Radial gesture navigation

A method comprising:

• detecting a touch and hold gesture;
• detecting, by one or more hardware processors, a plurality of continuous touch positions of physical contact between an object and a touchscreen including an initial position and a second position, the plurality continuous touch positions including a first plurality of continuous touch positions along a first direction, the plurality of continuous touch positions immediately following the touch and hold gesture without interruption of touch contact;
• and
• in response to the detection of the plurality of continuous touch positions immediately following the touch and hold gesture:
• determining, by the one or more hardware processors, a distance between the initial position and the second position,
• selecting, by the one or more hardware processors, an action based on the distance the selection independent of an angle between a line formed by the continuous touch positions and a reference line of the touchscreen,
• and
• performing the selected action comprising invoking a media related operation in response to detecting the first plurality of continuous touch positions;
• immediately following the first plurality of continuous touch positions, detecting, by the one or more hardware processors, a second plurality of continuous touch positions starting from the second position and ending at a third position, wherein the second plurality of continuous touch positions are along a second direction, and
• in response to detecting the second plurality of continuous touch positions immediately following the first plurality of continuous touch positions, adjusting, by the one or more hardware processors, a parameter of the media related operation that was invoked in response to detecting the first plurality of continuous touch positions.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one hardware processor, configure the at least one hardware processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

• detecting a touch and hold gesture;
• detecting a plurality of continuous touch positions of physical contact between an object and a touchscreen including an initial position and a second position, the plurality continuous touch positions including a first plurality of continuous touch positions along a first direction, the plurality of continuous touch positions immediately following the touch and hold gesture without interruption of touch contact;
• and
• in response to the detection of the plurality of continuous touch positions immediately following the touch and hold gesture:
• determining a distance between the initial position and the second position,
• selecting an action based on the continuous touch positions, and the distance, the selection independent of an angle between a line formed by the continuous touch positions and a reference line of the touchscreen,
• and
• performing the selected action comprising invoking a media related operation in response to detecting the first plurality of continuous touch positions;
• immediately following the first plurality of continuous touch positions, detecting a second plurality of continuous touch positions starting from the second position and ending at a third position, wherein the second plurality of continuous touch positions are along a second direction, and
• in response to detecting the second plurality of continuous touch positions immediately following the first plurality of continuous touch positions, adjusting a parameter of the media related operation that was invoked in response to detecting the first plurality of continuous touch positions.