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xGestures
xGestures 1.75
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Brings mouse gestures to all aspects of OS X.   Shareware ($5)
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    Brian Kendall
xGestures brings mouse gestures to all aspects of Mac OS X. Use xGestures to add normal directional mouse gestures and rocker gestures to the Finder, Safari, any of your favorite applications, or to the entire system as a whole.

Actions that can be performed by gestures include closing and minimizing windows, launching and switch applications, picking menu items, performing keystrokes, triggering Exposé, and much more!
What's New
Version 1.75:
  • Fixed issue with keystroke gestures randomly not working in Snow Leopard
  • Improved application detection (Microsoft Office 2008 and Google Chrome should work now)
  • Keystroke gestures should produce the same keystroke regardless of keyboard localization
  • Fixed the Finnish version of the preference pane
  • Preference pane is now properly 64-bit
  • Certain gestures like "Quit Application" should work more consistently in non-English locales now
Version 1.75:
  • Fixed issue with keystroke gestures randomly not working in Snow Leopard
  • Improved application detection (Microsoft Office 2008 and Google Chrome should work now)
  • Keystroke gestures should produce the same keystroke regardless of keyboard localization
  • Fixed the Finnish version of the preference pane
  • Preference pane is now properly more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3 or later.







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xGestures User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 1.x:
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F451 commented on 01 Feb 2012
Man, I miss xGestures. Surely trust the developer will update a version for Lion OS. It was great when it first arrived on the Mac scene and great up until Lion where is it hit a snag (called Lion).
[Version 1.75]


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Jichi reviewed on 04 Jan 2012
Updated to OS X Lion, and most things worked well except it would complain that if I wanted to open xGesture downloaded from Internet on every start and it also took long time to start xGesture.

I guest it has sth to do with com.apple.quarantine. Wish the developer could fix this.

Just wonder if it is possible to make this app available on AppStore and transfer our purchases there, so that more people will know this gr8t app.
[Version 1.75]

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Jichi replied on 04 Jan 2012
Forget to mention: I installed xGesture on my Mac Air with a fresh OS X Lion, rather than installing on Snow Leopard and then upgrading to OS X Lion. It complained sth on installation, but still succeeded at last. And after xGesture started, everything worked fine like Snow Leopard.
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Tachy0n replied on 18 Jan 2012
How did you install in Jichi? I get an error and it wont proceed.
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Tachy0n commented on 23 Aug 2011
Brian's last blog update is from a couple of months ago.
http://guygizmo.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-xgestures-news-plus-getting.html
I emailed him because I can't even install it in Lion. The installer complains about permissions or something.
If I install it manually, will it work? Has anyone else done a Lion upgrade on top of their Snow Leopard with xGestures installed?
[Version 1.75]

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Cowicide replied on 23 Aug 2011
Ut oh, that's from 2010, so that's around a year ago. :( I really hope a new version comes out.
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Korim replied on 25 Aug 2011
I just upgraded Lion on top of Snow Leopard with xGesture installed and after the upgrade the xGesture still works.
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Cowicide replied on 25 Aug 2011
Korim, so I guess the issue is it won't install on Lion yet, but it will run if it's already installed?
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+279
Cowicide commented on 15 Aug 2011
Oh dear lawd I hope this works/get updated for Lion. I won't upgrade to Lion until it is.
[Version 1.75]


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+14

Jichi reviewed on 27 Dec 2010
Just want to say THANKS to the developer's gr8 job! And wish the project always alive with Mac OS X!
[Version 1.75]


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+20
Kenbotwinick commented on 18 Nov 2010
Don't buy this until this is straightened out... Just emailed the developer:

"I bought xGestures last night and it won't register. It says it's invalid.

Also, when I go to your website the support and download pages cannot be found:

http://briankendall.net/xGestures/download.htm
http://briankendall.net/xGestures/support.htm

And why do we need an installer, which freaks out trying to find xgestures.app, when all we need is a double clickable preference pane?

