The SLIDE MOTION Edit Page

If you've selected a slide gesture, you have the option of editing the speed (sensitivity), acceleration (non-linearity), and other behavior controls.

Slide Axes/Direction

The topmost control on this page is the 'Axes/Direction' field.  This shows which motion direction(s) the slide is sensitive to.  You cannot change the motion direction from the slide motion page.  To create a slide in a different direction, use the toolbar at the bottom of the chord edit page.  

Command Gesture Sensitivity

The Motion Speed/Sensitivity combo box may be more useful for now.  For command gestures (that emit hotkeys), you can pick from several pre-set sensitivity categories.  If you're a new user, remember to try ROLLING your fingertips for fine control before deciding that we've made all the gestures too sensitive, and changing their settings! You should not need to adjust an existing command gesture more than one category above or below its default setting.

Point/Drag/Scroll/Zoom Speed

You cannot select different speed categories for mouse motion gestures (e.g. pointing/dragging/scrolling), but you can adjust the given category's sensitivity and acceleration in a dialog box with the Adjust This Sensitivity... button.  

WARNING: Accelerations you choose in the Speed Ajdustment dialog actually ADD to any acceleration selected in your Operating System's mouse control panel!  So if you want Medium or High accel, you should either:

  1. Set your mouse control panel accel to low or none, and set it high in this dialog (to take advantage of our extra-smooth acceleration curve!)
  2. Set the accel to low or none in this dialog, and high in your operating system's mouse control panel (this option is best for Mac OS X?).
Not Both!

One Shot Command Gestures

Select the one shot option if you only want a command to issue once per slide motion.  You'll have to lift the hand and start another slide to repeat the command.  Commands like Cut, Copy, Paste, New, Print, Save, Exit, Home, and End all use One Shot gestures.  This option does not apply to, and should not be used with mouse motions.  Leave this option unchecked if you want the gesture to repeatedly issue its events as you slide farther, say for text navigation (Arrow) gestures.

Fast Shot Command Gestures

Check fast shot when you want the best of both worlds: the command to issue just once per slide if the motion starts crisply, or to issue repeatedly if you touch and start sliding gradually.  Your attack chooses between a quick, sure-fire single command, or the extended control of command repetition. Commands like Undo, Redo, Tab, BackTab , and Application Switch use Fast Shot gestures by default.  This option does not apply to, and should not be used with mouse motions.  Leave this option unchecked if you always want the gesture to repeatedly issue its events as you slide farther, say for text navigation (Arrow) gestures.