Hi, I think Elaine wrote having issues with 4 fingers swipes registering, but I don't recall anyone else mentioning this. I finally got myself a new iPad, and 4 finger swipes are almost unusable there. Seems like iOS is cancelling the 4th finger swipe, not always but over 50% of the time those don't work. My hypothesis is that thanks to removal of the physical home button, some code path to recognize those remains active, even if I unchecked the Four & Five Finger App Switching from the iPad settings. But I don't think Elaine has an iPad, so something else might also be going on. Anyone else have issues with 4 finger swipes? The two finger scrub works to go back to main menu as alternative, but I'm wondering if I need to drop 4 finger swipes completely... Best regards, Harri
Hi Harri, I don't have any issue with that, using an iPhone 18 pro. Cheers, JPR http://www.jprykiel.com https://www.youtube.com/c/jprykiel http://soundcloud.com/ryksounet https://www.youtube.com/c/jprykielhttp://facebook.com/jeanphilipperykiel Le 26/03/2026 à 09:10, Harri Pasanen via MBraille-Test a écrit :
Hi,
I think Elaine wrote having issues with 4 fingers swipes registering, but I don't recall anyone else mentioning this.
I finally got myself a new iPad, and 4 finger swipes are almost unusable there. Seems like iOS is cancelling the 4th finger swipe, not always but over 50% of the time those don't work.
My hypothesis is that thanks to removal of the physical home button, some code path to recognize those remains active, even if I unchecked the Four & Five Finger App Switching from the iPad settings.
But I don't think Elaine has an iPad, so something else might also be going on.
Anyone else have issues with 4 finger swipes? The two finger scrub works to go back to main menu as alternative, but I'm wondering if I need to drop 4 finger swipes completely...
Best regards, Harri
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Hi, 4 finger swipes work here. I should note that 4 finger swipe down does not invoke context sensitive help in editor. Not sure if this is intended but, since it's marked in help file, think the gesture should always do something even if just saying "no help available here". Best, Ioana Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2026, at 4:10 AM, Harri Pasanen via MBraille-Test <mbraille-test@lists.mpaja.com> wrote: Hi, I think Elaine wrote having issues with 4 fingers swipes registering, but I don't recall anyone else mentioning this. I finally got myself a new iPad, and 4 finger swipes are almost unusable there. Seems like iOS is cancelling the 4th finger swipe, not always but over 50% of the time those don't work. My hypothesis is that thanks to removal of the physical home button, some code path to recognize those remains active, even if I unchecked the Four & Five Finger App Switching from the iPad settings. But I don't think Elaine has an iPad, so something else might also be going on. Anyone else have issues with 4 finger swipes? The two finger scrub works to go back to main menu as alternative, but I'm wondering if I need to drop 4 finger swipes completely... Best regards, Harri _______________________________________________ MBraille-Test mailing list -- mbraille-test@lists.mpaja.com To unsubscribe send an email to mbraille-test-leave@lists.mpaja.com Privacy Disclaimer - Français à suivre This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary, and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and erase this e-mail message immediately. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Déclaration de confidentialité Le présent courrier électronique (y compris les pièces qui y sont annexées, le cas échéant) s'adresse au destinataire indiqué et peut contenir des renseignements de caractère privé ou confidentiel. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire de ce document, nous vous signalons qu'il est strictement interdit de le diffuser, de le distribuer ou de le reproduire. Si ce message vous a été transmis par erreur, veuillez en informer l'expéditeur et le supprimer immédiatement.
I have never had a problem with 4 finger swipes on my iPhones. I've had the SE, 13 Pro and now the 16 Pro. When I was teaching, some people had difficulty getting the four finger swipe to work because they didn't get all four fingers to make contact at the same time. iPads are very different animals. Richard, "It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation." Herman Melville My web site: https://www.turner42.com From: Harri Pasanen via MBraille-Test <mbraille-test@lists.mpaja.com> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2026 1:11 AM To: MBraille Test <mbraille-test@lists.mpaja.com> Cc: Harri Pasanen <harri@mpaja.com> Subject: [MBraille-Test] 4 finger swipe issue Hi, I think Elaine wrote having issues with 4 fingers swipes registering, but I don't recall anyone else mentioning this. I finally got myself a new iPad, and 4 finger swipes are almost unusable there. Seems like iOS is cancelling the 4th finger swipe, not always but over 50% of the time those don't work. My hypothesis is that thanks to removal of the physical home button, some code path to recognize those remains active, even if I unchecked the Four & Five Finger App Switching from the iPad settings. But I don't think Elaine has an iPad, so something else might also be going on. Anyone else have issues with 4 finger swipes? The two finger scrub works to go back to main menu as alternative, but I'm wondering if I need to drop 4 finger swipes completely... Best regards, Harri
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Harri Pasanen -
Ioana Gandrabur -
Jean-philippe Rykiel -
Richard Turner