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Firefox 3.1 Build with MacBook Multi-Touch Gestures [MacBook]
Firefox 3.1 Build with MacBook Multi-Touch Gestures [MacBook]
Owners of MacBooks with multi-touch trackpads can try out an experimental Firefox 3.1 build that supports finger gestures—swiping left and right for back and forward, pinch zooming, and...
Touching Firefox
ed.agadak.net — I finally upgraded from my iBook G4 to one of those new shiny aluminum MacBooks last Tuesday,... so over the weekend, I got to play around with the big buttonless glass trackpad. I noticed that I often used the 4-finger gestures to show all windows or ... (more) Touching Firefox
  Experimental Firefox with multitouch support for Mac OS X
Experimental Firefox with multitouch support for Mac OS X
mozillalinks.org — Mozilla’s Edward Lee has released an experimental build of Firefox 3.1 pre-Beta 2 that adds support for... multitouch gestures on the latest MacBook’s(*) multitouch trackpads. Implemented gestures are: These are the actions you can perform with the ... (more) Experimental Firefox with multitouch support for Mac OS X
Backstage: The MacBook That Apple Got So, So Right
Backstage: The MacBook That Apple Got So, So Right
ilounge.com — We don’t write much about Macs at iLounge, but I wanted to make an exception today to... pat Apple on the back for doing something very right: the new aluminum MacBook. Say what you will about the economy, the need for a Mac netbook, and Apple’s ... (more) Backstage: The MacBook That Apple Got So, So Right
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Experimental version of Firefox supports MacBook multi-touch gestures
jkOnTheRun — ... Here are the gestures that are recognized by Minefield: Swipe Left: Go back in history [press Cmd to open it in a tab] Swipe Right: Go forwards in history Swipe Up: Go to the top of the page Swipe Down: Go to the end of the page Pinch Together: Zoom out Pinch Apart: Zoom in Twist Right: Next tab Twist Left: Previous tab So go have fun but don't say we didn't warn you.  :) (via Lifehacker) ...

Experimental Firefox 3.1 Build Gets Awesome Multitouch Gestures on Macs [Firefox]
Gizmodo — ... Edward Lee. It uses all of the majors—swipe, twist and pinch—in awesomely intuitive ways. Three-finger swipes left and right go back a page and forward, respectively, while up and down go to the top and bottom of the current page; twists switch tabs, in the direction you spin; and pinches zoom in and out. There's no word on whether these will be implemented into the final build of 3.1, but we're really hoping they are. [Ed Lee via Mozilla Links via Lifehacker] ...

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