Using tap gestures
If you've ever pointed at something in a book or magazine, you've used a tap gesture. Tap gestures consist of pointing at – that is, tapping – something on the iPhone screen, such as an icon or a hyperlink. After tapping the screen briefly with one finger to select that item, you then lift your finger off the screen.
Think of tap gestures as similar to pointing and clicking with a mouse on a traditional PC.
Tap gestures let you tell your iPhone, "See what I'm pointing at? That's what I want." Since tap gestures select items, they represent a common yet simple touch gesture you'll use all the time.
Tap gestures are commonly used to choose commands or select items represented by the following onscreen elements:
- Icons
- Buttons
- Text
- Pictures
Tapping an icon or button to choose a command immediately causes something to happen, giving you visual feedback that you tapped on an item. For...
