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Since the iPhone does not have native gestures for cut, copy and paste already, here are some suggestions on how FreeMind might work on the iPhone.
Since the iPhone does not have native gestures for cut, copy and paste already, here are some suggestions on how FreeMind might work on the iPhone.


For cut, copy and paste of text (rather than nodes), first tap to bring up the loupe, find the starting location, then tap with a second finger.  At this point the background colour changes to indicate the start of a selection.  Then find the end of the selection and do the same thing.  If the selection is small enough, supporting holding both fingers down to select the end of the text would be helpful.  At this point it's just the same as a demo I saw on Engadget (which has been removed, unfortunately).  However, the demo on Engadget doesn't distinguish between copy and paste.  At this point, we've made a selection but we might want to paste a previous copy into it, or cut, or copy.  Once a selection is made the user does a grab gesture for cut and a drop gesture for paste.  It's similar to a pinch (for zooming), except with three fingers.  Or tap three fingers for copy.  See the YouTube demonstration of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ByYd-Hwruo Cut, Copy and Paste].
For cut, copy and paste of text (rather than nodes), first tap to bring up the loupe, find the starting location, then tap with a second finger.  At this point the background colour changes to indicate the start of a selection.  Then find the end of the selection and do the same thing.  You can also hold the first finger down if you want.  At this point it's much the same as [http://www.vimeo.com/266383 this video on Vimeo].  However, it's assumed that you want to paste only after the selection is made.  At this point, we've made a selection but we might want to paste a previous copy into the selection, or cut, or copy.  If you missed the selection and wanted to do it again, it wouldn't work that way.


To open a node, use a three finger gesture like opening a jar (similar to the [http://www.fingerworks.com/gesture_guide_files.html Fingerworks Gestures]) but with three fingers instead of four.  To distinguish between open (or close) and cut, the thumb and fingers will switch positions left to right across the surface, whereas with a cut they will all come together.  See the YouTube demonstration of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz3-asJ-P4w Open and Close].
To open a node, use a three finger gesture like opening a jar (similar to the [http://www.fingerworks.com/gesture_guide_files.html Fingerworks Gestures]) but with three fingers instead of four.  To distinguish between open (or close) and cut, the thumb and fingers will switch positions left to right across the surface, whereas with a cut they will all come together.  See the YouTube demonstration of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz3-asJ-P4w Open and Close].
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz3-asJ-P4w Open and Close]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz3-asJ-P4w Open and Close]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeuSsIp9rk0 Button Bar]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeuSsIp9rk0 Button Bar]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ByYd-Hwruo Cut, Copy and Paste]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ByYd-Hwruo Cut, Copy and Paste] (of nodes)


---[[User:Clevans|Clevans]] 2008-07-20 18:44 EDT
---[[User:Clevans|Clevans]] 2008-07-20 18:44 EDT


Updated 2008-11-21 18:31 EST
Updated 2008-11-21 18:31 EST

Revision as of 19:59, 22 November 2008

Since the iPhone does not have native gestures for cut, copy and paste already, here are some suggestions on how FreeMind might work on the iPhone.

For cut, copy and paste of text (rather than nodes), first tap to bring up the loupe, find the starting location, then tap with a second finger. At this point the background colour changes to indicate the start of a selection. Then find the end of the selection and do the same thing. You can also hold the first finger down if you want. At this point it's much the same as this video on Vimeo. However, it's assumed that you want to paste only after the selection is made. At this point, we've made a selection but we might want to paste a previous copy into the selection, or cut, or copy. If you missed the selection and wanted to do it again, it wouldn't work that way.

To open a node, use a three finger gesture like opening a jar (similar to the Fingerworks Gestures) but with three fingers instead of four. To distinguish between open (or close) and cut, the thumb and fingers will switch positions left to right across the surface, whereas with a cut they will all come together. See the YouTube demonstration of Open and Close.

All YouTube Tutorials:

---Clevans 2008-07-20 18:44 EDT

Updated 2008-11-21 18:31 EST