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This is a relatively small "problem", but it is a bit weird according to me. While clicking a link that opens the browser from any application that presents such a link, a closing gesture will close the opening browser instead of the referer application.

I.e. when clicking a link, if you immediately start a closing gesture and hold your finger so you can see the "red X", you will see it move from the linking application to the browser when it has started! This is a very weird behaviour, since you would expect the meaning of the gesture the have the same referent, even though a new application gets started before actually releasing the finger.

It seems more logical with the release of the finger signifying the verification of a pre-determined gesture, instead of the creation of that gesture in a new context. I can't tell if this is also the case with applications launching in other ways, but I would presume so. It's noticeable for me when clicking a link though.

This is a relatively small "problem", but it is a bit weird according to me. While clicking a link that opens the browser from any application that presents such a link, a closing gesture will close the opening browser instead of the referer application.

I.e. when clicking a link, if you immediately start a closing gesture and hold your finger so you can see the "red X", you will see it move from the linking application to the browser when it has started! This is a very weird behaviour, since you would expect the meaning of the gesture the have to keep the same referent, even though a new application gets started before actually releasing the finger.

It seems more logical with the release of the finger signifying the verification of a pre-determined gesture, instead of the creation of that gesture in a new context. I can't tell if this is also the case with applications launching in other ways, but I would presume so. It's noticeable for me when clicking a link though.

This is a relatively small "problem", but it is a bit weird according to me. While clicking a link that opens the browser from any application that presents such a link, a closing gesture will close the opening browser instead of the referer application.

I.e. when clicking a link, if you immediately start a closing gesture and hold your finger so you can see the "red X", you will see it move from the linking application to the browser when it has started! This is a very weird behaviour, since you would expect the meaning of the gesture to keep the same referent, even though a new application gets started before actually releasing the finger.

It seems more logical with the release of the finger signifying the verification of a pre-determined gesture, instead of the creation of that gesture in a new context. I can't tell if this is also the case with applications launching in other ways, but I would presume so. It's noticeable for me when clicking a link though.

This is a relatively small "problem", but it is a bit weird according to me. While clicking a link that opens the browser from any application that presents such a link, a closing gesture will close the opening browser instead of the referer application.

I.e. when clicking a link, if you immediately start a closing gesture and hold your finger so you can see the "red X", you will see it move from the linking application to the browser when it has started! This is a very weird behaviour, since you would expect the meaning of the gesture to keep the same referent, even though a new application gets started before actually releasing the finger.

It seems more logical with the release of the finger signifying the verification of a pre-determined gesture, instead of the creation of that gesture in a new context. I can't tell if this is also the case with applications launching in other ways, but I would presume so. It's noticeable for me when clicking a link though.