A mouse gesture is an alternative input method that uses the mouse, sometimes in combination with the keyboard, to send commands to the operating system. Windows itself does not support mouse gestures out of the box. Most users come into contact with mouse gestures either when a program like Opera support them, or when they [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Unlike Opera, Google Chrome does not support mouse gestures by default. This input method is probably not at the top of Google’s priority. Chrome users who would like to add mouse gestures to their browser can do so by installing an extension like Smooth Gestures. The extension adds default gestures to the browser that work [...]

Categories: Browsing, Google Chrome

Mouse gestures are an alternative input method. They are probably best know from web browsers like Opera where they have been available for a very long time. Mouse gestures work by linking the gestures to commands that are executed on the system. Probably the biggest advantage over conventional input methods is the ability to run [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

The Opera desktop team has added several improvements to the latest public snapshot of the upcoming Opera 11 web browser. Opera users who have tested previous snapshots will most likely notice the new address field first. Opera 11 displays information about a website in a block in front of the website address. Depending on the [...]

Categories: Browsing, Opera

Most Windows users use the mouse for activities in the operating system. The mouse is used to open and close programs, files and folders, to create new files or make selections or changes to the operating system. Some users speed up operations with keyboard shortcuts. Mouse gestures on the other hand are not used by [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Efficiency. That is the name of the game when you’re sitting at a keyboard day in and day out. I try very hard to make computing as efficient and easy as possible. One way to make desktop computing easy is to employ mouse gestures. There are certainly easy ways to do this with Firefox using [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

Mouse gestures can be a way to increase the productivity of a user working on a computer system. Especially if they are not limited to one software program but work everywhere. Some software programs like the Opera web browser come with mouse gestures and part of the user base makes use of them in their [...]

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Easy Gestures is in my opinion one of the best Firefox extensions comparable to great extensions such as Greasemonkey or Adblock Plus. The Easy Gestures extension gives you access to commands that can be performed with mouse gestures, to be more precise with a simple mouse click and click on the desired action. Almost everything can be customized.

Categories: Browsing, Firefox