What Gestures Do Touchscreens Use with Different Systems?Updated a month ago
The Basic Operations of Touch Screen
Touchscreens vary in interaction based on touch points. One-point touch supports basic actions such as clicking and dragging, while two-point touch enables gestures like pinch-to-zoom and rotation, enhancing the user experience by allowing more intuitive interactions. Five-point touch recognizes multiple points for more complex gestures, and ten-point touch can detect ten points simultaneously, allowing for fast, accurate responses and a wide range of gestures.
UPERFECT's touchscreen monitors offer different gesture capabilities depending on the operating system, including:
- 1-point touch: macOS.
- 2-point touch: macOS.
- 5-point touch: Android (currently limited to the Unify y).
- 10-point touch: both Windows and Android.
Windows
Most of our touch monitors support 10-point touch for Windows, allowing for a variety of complex gestures. Here are the basic operation.
To Click (Single Tap)
A quick tap to select or open something, such as tapping an app icon to launch it.
To Double-Click (Double Tap)
Double-tapping an icon or file opens it or zooms in on images in certain apps. You can double-tap a photo to view it in full size.
Long Press
Pressing and holding on an item brings up extra options or menus. You can long press a file to see options like rename or delete.
Drag
Touching and holding an item allows you to move it to a new location. You might drag an app icon to rearrange it on your home screen.
To Drag and Drop
By touching and holding an item, you can drag it to your desired location and release it. For instance, you can drag a photo from your gallery into a message to share it.
Two-Finger Pinch
Pinching two fingers together zooms out, while spreading them apart zooms in. This gesture helps you to see the details of a table or picture.
Two-Finger Scroll
Sliding two fingers up or down lets you scroll through content smoothly. This is useful for browsing a webpage or reading a document.
Three-Finger Swipe
Swiping three fingers allows you to switch between apps or open specific features quickly, enhancing your multitasking experience.
Four-Finger Swipe
A four-finger swipe is often used to return to the home screen or access the multitasking view, keeping navigation simple.
Rotate Gesture
Placing two fingers on the screen and twisting them lets you rotate an image or object, making it easy to adjust its orientation.
Five-Finger Spread
On an external PC monitor, spreading five fingers lets you access special features or menus, making it easy to return to the home screen. For other touch displays without a keyboard, this gesture is used for zooming in and out.
macOS
Due to compatibility limitations, UPERFECT touchscreen monitors only support one or two-point touch functionality on macOS.
One-point touch
macOS's one-point touch supports single tap, double tap, long press, drag, and drag-and-drop. The specific gesture actions have already been mentioned in the section discussing Windows.
Two-point touch
Two-point touch allows for more interactive controls than single-point touch, including pinch-to-zoom, rotate, and two-finger scrolling.
Currently, the only UPERFECT monitor with dual-point touch support is the Unify y.
Our monitors that support one-point touch are as follows:
Android
When Android devices are connected to UPERFECT's touchscreen monitors, they support ten-point touch functionality. This allows for a more interactive and versatile touch experience, utilizing multiple touch points for gestures like pinch-to-zoom, rotating, and multi-finger scrolling.