On interfaces..

Craig Latta Craig.Latta at NetJam.ORG
Fri May 25 18:50:24 UTC 2001


> ...if... you want to... write code so that data objects dropped on
> transport objects know how to do something sensible... then you will
> almost certainly run into problems programming it on a PDA.  There is
> just too much detailed information, and too little screen space.
> 
> I'm not saying that this will never be possible.  Our PDAs will get
> higher-resolution screens and have enough computing horsepower to
> support zoomable user interfaces.  Visual programming languages will
> learn to make more efficient use of space.  Etc, etc.  However, it is
> out of reach for the forseeable future.

	I don't think so. The iPAQ can run at 640x480 with readable text (e.g.,
running JSLandscape/WinCE), and is plenty fast... a single motivated
Squeaker could solve the interface design problem.


-C

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