Web browsing on a webOS device is usually a great experience, but one complaint we often hear is about the lack of keyboard shortcuts for things such as paging up and down. While there are no built-in keyboard shortcuts for the browser, webOS did add the ability to use the gesture area to scroll up and down a full page, but only while in landscape mode. So, to take advantage of this feature, make sure you are browsing in landscape mode and then just perform a Forward Swipe to scroll down one page or a Back Swipe to scroll up one page. Note that if you have Advanced Gestures enabled, the Full Swipe will still perform a quick switch between your open cards without first going into card view.
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August 18th 2010 | Posted by Adam Marks
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July 14th 2010 | Posted by Adam Marks
Even been looking at a notification in your dashboard and wanted to minimize it back to a small icon? If you click within the currently active app, it will minimize the notification, but that click will also register within the app and may result in an unanticipated action. Therefore, to minimize the notifications without affecting your current app, simply perform a Back Swipe or Forward Swipe in the gesture area, or press the center/LCD button.
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June 28th 2010 | Posted by Adam Marks
The Back Swipe is one of the most used gestures in webOS, replacing the need for a “Back” button throughout webOS. Whenever you need to go back one-level within an app (for example, to go from reading an Email back to the Inbox), simply perform a half-swipe from right-to-left in the gesture area. It can be done on either side of the center button/LCD, just make sure that you don’t cross over that center line.
Other uses of the back-swipe:
- When there are no more levels to go back within an app, performing a Back Swipe will minimize your App into Card View
- If a Phone Call comes in, a Back Swipe will minimize the call to the dashboard. Then, either ignore the call and it will go to voicemail, or tap on the notification to answer the call
- When reviewing your dashboard notifications, a Back Swipe will minimize them back to the dashboard icons