I have for awhile used the method of planting one finger and making a sweeping diagonal motion on the screen with another finger on the same hand. I think the important thing is to find something that works that is comfortable for the individual for their use and I think there definitely are ways. The two finger one on each side of the phone seems to produce good results as well. My wrist has absolutely never liked the knob twisting motion on the flat screen at all. The rotor was the one gesture I had concerns about even before I got or tried the IPhone. I can think of alternatives that would possibly be nice if they could be implemented, but that is not reality for now and may never be. Maybe like defining a long gesture up or down th screen with one or two fingers for example. Make it have to cover most of the screen from top to bottom so as not to conflict with shorter up or down swipes maybe. So like a short swipe up or down do what it does now to do what the rotor is set to and a definite intentional longer swipe to change what it would do (change the rotor). Might be nice.
On 5/31/12, Keith Bundy <kb5...@gmail.com> wrote: > I, too, use the knob twisting method, and I have excellent success with the > rotor. Thanks for these excellent alternative methods, Cristobal. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 31, 2012, at 12:09 PM, "Cristobal" <crismuno...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I can't say I've had nearly the trouble expressed by others on this list >> with this gesture. >> I often use a nob twisting motion with my thumb and index or middle >> finger >> or simply plant my index finger somewhere on the screen and use my middle >> finger to swipe somewhere else on the screen and generate the rotor >> action >> that way. I'll also just plant my index finger and place my middle finger >> on >> another part of the screen and rotate my wrist to cycle through the >> various >> options in a faster manner. That or just plant both fingers separated on >> the >> screen and rotate the phone while leaving my fingers locked in position. >> It >> all depends on how I'm positioned in relation to the phone. Sitting, >> stretched out on the couch, reclined in bed etc. >> >> I think I probably have more difficulty with the four finger tap for >> getting >> to the top or bottom of the screen. That's more a function of my big mits >> and the narrowness of the iPhone though I imagine. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf >> Of Kimber Gardner >> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 9:58 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture >> >> The roter seems to be my biggest problem with VO whether on the phone or >> the >> MacAir. I have never been able to get it to behave consistently. Given >> John's suggestion, I came up with a method that appears to be working for >> me. Rather than using two fingers on the same hand, I use both index >> fingers >> and move them in opposite directions. It's based on John's idea but >> requires >> both hands and so may not be suitable for everyone. >> >> K >> >> On 5/31/12, Rob Harris <bobs...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>> I'll try it, I tried previous suggestion making sure the app knew it >>> was in >>> >>> control, but for sure using the wider rotor might have mileage. >>> >>> Ok, tried it; I ocnclude both elements need to be done for >>> consistency. The >>> >>> first touch of the typing screen doesn't produce a dot, it just >>> ensures the >>> >>> app is focussed. >>> >>> RobH@Home. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jon Pierson" <joncpier...@gmail.com> >>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 4:52 PM >>> Subject: The Rotor, a possible replacement gesture >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> I have watched many people having inconsistent results using the rotor >>> and I myself have not had the silly thing act the same way from >>> session to session. Now maybe it's something with the callouses on my >>> abused fingers but for whatever reason, I have not found rotoring to >>> be to my liking, until today! >>> >>> I was wondering first of all how much spacing between the fingers was >>> possible and apparently the answer is, a lot. >>> >>> What I have found most useful now, and this does work on any of the >>> phone's edges so that portrait or landscape modes shouldn't affect >>> this methid, is to use two fingers near the edges of the screen. >>> Pretend the phone has a set of railroad tracks on it and that each of >>> your fingers represents a traing going in the opposite direction. >>> As long as both fingers move, the gesture seems to be picked up >>> consistently. >>> >>> I just tried this way of changing rotor settings with a person who >>> swore that rotoring was never going to be a useful gesture because of >>> the frustration it seems to bring to many novice IOS/VO users and the >>> result was that all of the rotor's settings changed correctly on the >>> first and every try. >>> >>> So maybe some folks want to give this method a try and hopefully the >>> results will be as rewarding as they have been here so far. >>> Now I may have to try that pinching gesture folks talk about next. >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Kimberly >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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