 | Nov 5 2009 |
GURUBEZ This software is one of the best investment after my Mac.... Highly racomanded!!
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| Oct 24 2009 |
FONTBOT 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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| Oct 21 2009 |
DOUG ENGELBART xGestures is the one and only mouse gesture driver, indeed. The mouse key combination for starting a gesture can be chosen from a greater variety than I could dream of (so far). Just one thing: The colors of the painted gesture paths should be selectable, too, because many people don't like the blue or red pill. ;)
(Version 1.7.4) | |
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| Sep 24 2009 |
COWICIDE If this dev stopped making xGestures I would stay at the last OS it supported until someone else came along. I refuse to use a computer without it.
(Version 1.7.4) | |
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 | Sep 19 2009 |
ANAXYMANDER A wonderful application, and how very helpful. Great thanks.
(Version 1.7.4) | |
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| Aug 29 2009 |
APPLEJACK78 Thank you for this great tool. I like it a lot.
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| Aug 28 2009 |
EASER This is one of absolute "must have" programs, so it's sweet to see that they're keeping on top of this. Honestly, if you've never tried using gestures, try this program. It's straightforward and has never given me a problem. And at this price, it's a steal.
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| Feb 9 2009 |
TEKL Great application and a great price. Less expensive than simple Mail Stationaries and much more useful. Very stable and I haven't seen any bugs. The only annoying thing is, that I can't use xGestures to draw complex graphics onto the screen. After some time it stops drawing with the message "This isn't MacPaint!!!" ;-)
(Version 1.7.3) | |
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| Nov 30 2007 |
TRISTANOTIERNEY Awesome product, well worth the $5. Thanks for filling this huge hole in Mac OS X!
(Version 1.7.3) | |
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 | Nov 26 2007 |
NONTROPPO Noraa: try deleting what.xgestures.plist in your /Library/Preferences/
(Version 1.7.3) | |
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| Nov 26 2007 |
NONTROPPO XGestures is the best $5 you can spend on software for OS X. Mouse gestures are an incredibly effective interface addition. I normally work in mixed keyboard / mouse mode but sometimes I'm far from the keyboard. Gestures allow full navigation and triggering of all your apps. Navigate in Finder, Forklift, Safari, FF using the same gesture for back, much faster than using their back buttons. Toggle side panels, run applescript. The only issue is with Wacom tablets. The developer knows about this and will try to fix it once he geta a tablet to use. I stopped using my Wacom tablet, as I found disabling XGestures just to disruptive to my overall workflow!
(Version 1.7.3) | |
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| Nov 26 2007 |
F451 This is simply a must-have for me, and I can see by the current price it is still a bargain by any standard. Having used X-Gestures for years now I would be lost without it. It is easy to set-up, even easier to use.
(Version 1.7.3) | |
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| Oct 30 2007 |
KAIDOH Thanks for the quick Leopard update. I don't know what I would have done without this extremly useful app. Highly recommended - even for keyboard junkies who can finally make peace with their mouse.
(Version 1.7.2) | |
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| Oct 22 2007 |
TRISTANOTIERNEY Wohoo, finally updated for Leopard! Thanks Brian :)
(Version 1.7.2) | |
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| Oct 22 2007 |
GCOGHILL xGestures is a great utility, but FYI it plays havoc with Adobe software menus when using a Wacom tablet. At least it did on CS1; have not tried with CS3 yet. It took me a few weeks to figure out what was going on, but once I disabled xGestures completely, the Adobe menu/Wacom wierdness went away. A shame too, as I was a huge fan of xGestures, but the Wacom takes precedence. I never heard back from the dev on this when I contacted him about it, so I just moved on.
(Version 1.7.2) | |
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| Feb 11 2007 |
THE KICHI GUY one of the essential freeware/shareware apps for the mac. highly customizable, works in every app (not just cocoa apps), and with a little bit of creativity, you can practically control any aspect of your computer with this. and blackflag, it is easily worth your $5 burger king lunch. and don't be disappointed, xgestures can easily handle the one thing you wanted it to do. just add the finder to your app-specific settings, choose the gesture action "Choose Menu Item", and for the menu item name type "Back" for going back, and "Forward" for going forward, and then assign whatever gestures you want to those functions.
(Version 1.7) | |
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| Jan 9 2007 |
BLACKFLAG_S13 Argh! I was really really excited when I came across this app, but it doesn't perform the one thing that I want it to do. It doesn't go back and forward in Finder like my mouse-gestures for Opera do. A little disappointing. Other than that it seems like a very solid little app, though not worth my money just yet...
