diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
index a135d51cf..4e63bf420 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerpaging.lua
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ function ReaderPaging:flipping(flipping_page, flipping_ges)
 	local whole = self.number_of_pages
 	local rel_proportion = flipping_ges.distance / Screen:getWidth()
 	local abs_proportion = flipping_ges.distance / Screen:getHeight()
-	if flipping_ges.direction == "right" then
+	if flipping_ges.direction == "east" then
 		self:gotoPage(flipping_page - math.floor(read*rel_proportion))
-	elseif flipping_ges.direction == "left" then
+	elseif flipping_ges.direction == "west" then
 		self:gotoPage(flipping_page + math.floor(unread*rel_proportion))
-	elseif flipping_ges.direction == "down" then
+	elseif flipping_ges.direction == "south" then
 		self:gotoPage(flipping_page - math.floor(whole*abs_proportion))
-	elseif flipping_ges.direction == "up" then
+	elseif flipping_ges.direction == "north" then
 		self:gotoPage(flipping_page + math.floor(whole*abs_proportion))
 	end
 	UIManager:setDirty(self.view.dialog, "partial")
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ function ReaderPaging:onSwipe(arg, ges)
 	if self.flipping_mode then
 		self:flipping(self.flipping_page, ges)
 		self:updateFlippingPage(self.current_page)
-	elseif ges.direction == "left" or ges.direction == "up" then
+	elseif ges.direction == "west" or ges.direction == "north" then
 		self:onPagingRel(1)
-	elseif ges.direction == "right" or ges.direction == "down" then
+	elseif ges.direction == "east" or ges.direction == "south" then
 		self:onPagingRel(-1)
 	end
 	return true
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/bbox.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/bbox.lua
index 846ace535..39ccfe384 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/bbox.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/bbox.lua
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ function BBoxWidget:adjustScreenBBox(ges, relative)
 	elseif nearest == upper_center then
 		if relative then
 			local delta = 0
-			if ges.direction == "up" then
+			if ges.direction == "north" then
 				delta = -ges.distance / 5
-			elseif ges.direction == "down" then
+			elseif ges.direction == "south" then
 				delta = ges.distance / 5
 			end
 			upper_left.y = upper_left.y + delta
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ function BBoxWidget:adjustScreenBBox(ges, relative)
 	elseif nearest == right_center then
 		if relative then
 			local delta = 0
-			if ges.direction == "left" then
+			if ges.direction == "west" then
 				delta = -ges.distance / 5
-			elseif ges.direction == "right" then
+			elseif ges.direction == "east" then
 				delta = ges.distance / 5
 			end
 			bottom_right.x = bottom_right.x + delta
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ function BBoxWidget:adjustScreenBBox(ges, relative)
 	elseif nearest == bottom_center then
 		if relative then
 			local delta = 0
-			if ges.direction == "up" then
+			if ges.direction == "north" then
 				delta = -ges.distance / 5
-			elseif ges.direction == "down" then
+			elseif ges.direction == "south" then
 				delta = ges.distance / 5
 			end
 			bottom_right.y = bottom_right.y + delta
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ function BBoxWidget:adjustScreenBBox(ges, relative)
 	elseif nearest == left_center then
 		if relative then
 			local delta = 0
-			if ges.direction == "left" then
+			if ges.direction == "west" then
 				delta = -ges.distance / 5
-			elseif ges.direction == "right" then
+			elseif ges.direction == "east" then
 				delta = ges.distance / 5
 			end
 			upper_left.x = upper_left.x + delta
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua
index 30da4e11d..8130a38c6 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/menu.lua
@@ -562,9 +562,9 @@ function Menu:onTapCloseAllMenus(arg, ges_ev)
 end
 
 function Menu:onSwipe(arg, ges_ev)
-	if ges_ev.direction == "left" then
+	if ges_ev.direction == "west" then
 		self:onNextPage()
-	elseif ges_ev.direction == "right" then
+	elseif ges_ev.direction == "east" then
 		self:onPrevPage()
 	end
 end
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
index 734b85bbc..a29acc039 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
@@ -358,9 +358,9 @@ function TouchMenu:onPrevPage()
 end
 
 function TouchMenu:onSwipe(arg, ges_ev)
-	if ges_ev.direction == "left" then
+	if ges_ev.direction == "west" then
 		self:onNextPage()
-	elseif ges_ev.direction == "right" then
+	elseif ges_ev.direction == "east" then
 		self:onPrevPage()
 	end
 end