Lion broke 2-finger swipe on apps?

I used to enjoy 2-finger swipe to go forward and backwards in applications.
For example, 2-finger swipe on Chrome browser (or any browser) would go back/forward on previously viewed webpages.
On iTunes, 2-finger swipe would help me easily navigate back to All Artists view.
Now, 2-finger swipe can be turned on or off for scrolling through desktops.
Is there any solution to get the old function of 2-finger swipe back? 1-finger swipe does not replicate the former use.

I used to enjoy 2-finger swipe to go forward and backwards in applications.
For example, 2-finger swipe on Chrome browser (or any browser) would go back/forward on previously viewed webpages.
On iTunes, 2-finger swipe would help me easily navigate back to All Artists view.
In system prefs, try chosing "Swipe with Two or Three fingers" in the drop down menu for Swipe Between Pages. You can still use the 2 finger swipe in safari, but you can use the old 3 finger swipe (with the old direction) in iTunes/Finder/Mac App Store etc.
Let me know if this helps!

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I've downloaded Yosemite and can no longer 3-finger swipe between - for example - Word and Safari. I can swipe to the control panel, shifting the page away to the right, but not to access another open app by swiping away to the left. I have 3-finger swipe between full screen apps operational on my track pad and something tells me the problem is how apps are now opening - behind and infant of each other rather than beside, as before. Any ideas? Thanks

Hello Slupasko,
Yosemite has changed it in your settings. You need to use 4 fingers to swipe between FULL SCREEN apps. The 3 finger swipe is now to move a screen or a picture or something else. Of course you can change that in the settings of the trackpad.
Good luck

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3936
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8235.html
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Low efficiency.

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Your suggestion of using the Console helped me to solve the issue. I noticed in the console logs that several applications complained about not being able to reach something related to "Library/InputManagers/MultiClutchInputManager". So obviously I hadn't removed all traces of the input tools I used before.
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Hey Eric,
Thanks for taking the time. Unfortunately no that does not solve it. Same as swipe it will get me there and it will show separate programs spaced out. The issue I am having is that all my open word files are bunched up in a pile on top of each other. I can see the edges of each one but I want them to be separated from each other enough that I can visually identify what file is what.
Again, thanks for trying, it is appreciated.

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It's a Magic Mouse question. I have set this up in Preferences by ticking Swipe between pages with one finger and also Swipe between full-screen apps with two fingers, however when I try to do the latter, the 2 finger swipe will take me from the app that I am on to the dashboard only and not to my other open apps.
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If you download this program http://blog.boastr.net/?page_id=1722 (better touch tool), you can make your own swipe gestures.
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and checking the box at ''"swipe between pages"'' and selecting ''swipe left/right with 3 fingers''

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Am I missing something or is this the way it is now?....
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Even after you've reinstalled everything it was still giving you issues.
Ok, try this one. Open the back of your MB, take one RAM out of the top slot, then turn your MB on and see if it still freezes. If it does, then take the lower RAM off the botton slot and install it on the top slot. Turn it back on. If the problem stops, then it could be your RAM slots.

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I used to enjoy 2-finger swipe to go forward and backwards in applications.
For example, 2-finger swipe on Chrome browser (or any browser) would go back/forward on previously viewed webpages.
On iTunes, 2-finger swipe would help me easily navigate back to All Artists view.
In system prefs, try chosing "Swipe with Two or Three fingers" in the drop down menu for Swipe Between Pages. You can still use the 2 finger swipe in safari, but you can use the old 3 finger swipe (with the old direction) in iTunes/Finder/Mac App Store etc.
Let me know if this helps!

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