Spread-to-duplicate and pinch-to-delete gestures

A system comprising:

• a memory configured to store instructions as a gesture module;
• and
• one or more processors to implement the gesture module that is configured to duplicate an item by at least:
• visually stretching the item in response to a spread gesture to provide a stretched item based on recognition of the spread gesture, the spread gesture recognized as an increase in a distance between a first touch input that selects the item and a second touch input that selects the item;
• monitoring an amount of the increase in the distance between the first touch input and the second touch input that continue to visually stretch the item;
• dividing the stretched item into at least two separated substantially identical items based on the amount of the increase in the distance between the first touch input and the second touch input exceeding a predetermined amount of increase, the at least two separated substantially identical items being initially smaller in size than an initial size of the item prior to being stretched;
• and
• increasing a size of the at least two separated substantially identical items to match the initial size of the item by positioning the first touch input on one of the two separated substantially identical items and positioning the second touch input on the other of the two separated substantially identical items and increasing a distance along an axis between the first and second touch inputs causing the size increase of the two separated substantially identical items.

Computer-readable storage memory comprising stored instructions that, responsive to execution by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• visually stretching a selected item having an initial size in response to a spread gesture to provide a stretched item based on recognition of the spread gesture, the stretched item having an elongated size that is relatively greater than the initial size of the selected item, the spread gesture recognized as an increase in a distance between a first touch input that selects the selected item and a second touch input that selects the selected item;
• monitoring an amount of the increase in the distance between the first touch input and the second touch input responsive to the spread gesture and the visually stretching the selected item;
• responsive to the amount of the increase in the distance between the first touch input and the second touch input exceeding a predetermined amount of increase, dividing the stretched item into at least two separated substantially identical items that are smaller than the initial size of the selected item;
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• increasing a size of each of the at least two separated substantially identical items to match the initial size of the selected item by positioning the first touch input on one of the two separated substantially identical items and positioning the second touch input on the other of the two separated substantially identical items and increasing a distance along an axis between the first and second touch inputs causing the size increase of the two separated substantially identical items.