public boolean removeAllGesturesFromLibrary() {
    if (myDBAdapter != null) {
      if (myDBAdapter.resetDatabase()) {
        // get all the gestures from the db
        myGestureMap = myDBAdapter.getAllGesturesInDB();

        if (DEBUG) {
          Log.d("GestureLibrary", "reset and opened DB, listing some stats");
          // generate some debug info
          printInfo("GestureLibrary");
        }
        return true;
      } else {
        return true;
      }
    } else {
      return false;
    }
  }