Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

draw your fingers together

English answer:

bring (slide) your two fingers together

Added to glossary by Jenni Lukac (X)
May 16, 2013 06:49
10 yrs ago
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English term

draw your fingers together

English Tech/Engineering IT (Information Technology)
To zoom-out using a touch-sensitive screen :

Press on two points simultaneously and draw your fingers together

I can't represent myself this movement. Thanks for your help...
Change log

May 21, 2013 06:59: Jenni Lukac (X) Created KOG entry

Discussion

Catharine Cellier-Smart May 16, 2013:
I'm presuming you don't have an iPad or similar? The movement described is what you do to 'zoom out' of a picture for example.

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bring (slide) your two fingers together

Draw indicates the movement of sliding/moving your two fingers together.

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Note added at 17 mins (2013-05-16 07:07:21 GMT)
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Yes. Drag is another way to describe this movement.
Note from asker:
Thanks. So, to drag fingers ?
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty
15 mins
Cheers and thanks, Jack.
agree Charles Davis
16 mins
Cheers and thanks, Charles.
agree Gabriella Endredi
1 hr
Thanks, Gabriella.
agree Egil Presttun : The thumb and another finger are drawn towards each other so that the gap between them gets smaller.
2 hrs
Good description. Thanks, Egil.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "merci"
+1
1 hr

make a pinch-in gesture

This is how Apple describes the zoom-out function. See webref
Peer comment(s):

agree Egil Presttun
1 hr
Thanks, Egil
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