Re: [OT] Mouse buttons (was Re: troubling article)
Re: [OT] Mouse buttons (was Re: troubling article)
- Subject: Re: [OT] Mouse buttons (was Re: troubling article)
- From: Jeff Harrell <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 02:51:00 -0500
On Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 02:14 AM, Dix Lorenz wrote:
Oh great. Using a 23" touch screen all day long and every time I want
to move the cursor from one end to the other I need to move my whole
arm instead of just a flick with the wrist. Thanks, but no thanks...
You're missing the bigger picture here: no more cursor. I'll say it
again. No. More. Cursor.
You want to select a file on your desktop? Touch it. Tap it to open it.
Drag it around to... well, drag it around. You want to place the cursor
for editing? Touch. You want to select some text? Drag with your
finger, or possibly a stylus depending on how you prefer to work. Want
to select a different tool from a palette? Touch it. Want to activate a
hyperlink? Touch it. Pull down a menu? Touch it.
Reaching for something is the first skill we learn. (The old saying
goes that there are only three instincts in the human brain: the
ability to grasp with the hand, the ability to suckle, and the ability
to criticize human user interface design.) Translating that most basic
of all skills into human-computer interaction is a no-brainer. The
"how" is challenging, of course, but the "why" is blindingly obvious.
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