TRACKPAD / GUIDE
Trackpad gesture guide
What your fingers do in RunePad, and what happens on the host.
Current development defaults. Three-finger actions are configurable. The keys sent appear below each action.
Common gestures
01Move the pointer
Move one fingerSends mouse movement.
02Click
Tap with one fingerSends a left click.
03Right-click
Tap with two fingersSends a right click to open a context menu where supported.
04Scroll
Move both fingers in the same directionSends vertical / horizontal scrolling. Direction follows the host settings; RunePad also offers inversion.
05Drag
Double-tap, hold the second tap and moveHolds the left mouse button. Alternatively, hold one finger and move a second; keep the holding finger down to lift and reposition the moving finger. Lift all fingers to end the drag.
Gestures by host
Choose the OS of the Bluetooth host, not the device running RunePad. Physical-device testing on Windows and Android is ongoing.
Mac
06Pinch in / out with two fingers
Zoom out / inCommand + keypad − / +
07Swipe left with three fingers
Next desktopControl + →
08Swipe right with three fingers
Previous desktopControl + ←
09Swipe up with three fingers, then release
Mission ControlControl + ↑
10Swipe down with three fingers, then release
App ExposéControl + ↓
11Swipe up with three fingers and pause
Switch appsHold Command and send Tab; release keys when all fingers lift.
Pinch in to zoom out; pinch out to zoom in. Place both fingers together and move both. Zoom changes in steps and depends on the app. A stationary-finger pinch is not supported. Recognition is being refined.
Back / forward: gesture 04 (horizontal scrolling) navigates history in our Mac Chrome test. No keys are sent; behavior depends on the app and scrollable area.
Windows
06Pinch in / out with two fingers
Zoom out / inCtrl + keypad − / +
07Swipe left with three fingers
Next desktopWin + Ctrl + →
08Swipe right with three fingers
Previous desktopWin + Ctrl + ←
09Swipe up with three fingers, then release
Task ViewWin + Tab
10Swipe down with three fingers, then release
Show desktopWin + D
11Swipe up with three fingers and pause
Switch appsHold Alt and send Tab; release keys when all fingers lift.
Pinch in to zoom out; pinch out to zoom in. Place both fingers together and move both. Zoom changes in steps and depends on the app. A stationary-finger pinch is not supported. Recognition is being refined.
iPad
06Pinch in / out with two fingers
UnassignedNo input sent
07Swipe left with three fingers
Next appGlobe + →
08Swipe right with three fingers
Previous appGlobe + ←
09Swipe up with three fingers, then release
Go HomeCommand + H
10Swipe down with three fingers, then release
Show / hide DockCommand + Option + D
11Swipe up with three fingers and pause
App cardsGlobe + ↑. Click a card to select it.
Android
06Pinch in / out with two fingers
UnassignedNo input sent
07Swipe left with three fingers
BackMeta + Backspace
08Swipe right with three fingers
Recent appsMeta + Tab
09Swipe up with three fingers, then release
Go HomeMeta + Enter
10Swipe down with three fingers, then release
Open notificationsMeta + N
11Swipe up with three fingers and pause
Request app switch (device dependent)Hold Alt and send Tab; release keys when all fingers lift.
Meta is the modifier corresponding to the Windows / Command key. Responses to these inputs vary by Android device and OS.
Hold gestures and unsupported actions
Gesture 11 triggers after pausing for about 0.45 seconds at the end of an upward swipe. It is separate from the regular upward swipe. On Mac, lifting all fingers releases the held key. On iPad, Globe + ↑ is sent and released; click an app card to select it. Rotation, two-finger double-tap smart zoom and four-finger pinch are unsupported.