(Version 1.7) | |
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 | Feb 19 2007 |
GUY GIZMO What? You totally can get it to do that. The whole going back and forward in the Finder is one of the main reasons I wrote xGestures (and actually the very first gesture I got it to do). Just make a "Rock Left" and "Rock Right" gesture for Finder and assign them to keystroke Command-[ and Command-]. It ought to work great.
(Version 1.7) | |
| Dec 30 2006 |
BOOTHEFOX i use it for half a year already now and i toootally love this little app ! - it opens new windows/tabs, closes windows tabs, switches to different tabs, quits applications, moves back and forward in history, opens selected texts in browser, opens link in different browser - and all that with a few gestures (for more power Proxi recommended).
(Version 1.7) | |
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| Jun 9 2006 |
STRONGMANTIM 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) | |
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| Feb 2 2006 |
MATRIXSTYLEMAC I've been using this little app for a few months now and, I can't picture using a computer without it. I find myself trying to gesture when I'm on other peoples' computers. $5 is more than worth it, the freeware gesture apps I've tried don't come close.
(Version 1.4) | |
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| Jan 19 2006 |
WHYTOI How does this program relate and compare with that freebie CocoaGestures? http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9662
(Version 1.4) | |
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| Jan 19 2006 |
STRONGMANTIM As a user of both, I think that XGestures and CocoaGestures are very similar. I was a huge CocoaGestures junkie and swore it was the only one I would use, but once they stopped developing it (I believe the last update was in Autumn 2003), I became a huge XGestures junkie. And even if CocoaGestures released an update, there's no way I would go back to it. XGestures and its developer have impressed me enough that there's no going back.
(Version 1.4) | |
| Apr 12 2006 |
THEVALRUS XGestures is better. Like, $5 better.
(Version 1.5) | |
| Sep 26 2005 |
SABOR Rule #1 of Annoying Shareware: If you are going to be a nag after the trial period, provide a way to uninstall the freakin' application!! I am going through hell trying to find all the crap your utility placed on my system to get rid of it.
(Version 1.35) | |
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 | Oct 6 2005 |
ANONYMOUS System Preference>xGesture>"Uninstall xGestures"
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| Oct 17 2005 |
SABOR Did that...and there were still lots of xGestures files scattered thru my system. I think I got rid of them all.
(Version 1.35) | |
| Apr 13 2006 |
MARK G Does AppZapper get rid of the other files?
(Version 1.5) | |
| Aug 27 2005 |
SAM APPLEBAUM This program has completely changed the way I use my computer. I have been using it for a week and I cannot picture going back to life without it.
(Version 1.35) | |
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| Aug 1 2005 |
MICHAEL I am using a Microsoft wireless keyboard & the IntelliType Pro software that came with it. xGestures seems to work fine until i try to invoke a gesture. It does nothing. Up, Down, Right, left, Rock or whatever. I get no response.
(Version 1.35) | |
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| May 3 2005 |
ANONYMOUS For anyone who was having trouble installing in Panther, that should be fixed now.
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| Jun 26 2005 |
ANONYMOUS But it says it requires 10.4 or later.
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| Feb 17 2005 |
MCT doesn't work at all here. SystemPreferences freezes when I click xgestures' icon, and I have to force-quit. Now how can I rate this software...
(Version 1.33r1) | |
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| Feb 17 2005 |
MCT and must add: it's missing an uninstaller. I'm not sure I've removed all the files it has installed.
(Version 1.33r1) | |
| Feb 18 2005 |
BRIAN Incidentally, the uninstaller is in the preference pane! For the next version I'll do the propper thing and have there be an uninstall in the downloadable dmg file. I've been putting that off. I'll look into that pref pane freezing thing too. In the meantime, if you delete the following files and folders, you will have uninstalled xGestures: /Library/StartupItems/xGestures /Library/PreferencePanes/xGestures.prefPane
(Version 1.33r1) | |
| Feb 19 2005 |
Maybe it's a conflict with USBOverdrive. Sorry but I'm too lazy to search the reason why it freezes. But if you want me to test something,... tell me. Maybe I can give you a backtrace or whatever. FYI there is nothing reported in Console.app
(Version 1.33r1) | |
| Feb 14 2005 |
ROCKER MOVEMENT The biggest issue with this is that you really need to use a keystroke combination in conjunction with the mouse movement, which in essence defeats the simplicity of the mouse movement alone; at this point you may as well use the keyboard. The "rocker" movement is cool, and worth it, and about the only thing that I use.
(Version 1.33r1) | |
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| Feb 15 2005 |
BRIAN The keystroke-with-mouse thing is really just there for people with one button mice. I have it set to right mouse button with no modifiers and it works just dandy.
(Version 1.33r1) | |
| Sep 24 2009 |
COWICIDE I use the middle mouse button (the clickable scroll wheel) and it works a dream. I only use the modifier key when I'm with a laptop without a mouse and use the trackpad for gestures. I do wish the dev would utilize multi-touch to trigger gestures somehow.
