Multitouch is messed up on some Android devices and moving with two touches is very jittery. Scaling/Zooming on a fixed point works because it only requires the distance between touches.
On Nov 27, 4:47 pm, Felipemnoa <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI: The new way you are suggesting is how it works in the iphone. > > On Nov 27, 2010, at 9:46 AM, MikeAsh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I have a question; why doesn't the android browser pinch zoom multi > > touch feel quite right? > > > Answer? Because it's weird! > > > Here's the thing: pinch zoom is not a gesture, it's an interaction > > with the page. So, what it shouldn't be is measuring the change in > > distance between your fingers and then scaling what your're viewing by > > a certain amount. What it should be is pinning your fingers to places > > on the page, and as they move scaling *and moving* the page in order > > to keep your fingers on the same places on the page. This is what > > happens (give or take) on the gallery - so why not on the browser. > > > This is particularly useful when you want to zoom in on something in > > one corner of the page - you stick your fingers on the corners of it, > > and then move them to the far sides of the screen. Unfortunately, with > > the current implementation, it zooms in on the centre of the page > > (actually, somewhere in the direction of where your fingers are, but > > not quite there!), and you're left having to then scroll after > > zooming. Unnecessary. > > > I hope that makes sense to someone who thinks it'd be worth > > implementing... I certainly think so! > > > Cheers, > > > m > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Android Discuss" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
