Use 2 finger swipes to control your browser. Supports 8 directions with configurable actions. Tablet optimized.

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0.1.1
Update
February 8, 2021
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2
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Tablet Gestures Extension

A device with a multi-touch screen (such as a tablet) is required.

Supported actions include:

- open a new tab
- close current tab
- go to left tab
- go to right tab
- go back in current page
- go forward in current page
- duplicate current tab
- reload current tab

The default configuration is:

- open new tab on \"up\" gesture
- close current tab on \"down\" gesture
- focus left tab on diagonal \"top-left\" gesture or diagonal \"bottom-left\" gesture
- focus right tab on diagonal \"bottom-right\" gesture or diagonal \"top-right\" gesture


The gesture is only recognized if your fingers move in parallel in the same direction. If you do \"pinches\", it will not respond, because the pinch is reserved for zooming the page.

You can also configure how many fingers are required to perform gestures in case 2 fingers is too easy to accidentally activate.

You can also configure how long the fingers need to travel (in pixels) before a gesture is recognized. The default is 110 pixels which is suitable for medium-sized devices.

You don't need to lift your fingers at the end for the gesture to recognize. Just keep moving them in the desired direction and once it reaches the threshold the gesture will activate automatically.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Tablet Gestures", "author": "Terry Yuen", "version": "0.1.1", "description": "__MSG_extensionDescription__", "manifest_version": 2, "default_locale": "en", "icons": { "24": "icon_24.png", "38": "icon_38.png", "48": "icon_48.png", "96": "icon_96.png" }, "permissions": ["tabs", "storage"], "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"], "persistent": true }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [""], "js": ["content.js"], "all_frames": true, "run_at": "document_start" } ], "options_ui": { "chrome_style": true, "page": "options.html" }, "browser_action": { "default_icon": { "24": "icon_24.png", "38": "icon_38.png", "48": "icon_48.png", "96": "icon_96.png" } }}
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How to download and manually install Tablet Gestures extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Tablet Gestures extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Tablet Gestures extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Tablet Gestures extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Tablet Gestures extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Tablet Gestures extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Tablet Gestures Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Tablet Gestures extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Tablet Gestures extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Tablet Gestures extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Tablet Gestures extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Tablet Gestures extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Tablet Gestures extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Tablet Gestures extension file

Select and download the Tablet Gestures extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Tablet Gestures extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Tablet Gestures extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Tablet Gestures extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Tablet Gestures extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Karen Mitchell (ID: 000000788c7776ad) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 07/10/2023 AWESOME!! Just what I was looking for to close tabs in the Edge browser using a Dell touchscreen tablet w/no keyboard/shortcuts attached (Windows 11). I didn't get the hang of it the first time around, but I did switch to the Edge Dev Browser and messed around a bit more and bam! I did change the 'distance travelled' down to '50' and learned to keep my 2 fingers completely together (no open space) to complete the gesture. Short and sweet, and I'm closing tabs crazy-easy now. And thanks for providing the practice board, helped me to understand what worked and didn't. Changed the direction I wanted for the close gesture and I'm good to go. Only thing that would make it better is to allow us to set ‘undo close tab' as a gesture option - or any key combo we would like really. Thanks again!

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Bobga Hermann (ID: 00000014e55b35a3) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/25/2022 Doesn't work

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r w (ID: 000000b02e7039b0) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 04/06/2022 Worked in Win11 gesture mode. Thanks :)

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Rami Magdi (ID: 0000004d2225416f) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 04/25/2021 decrease the sensitivity

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John Mauney (ID: 0000009c6a30376f) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 12/27/2020 The demo screen works perfectly fine for me. I would probably love it if it worked. Unfortunately, outside the demo screen (in any other tab) it never registers any input at all. I have tried opening a new Chrome Window since installed the plugin, but still nothing works excepts the Tablet Gestures demo website only.