[squeak-dev] Re: touch-screen interfaces
Craig Latta
craig at netjam.org
Thu Mar 29 16:48:48 UTC 2012
Hi Chris--
> Most obviously, the power of pointing is gone. *Pointing* at
> something provides a non-mutative way to interact with another entity
> (person or computer). You can't do that with an iPad -- you can only
> "click" (e.g., agitate the interface).
Well, you can also press and hold. I think that's the current touch
equivalent to hovering.
> Also, with touch-screen interfaces, the back of my hand is constantly
> occluding the UI itself and the screen gets finger prints. This
> reduces immersive effectiveness by reminding you that you're just
> looking and interacting with a *screen*, not the world of objects
> rendered on that screen..
True, but in my own use I think the tradeoffs are a net win.
cheers,
-C
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