diff --git a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-event-controller.c b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-event-controller.c
index ef9bc00f..2fae4a15 100644
--- a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-event-controller.c
+++ b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-event-controller.c
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ enum {
 };
 
 enum {
-  STARTED,
-  FINISHED,
+  BEGAN,
+  UPDATED,
+  ENDED,
   LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
@@ -139,19 +140,27 @@ sugar_event_controller_class_init (SugarEventControllerClass *klass)
                                                         G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME |
                                                         G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK |
                                                         G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB));
-  signals[STARTED] =
-    g_signal_new ("started",
+  signals[BEGAN] =
+    g_signal_new ("began",
                   G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
                   G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (SugarEventControllerClass, started),
+                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (SugarEventControllerClass, began),
                   NULL, NULL,
                   g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID,
                   G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
-  signals[FINISHED] =
-    g_signal_new ("finished",
+  signals[UPDATED] =
+    g_signal_new ("updated",
                   G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
                   G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (SugarEventControllerClass, finished),
+                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (SugarEventControllerClass, updated),
+                  NULL, NULL,
+                  g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID,
+                  G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
+  signals[ENDED] =
+    g_signal_new ("ended",
+                  G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
+                  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (SugarEventControllerClass, ended),
                   NULL, NULL,
                   g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID,
                   G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
diff --git a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-event-controller.h b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-event-controller.h
index c96d76d2..7acf84a8 100644
--- a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-event-controller.h
+++ b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-event-controller.h
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ struct _SugarEventControllerClass
   GObjectClass parent_class;
 
   /* Signals */
-  void                      (* started)      (SugarEventController *controller);
-  void                      (* finished)     (SugarEventController *controller);
+  void                      (* began)        (SugarEventController *controller);
+  void                      (* updated)      (SugarEventController *controller);
+  void                      (* ended)        (SugarEventController *controller);
 
   /* vmethods */
   gboolean                  (* handle_event) (SugarEventController *controller,
diff --git a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-long-press-controller.c b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-long-press-controller.c
index 6ded934e..79ba8529 100644
--- a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-long-press-controller.c
+++ b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-long-press-controller.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ _sugar_long_press_controller_timeout (gpointer user_data)
 
   priv->timeout_id = 0;
   priv->triggered = TRUE;
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (controller, "started");
+  g_signal_emit_by_name (controller, "began");
 
   return FALSE;
 }
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ sugar_long_press_controller_reset (SugarEventController *controller)
   priv = SUGAR_LONG_PRESS_CONTROLLER (controller)->_priv;
 
   if (priv->triggered)
-    g_signal_emit_by_name (controller, "finished");
+    g_signal_emit_by_name (controller, "ended");
 
   _sugar_long_press_controller_cancel (SUGAR_LONG_PRESS_CONTROLLER (controller));
   _sugar_long_press_controller_unset_device (SUGAR_LONG_PRESS_CONTROLLER (controller));
diff --git a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-rotate-controller.c b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-rotate-controller.c
index c18f3754..f069918a 100644
--- a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-rotate-controller.c
+++ b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-rotate-controller.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ sugar_rotate_controller_handle_event (SugarEventController *controller,
         }
       else if (priv->touches[0].set || priv->touches[1].set)
         {
-          g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "finished");
+          g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "ended");
           g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (controller), "state");
         }
       break;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ sugar_rotate_controller_reset (SugarEventController *controller)
   priv = SUGAR_ROTATE_CONTROLLER (controller)->_priv;
 
   if (priv->touches[0].set && priv->touches[1].set)
-    g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "finished");
+    g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "ended");
 
   priv->touches[0].sequence = NULL;
   priv->touches[0].set = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-swipe-controller.c b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-swipe-controller.c
index d7a22ca7..9acc5661 100644
--- a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-swipe-controller.c
+++ b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-swipe-controller.c
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ _sugar_swipe_controller_check_emit (SugarSwipeController *controller)
   if (_sugar_swipe_controller_get_direction (check, last, &direction))
     {
       priv->swiped = TRUE;
-      g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "started");
+      g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "began");
       g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (controller), "state");
       g_signal_emit (controller, signals[SWIPE_ENDED], 0, direction);
-      g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "finished");
+      g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "ended");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-zoom-controller.c b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-zoom-controller.c
index be51c943..48c1f765 100644
--- a/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-zoom-controller.c
+++ b/src/sugar3/event-controller/sugar-zoom-controller.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ sugar_zoom_controller_handle_event (SugarEventController *controller,
         {
           _sugar_zoom_controller_get_distance (SUGAR_ZOOM_CONTROLLER (controller),
                                                &priv->initial_distance);
-          g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "started");
+          g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "began");
           g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (controller), "state");
         }
       break;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ sugar_zoom_controller_handle_event (SugarEventController *controller,
         }
       else if (!priv->touches[0].set || priv->touches[1].set)
         {
-          g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "finished");
+          g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "ended");
           g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (controller), "state");
         }
       break;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ sugar_zoom_controller_reset (SugarEventController *controller)
   priv = SUGAR_ZOOM_CONTROLLER (controller)->_priv;
 
   if (priv->touches[0].set && priv->touches[1].set)
-    g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "finished");
+    g_signal_emit_by_name (G_OBJECT (controller), "ended");
 
   priv->touches[0].sequence = NULL;
   priv->touches[0].set = FALSE;