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Chapter 2 : Basics

The

forward

gesture, available in Web only, is a swipe from left to right

anywhere in the gesture area. The forward gesture allows you to move
forward through previously viewed web pages.

Drag

: Drag is the gesture you make for a slow scroll up and down a list.

Slide your fingertip slowly along the surface—no need to bear down.

One kind of drag that you’ll use a lot brings up

Quick Launch

when you’re

in an application. This drag gesture begins in the gesture area and ends on
the touchscreen. As your fingertip slowly crosses the border between the
gesture area and the touchscreen, it seems to drag Quick Launch into view.
To open one of the apps in Quick Launch, move your finger to its icon.
When you see the app name appear, lift your finger. The application opens.

You also make the drag gesture as part of a drag and drop.

Flick

: As its name tells you, this is a quick gesture, great for scrolling long

lists. Do it fast, do it lightly; as with a swipe, your fingertip just skims the
surface. The faster you flick, the faster and farther you scroll up or down a
list.

To

close an application

in Card view, flick the card up toward the top of the

touchscreen. This is called

throwing

the card off the top of the screen.

In some applications, such as Email and Messaging, you can throw a list
item off the side of the screen to delete the item.

If an application is maximized, you can flick up from the gesture area to the
screen to minimize the app and display Card view. This is the

up

gesture. If

you make the up gesture when Card view is displayed, you open the
Launcher.