Automatic detection of move/rotate/resize

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Sorry for the flood, I just want to keep each idea in it's own thing, so you 
can keep what you like and dump what you don't or discuss the ideas.

Sketchbook Mobile does what I'll describe next. Instead of have a move/resize 
mode that one enters by punching the hand, and leaves by punching a brush, why 
not just detect two concurrent touches anytime and move/rotate/resize according 
to them. I don't think concurrent touches is being used for anything else, or 
is it?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by David.La...@gmail.com on 11 Feb 2014 at 5:19

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This is a feature request, not a bug. I can't see how to change it.

Original comment by David.La...@gmail.com on 11 Feb 2014 at 7:39

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This is a longstanding design decision in Markers that has pros and cons. I 
originally built the app to be easy and fun for anyone to use, including little 
kids who don't know how to touch the screen in just one spot. Therefore, 
multiple touches is currently interpreted as multiple independent paint strokes.

I recognize that the separate zoom tool is a pain to use, particularly when the 
palettes are hidden, so it's worth revisiting this decision at some point—but 
I think at that point Markers will need to diverge into "kid mode" and 
"advanced mode" so as not to lose its utility for little hands.

Original comment by dan.sandler on 12 Feb 2014 at 3:39

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