Hey folks, As Mark initially mentioned in the uTouch announcement blog post, and I've alluded to several times in posts of my own, we really want to start developing a gesture language: a system for describing a series of gestures to complete a (possibly complex) set of actions in various applications, window managers, etc.
Stephen Webb and I have been brainstorming about how to get these conversations started, and have defined some talking points for UDS. I've just created session blueprints for them here: * https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/appdevs-dx-n-gesture-language-intro * https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/appdevs-dx-n-gesture-language-foundations * https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/appdevs-dx-n-gesture-language-api The first session aims to get everyone into the same mental context. We'll be talking about an example use case that Stephen and I have been using to explore the problem space. I've got a blog post planned for this that I hope to get out in the next couple days, and that should give a better sense of what we mean by a "gesture language". The second session will address some issues that Stephen and I ran into recently. Deep, deep issues... almost application/hci metaphysics. This will also likely get a dedicated blog post. The last session will be the practical one. At that point, we will have discussed (in the other sessions and hallway/bar conversations) a wide range of issues that will impact a first draft of a gesture language. The final step for UDS is to come up with a realistic development plan for the current 6-month cycle. More soon... d _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~multi-touch-dev Post to : multi-touch-dev@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~multi-touch-dev More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
