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Appletonianiun
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Q: Rotate touchpad gesture under Photos: is it supposed to work ?

Does Photos not support the rotate two-finger-gesture on the touchpad as iPhoto and Aperture did ??

 

On Photos I cannot get this to work, while it still works on Aperture.

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), Photos App

Posted on Jun 7, 2015 8:19 AM

by léonie,Solvedanswer
léonie léonie
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A:

Rotating with two fingers still works in Edit mode.  But you have to have the Crop tool selected.

 

I usually click the "Auto" button, that is even quicker. If the horizon is visible the picture will straighten automatically.

Screen Shot 2015-05-17 at 10.43.40CEST.png

Most trackpad gestures only work, if "Tap toClick" is enabled in the trackpad settings.

 

But you cannot rotate photos while viewing the thumbnails with the Trackpad gesture. You have to be in edit mode.

To switch between portrait and landscape orientation while browsing the thumbnails use the ⌘R   or  ⇧⌘R keyboard shortcuts.

Posted on Jun 7, 2015 8:29 AM

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Q: Rotate touchpad gesture under Photos: is it supposed to work ?

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  • by léonie,Solvedanswer

    léonie léonie Jun 7, 2015 8:29 AM in response to Appletonianiun
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    Jun 7, 2015 8:29 AM in response to Appletonianiun

    Rotating with two fingers still works in Edit mode.  But you have to have the Crop tool selected.

     

    I usually click the "Auto" button, that is even quicker. If the horizon is visible the picture will straighten automatically.

    Screen Shot 2015-05-17 at 10.43.40CEST.png

    Most trackpad gestures only work, if "Tap toClick" is enabled in the trackpad settings.

     

    But you cannot rotate photos while viewing the thumbnails with the Trackpad gesture. You have to be in edit mode.

    To switch between portrait and landscape orientation while browsing the thumbnails use the ⌘R   or  ⇧⌘R keyboard shortcuts.

  • by LarryHN,Helpful

    LarryHN LarryHN Jun 7, 2015 8:48 AM in response to Appletonianiun
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    Jun 7, 2015 8:48 AM in response to Appletonianiun

    And al short cuts and trackpad gestures are listed in the Photos help window

     

    LN