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| Feb 14 2005 |
ANONYMOUS I'd give it a try if I could figure out what the heck "directional mouse gestures" and "rocker gestures" are. I'm not about to download and install it without knowing exactly what it does and how it works.
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| Feb 14 2005 |
SCOTTM RTFA before posting that c--p here, for crying out loud! All the info you're whining about is on the developer's site. In case it's just too difficult to click on the "More Info" link, here you go: http://stout.hampshire.edu/~bjk02/xGestures/ Next time, look before you post.
(Version 1.33r1) | |
| Feb 14 2005 |
STRONGMANTIM I had problems with the installation (actually, an upgrade) to 1.33. The first installation returned an error and suggested I retry. The retry resulted in a kernel panic. I notified the developer about it and hopefully he will get a fix soon. I do not know if the problem was just with my machine or if it is a problem with the installer. Will update when I receive word.
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| Feb 14 2005 |
STRONGMANTIM The 1.33r1 installer fixed the problem. This developer is quick with responses and fixes. Keep up the great work!
(Version 1.33r1) | |
| Feb 7 2005 |
ANONYMOUS I have never installed this app until this morning and when I went to the "About" menu it stated that the demo was "expired"! Uh? That was the quickest demo I've ever had. Although I've never used it in action I've gone ahead and registered it anyway since I like the concept.
(Version 1.32) | |
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| Feb 4 2005 |
ANONYMOUS Great App!!! Only problem is, that minimizing a window with xGestures is like in slowmotion :)
(Version 1.3) | |
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| Jan 22 2005 |
ANONYMOUS cant use it at all.... it doesnt work
(Version 1.2.1) | |
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| Jan 22 2005 |
BRIAN Try downloading it again - there was a bug in version 1.21 that ruined everything. :-(
(Version 1.2.2) | |
| Feb 4 2005 |
ANONYMOUS i have downloaded it again, and it works great :)! Thanks for this nice little app
(Version 1.3) | |
| Jan 21 2005 |
BRIAN KENDALL Errors in version 1.20 and 1.21: There was an error in version 1.20 that would cause xGestures to crash if it was installed for the first time. That error has now been fixed in version 1.21. There was an even worse error, however, in the way version 1.21 was originally built that caused the xGestures application to crash all the time no matter what. That problem has now been fixed as well.
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| Jan 11 2005 |
STRONGMANTIM Absolutely brilliant! I registered with the 1.0 version and the 1.1 is even better! I was a long time user of CocoaGestures and I loved it. I began using nothing but Cocoa apps just so I could gesture, even though there may have been a Carbon app (like Firefox vs. Camino) that could have done the job better. Now, I am free to use any app I want! Java apps, Cocoa, Carbon, even X11! I can't get enough of this app and have had no problems with it... especially not with the OS9-style lockups that another user claims can happen. I didn't think it would be possible to add something like closing a background window with a gesture, but this author did it! Thank you so much for the awesome gift you have given the OS X community. I can't wait to see this featured at WWDC by Phil Shiller!
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| Jan 11 2005 |
ANONYMOUS how is this different from http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9662 ?
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| Jan 11 2005 |
ANONYMOUS That is an InputManager and does its thing in a safe way. This is a kext and can totally lock up your Mac, OS9-style.
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| Jan 11 2005 |
BRIAN For one, it doesn't totally lock up your Mac. I've debugged it thoroughly, and the kext is written using a tried and true technique. Mac OS X is a totally different OS from 9. It's a lot more resiliant even when you're working in the kernel. Secondly, I wrote this program specifically because I was dissatisfied with CocoaGestures. CocoaGestures only added mouse gestures to cocoa programs, and was very limited in what it could have a mouse gesture do. xGestures can be used in any program on OS X, it can do rocker gestures, and it has a huge number of actions it can do, some of which are very, very useful. My personal favorites are being able to switch between windows with a gesture, or use Expose with a gesture.
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| Jan 15 2005 |
GUY WHO WROTE THE QUESTION thanks brian. i'll check it out.
(Version 1.13) | |
| Dec 14 2004 |
DONGO I'm hopelessly addicted to this program, and I have no idea how I lived without it. Mouse gestures rule, xGestures rules.
(Version 1.0) | |
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| Dec 13 2004 |
ANONYMOUS Is it possible to use this simultaneously with Sidetrack? The readme seems to say no. Or emulate Sidetrack's functionality? I want to try this, but can't live without my scrollers :)
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| Dec 14 2004 |
BRIAN KENDALL I looked into this, and it from what I can tell, xGestures and Sidetrack should be completely compatible! They both work with different parts of the kernel, and should therefore not affect each other.
(Version 1.0) | |
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