

Gesture

Description

Gesture Illustration

Touch Gesture Target

Effect of Gesture

Pinch to zoom

Spread fingers apart to zoom in.

Pinch fingers together to zoom out.

Pinch to zoom gesture icon

Pane

Zoom in or out

Maximum zoom in is 500 percent and the minimum zoom out is 100 percent based on pane size

Swipe

Touch + drag (+ lift)

Swipe icon

Pane

Pan the window
Hierarchy navigation

Flick

Touch, make a quick flick.

Flick icon

Pane

The inertia and acceleration of a flick gesture distinguishes it from a swipe gesture.

Layout or ViewApp Level Gestures

Layout or ViewApp level gestures require two or more fingers and affect the behavior of content shown in a screen window.

Gesture	Description	Gesture Illustration	Touch Gesture Target	Effect of Gesture
Multi-finger swipe	Touch three fingers, drag and lift		Pane.	Three finger gesture shows a slide out pane from the edge opposite to the direction of the swipe.
Scrunch	Five finger touch and squeeze.		Single pane Multiple panes	On scrunch, the window’s content scales until it reaches 70 percent of its original size at which point the window closes. In a multi-pane application, a scrunch gesture can be performed within a single pane or across multiple panes.

Gesture

Description

Gesture Illustration

Touch Gesture Target

Effect of Gesture

Multi-finger swipe

Touch three fingers, drag and lift

Multi-finger swipe icon

Pane.

Three finger gesture shows a slide out pane from the edge opposite to the direction of the swipe.

Scrunch

Five finger touch and squeeze.

Scrunch Finger Gesture icon

Single pane
Multiple panes

On scrunch, the window’s content scales until it reaches 70 percent of its original size at which point the window closes.

In a multi-pane application, a scrunch gesture can be performed within a single pane or across multiple panes.

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