Chapter 8. Customizing Trackpad and Mouse Gestures

Multi-touch gestures are an integral part of OS X. You can use the trackpad or a compatible mouse to perform a variety of actions with your fingers—all without clicking a button. Once you start using gestures to perform actions, you’ll wonder how you ever managed to use a computer the “old-fashioned” way. If you count yourself among the late-adopter crowd, you’ll need to learn how to use the standard gestures built into OS X first. Once you’re familiar with the concept, you can start customizing the existing gestures and add new gestures with third-party applications. You’ll be a multi-touch expert before you know it!

Project goal: Start using gestures if you haven’t already, customize the gestures ...

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