Tap Gesture

The simplest of all the gestures, a tap occurs when a finger touches the screen momentarily (see Figure 12.3).

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FIGURE 12.3 Tap gesture.

This gesture is analogous to a single-click performed with a mouse. The tap gesture can be broken down into the following two parts:

Image Finger down provides touch indication.

Image Finger up executes the action.

The Tap event is raised when the user performs a tap gesture. If the user’s finger remains in contact ...

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