Turn Gestures On or Off
A gesture is a motion that can be made to the screen to trigger a specific action. An example of a gesture might be a “swipe down” on the screen that would clear the text from the Speech Display Bar (SDB). A gesture can apply to a particular page or it can be applied to all pages in a Vocabulary File.
We understand that gesture recognition will not benefit all users. The Application Settings menu provides an On/Off option.
Important: Timing is not active when gestures are turned on. If the device user requires a Dwell Time for access, gestures are not recommended.
To turn on Gestures:
Go to Menu > Application Settings > Input.
Select Gestures. A checkmark indicates the feature is on.
To turn off Gestures:
Go to Menu > Application Settings > Input.
Select Gestures. No checkmark indicates the feature is off.
Important: Once you create a gesture for a page or all pages, the only way to change the page applicability is to delete the gesture and create a new gesture. For example: If you wanted to apply a gesture that works on a specific page to all pages in a vocabulary file, you would need to delete the existing gesture, and then create a new gesture for all pages.
Create a Gesture
To create a gesture for a single page:
Open the page on which you want to create the gesture.
Go to Menu > Edit Mode > Menu > Edit Page
Select the Gestures tab at the top of the page.
Select New Gesture.
Choose the type of gesture from the list box at the top of the screen. For example: One Finger Swipe Down.
Give your gesture a label; for example: “sw clears”.
Select Add an action and choose an action from the dropdown arrow. For example: Clear Display.
Select Save twice.
Test the gesture by performing it on the page it was set up on.
To create a gesture for all pages in a vocabulary file:
Open the vocabulary file.
Go to Menu > Edit Mode > Menu > Vocabulary Settings > Gestures.
Select New Gesture.
Choose the gesture from the list. For example: One Finger Swipe Down.sw clears all
Give your gesture a label; for example: “sw clears all”.
Select Add an action and choose an action from the dropdown arrow. For example: Clear Display.
Select Save twice.
Test the gesture by performing it from any page in the vocabulary file.