Manipulation Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple files patent for multitouch manipulation of 3D objects

by Mike Schramm (Jan 5th, 2010)

A blogger at the Baltimore Sun found an Apple patent filed last month that describes a multitouch interface for manipulating "three-dimensional virtual objects." The patent seems pretty vague in terms of implementation, but essentially Apple is citing a way to control 3D objects, whether they be ...

Zen Bound arrives on the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Feb 27th, 2009)

This one's impressive -- Zen Bound originally started out as Zen Bondage, a physics game/sandbox where the goal was to wrap a rope around a 3D shape or object. The game has just recently been ported to the iPhone, and in the process has actually been improved -- the graphics look sharper and the ...

Mac Automation: image tweaking plug-in for Finder

by Cory Bohon (Jan 7th, 2008)

Here's a task that most computer users run into on a daily basis: cropping and dealing with small image tweaks. This could be a daunting task if it were not for the Mac and Automator. In this how-to, I will show you how to make a small Finder plug-in that will allow you to manipulate images quickly. ...

Quicksilver developer update with new triggers, preference UI, more

by David Chartier (May 8th, 2006)

A pre-release, developer version of Quicksilver is available with a seriously revamped preference pane. Also included in this not-ready-for-prime-time release: a new Triggers system that allows for groups, a revamped plug-in pane with categories and "droplets," which you can read more on here. I'm ...

OS X-native GIMP coming

by David Chartier (Jan 29th, 2006)

StyleMac has discovered that GIMP is making its way to OS X native goodness, as Mikael Hallendal, involved with the project, posted on his blog. For those not familiar with GIMP: it's basically an open source version of Photoshop. No, it isn't an exact, feature-for-feature alternative, but it's one ...

Quicksilver pre-release version with mini-tutorial goodness

by David Chartier (Jan 6th, 2006)

This morning Quicksilver notified me that a new version was available. Since I love living on the bleeding edge of application launching and file manipulation, I went ahead and updated. While I can hold my own fairly well with Quicksilver's unbelievably powerful features, I was still delighted to ...