1. A method for recognizing a combined object motion and translation gesture on a sensor panel, comprising: detecting object motion of two or more objects on the sensor panel; identifying a first gesture associated with the object motion; identifying a translation of the first gesture independent of the object motion associated with the first gesture during a performance of the first gesture; computing a translation speed of two or more objects involved in the translation; and recognizing the first gesture and the translation of the first gesture as a combined object motion and translation gesture distinct from the first gesture and the translation if the translation speed is greater than a first predetermined threshold.