What's going on?"

I feel cheated.
[Version 1.75]

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Kenbotwinick replied on 21 Dec 2010
The developer finally got back to me a month later after my second email to him. It wouldn't register because it was checking for my email address to be case sensitive, which seems odd... Anyways, finally registered and the webpages are working again too...
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Cowicide commented on 14 Oct 2010
I find xGesutures absolutely indispensable. I wouldn't upgrade to another version of the Mac OS without it.

The only thing I really wish it could do is have the option to detect when you plug in a mouse and then have the gestures switch from the "Pressing a key on the keyboard" option to "Click and holding a mouse button..etc" option, instead of having to do that manually every time I switch between using my laptops trackpad and mouse.
[Version 1.75]


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+6

Mcusr reviewed on 19 Jan 2010
Just add a button to easily make a config backup and you're done with this. Nothing else to improve on. Thumbs up.
[Version 1.75]

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Sergesouszero commented on 24 Jun 2010
It's not the best solution, but you can always backup xGestures preferences : ~Library/Preferences/what.xGestures.plist
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Gurubez reviewed on 05 Nov 2009
This software is one of the best investment after my Mac....

worth every Penny !!!

Highly racomanded!!
[Version 1.75]


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Fontbot reviewed on 24 Oct 2009
Having become hooked on mouse gestures in Windows - using the awkwardly-named app "StrokeIt" - xGestures was like a savior when I started using OS X. While xGestures doesn't recognize curved or diagonal gestures like StrokeIt does, as the developer points out this can actually be an advantage, since your gestures are less likely to be misinterpreted. Aside from that, xGestures' practical range of options and extensive list of actions make it very flexible and easy to configure to one's working habits. It's a must-install app on any Mac I use.
[Version 1.7.4]


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+69
Doug Engelbart had trouble on 08 Jun 2010
xGestures is still the best mouse gesture app for Macs, but unfortunately it causes a jerky mouse arrow movement in games like Diablo II, Baldur's Gate II etc. When I deactivate xGestures, then those games' mouse arrow movement is smooth again.
[Version 1.75]

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Fontbot commented on 06 Aug 2010
If you haven't already, try adding those games to xGestures Applications list, then uncheck "Enable Gestures in this Application"
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Cowicide replied on 14 Oct 2010
Exactly. xGestures can't work with everything and the dev can't know every app/game on the planet. But the dev was smart enough to let you exclude things like that. Not sure why you are complaining about it. Just disable xGestures for that game, end of problem.
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Doug Engelbart commented on 14 Oct 2010
Yes, thank you all. As aforesaid I was complaining because unfortunately it caused a jerky mouse arrow movement in games like Diablo II, Baldur's Gate II etc. But the "exclude" function deactivates that.
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nontroppo had trouble on 26 Nov 2007
Noraa: try deleting what.xgestures.plist in your /Library/Preferences/
[Version 1.7.3]


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strongmantim had trouble on 09 Jun 2006
Version 1.5 does not launch at start-up, despite having the checkbox marked in the prefpane. It can't be added as a Startup Item in the Accounts prefpane. Any ideas?
[Version 1.5]




Mark Collins rated on 30 Dec 2011

[Version 1.75]




JaeHong rated on 27 Nov 2011

[Version 1.75]



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Kgx rated on 30 Aug 2011

[Version 1.75]


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Version Downloads:4,886
Type:Drivers : Other
License:Shareware
Date:05 Nov 2009
Platform:PPC / Intel
Price: $5.00
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xGestures brings mouse gestures to all aspects of Mac OS X. Use xGestures to add normal directional mouse gestures and rocker gestures to the Finder, Safari, any of your favorite applications, or to the entire system as a whole.

Actions that can be performed by gestures include closing and minimizing windows, launching and switch applications, picking menu items, performing keystrokes, triggering Exposé, and much more!
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