EnableGestures (Compact 2013)

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3/28/2014

This function enables one or more touch gestures for a window or application process.

Syntax

BOOL EnableGestures(
   HWND hwnd,
   ULONGLONG ullFlags,
   UINT uScope
);

Parameters

  • hwnd
    [in] Specifies the window to enable gestures for. If you set uScope to TGF_SCOPE_PROCESS, the function ignores this parameter.

  • ullFlags
    [in] Specifies the gestures to enable. The following flags are supported for the core default gestures.

    Flag

    Description
    • TGF_GID_PAN

    Pan gesture
    • TGF_GID_SCROLL

    Flick gesture
    • TGF_GID_HOLD

    Hold gesture
    • TGF_GID_SELECT

    Tap gesture

    TGF_GID_DOUBLESELECT

    Double tap gesture

    TGF_GID_DIRECTMANIPULATION

    Direct manipulation of objects on the screen

    TGF_GID_ALL

    All registered gestures
    • In addition, you can specify custom registered gestures by using the logical OR ullFlags with the following macro: GID_TO_TGF(custom_gesture_id)
  • uScope
    [in] Specifies the scope of this function. Set to TGF_SCOPE_WINDOW to enable gestures for the window indicated by hwnd. Set to TGF_SCOPE_PROCESS to enable gestures for the application process.

Return Value

Returns true if function succeeds; otherwise, returns false. To retrieve extended error information call GetLastError.

Remarks

To disable gestures, you can use the DisableGestures function.

Requirements

Header

winuser.h

Library

TouchGesture.lib

sysgen

SYSGEN_TOUCHGESTURE

See Also

Reference

Gesture Functions
Gesture Macros