FingerWorks - Inventor and Developer of MultiTouch Technology

Configuring Device
Configuring for your OS
Configuring Mouse Buttons

NOTE: Only the most basic iGesture Pad settings are configurable with the 3-corner holds described below. More advanced settings (like game mode) can be customized with the Feature Selector control panel (part of the MultiTouch Utilities on Mac OS X, Linux, Windows 2000 and Windows XP).

 

All MultiTouch systems ship configured for Windows-style hotkeys. To enable Mac-style hotkeys for use with MacOS, hold the appropriate 3 corners for a second as shown below. The pad will acknowledge the new setting by emitting a key in the current text window:    

Upper and Left Corners for Windows
Windows Mode
(emits 'W' key)
Upper and Right corners for Mac mode
MacOS Mode
(emits 'M' key)

You may reconfigure your MultiTouch unit whenever you switch the unit to another operating system.

Horizontal Palm Slides for switching OS mode. With the Feature Selector utility, you can enable horiontal palm slides that quickly but impermamently switch between Mac and Windows modes. The slides work like this:

Mac mode  <--  Slide palm heels --> Windows mode.


 

All MultiTouch systems ship configured for 2-button mouse emulation. To enable 3-Button Mouse Emulation (perhaps for use with Linux), hold 3 corners for a second as shown below. The pad will acknowledge the new setting by emitting a key in the current text window:    

Lower and Left corners for 2-button mouse emulation
2-button Emulation
(emits '2' key)
Lower and Right corners for 3-button mouse emulation
3-button Emulation
(emits '3' key)

Note: When 3-button emulation is enabled, the thumb & two-fingertip chord splits:

  • thumb+index+middle:
    (with thumb 2 inches (4-5cm) from index) emulates the middle mouse button
  • SPREAD thumb+ring+pinky:
    (with thumb 3-4 inches or 7-10cm from ring) activates the right mouse button

Button Swaps.  With the Feature Selector dialog of the MultiTouch Utilities, you can swap the mouse buttons for compatibility with left-handed mice.