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local isMouseDown = false
local originalMousePosition = {x=0, y=0} --I only use x, not y 
 
function onMouseDown(event)
	--only do page turn at edges of page
	--assuming a page width of 320 here
	if event.x < 100 or event.x > 220 then
		isMouseDown = true
		originalMousePosition.x = event.x
	end
end
 
function onMouseMove(event)
	--only track back swipe on the left of the screen
	--and a forward swipe on the right of the screen
	if isMouseDown then
		if originalMousePosition.x < 100 and event.x < (originalMousePosition.x - 50) then
			print("Should go back a page here")
			isMouseDown = false
		end
		if originalMousePosition.x > 220 and event.x > (originalMousePosition.x + 50) then 
			print("Should go forward a page here")
			isMouseDown = false
		end
	end
 
	--note if you want not to record a gesture that goes in the wrong direction in the middle
	--then you need to track currentMousePosition.x and if it goes the 
	--wrong way, then set isMouseDown = false to stop the onMouseMove page turn
end
 
function onMouseUp(event)
	isMouseDown = false
end
 
stage:addEventListener(Event.MOUSE_DOWN, onMouseDown)
stage:addEventListener(Event.MOUSE_MOVE, onMouseMove)
stage:addEventListener(Event.MOUSE_UP, onMouseUp)