Talismans — draw, inscribe, cast

A talisman — a gesture shortcut — is a glyph you draw fast on the sky, your home screen, to open an app, run an action, or open a folder's ring. You teach Zenith the shape once, then draw it whenever you want it. Casting is on by default.

#Inscribe a talisman

1. Open Settings › talismans.
2. Tap "✎ inscribe new talisman".
3. Draw your glyph in one stroke.
4. Draw it a second time, so Zenith learns your hand.
5. Type a name in the "talisman name" field.
6. Choose a target under "apps", "actions", or "rings".

Your talisman is saved and ready to cast.

#Cast it

Draw the glyph quickly on the sky. The stroke needs to be a fair size, not a tiny mark. If it matches closely enough, the talisman fires. When two of your glyphs look alike, the one higher in the list wins; you can reorder them from the same settings page.

Drawing a plain circle is reserved — it opens the star index rather than casting. See Draw a circle to the star index.

You can keep casting the ones you have for free. Adding more past the free set is a (Gold) upgrade — the button then reads "✦ more talismans with gold".

See also. Assign an action to a gesture · Draw a circle to the star index · Gestures conflict with system gestures