Comments on: CyberNotes: Mouse Gestures in Firefox, IE, and Opera

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 30 May 2008 22:55:38 +0000

Ryan wrote:
I’ve used system-wide mouse gestures before, but the problem that I run into is trying to remember what they do in each specific application.
Isn’t it easier to setup one application with the same gestures for every application, then to setup seperate tools per application? Personally I only use the basic gestures (back/forward, refresh, minimize/maximize) and these can be applied to any program very easily, so you won’t have to remember them. I’m always avoiding using the same gesture for another function in another application.

If you're only using basic gestures such as back/forward then it's definitely better, but I don't think that really takes full advantage of their capabilities.

By: Change

Change — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:00:12 +0000

Ryan wrote:

I’ve used system-wide mouse gestures before, but the problem that I run into is trying to remember what they do in each specific application.

Isn't it easier to setup one application with the same gestures for every application, then to setup seperate tools per application? Personally I only use the basic gestures (back/forward, refresh, minimize/maximize) and these can be applied to any program very easily, so you won't have to remember them. I'm always avoiding using the same gesture for another function in another application.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:54:17 +0000

Anonymous wrote:

I myself use StrokeIt (x wrote:
You didn’t mention that you can customize mouse gestures in opera.
You can create any type of horiz./vert. mouse gestures. There are actions in opera for just about every thing(even running a program/script) and you can join multiple actions with |(or) or &(and) symbols and .

Oops! I did mean to include information (and a screenshot) on that but it must have slipped my mind. Although I do think that Opera’s interface for setting up mouse gestures is a little complicated for most people.

By: dkong

dkong — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:26:20 +0000

I’m in with all-in-one gestures for firefox.

By: Change

Change — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:07:28 +0000

Using StrokeIt too, so I can use it with plenty of applications (also FeedDemon for instance, and ACDSee).

By: Cody

Cody — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:00:30 +0000

For me Opera has the best mouse-gestures capability simply because they are more responsive and faster than the Firefox extensions.

By: x

Wed, 28 May 2008 20:23:25 +0000

You didn’t mention that you can customize mouse gestures in opera.
You can create any type of horiz./vert. mouse gestures. There are actions in opera for just about every thing(even running a program/script) and you can join multiple actions with |(or) or &(and) symbols and . More info about actions here – [operawiki.info]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:00:21 +0000

I myself use StrokeIt ([tcbmi.com])

StrokeIt can be used with any browser or application for that matter.. It can do anything you can do with keyboard shortcuts. This way it blends in to your computer experience. You browse the same way in firefox and ie AND in explorer.

By: xangua

xangua — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:48:27 +0000

Yeah Firegestures is the best!!

you can even do gestures for search and windows pop ups so when you select a word you can search inmediatly with the search engine you want, and when you are in full screen you can easily select the tab you want.