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Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by genthree »

LtWorf wrote: post #45
prmoustache wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly I just hate having fingerprints on a screen. And I use pageup/pagedown mostly which to me is better than scrolling. Trackpad is nice for a device you can lay flat on a table or keep on one hand while sitting on the sofa, not too much when the device has a keyboard permanently attached to it and it cannot fold. I know I have a thinkpad like that and I never use the touchscreen.

Yesterday someone online told me I'm a boomer because (among the many other issues I mentioned) I said that apple computers lack page up/down keys which is annoying.

Option-up/option-down?

Two keys rather than one, but makes up for it by not being way off in some oddball part of the keyboard. You can one-hand it pretty easily, since there's an "option" right next to the arrow keys.

Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by sitharus »

devmor wrote: post #39
9dev wrote: post #38

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Huh? Of all the wonky shit about my Mac, the flawless keyboard navigation is really none of that

“Flawless” is absolutely the opposite of how I’d describe the third class keyboard navigation in MacOS. It’s actually more intuitive to use a magic keyboard on the iPad than on the desktop OS.

What do you find missing from macOS keyboard navigation?

I've been using macs since the 90s so I'm quite used to it, so I'd love to know what I've been missing out on.

Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by fortran77 »

dotBen wrote: post #16

I wouldn't want a touchscreen MBP even if it was free, anyone else feel similar? I don't get the draw - we already optimize for keyboard commands to avoid living our fingers over to a touchpad. Why would I want to start clicking on my screen? If you're using your computer for tasks (rather than entertainment) and you're not a visual designer, I don't get why Apple are apparently going to be putting them into the new…

All my Windows laptops have touch screens and I love it. What is the problem with having another input method available? You only use it when it’s appropriate.

Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by joaohaas »

As other people mentioned this is obviously not something I would want in my notebook... but I can still appreciate the cool tech!

I can also definitely see this kind of thing being used in things budget outdoor displays, specially if the UI is made to accommodate the lack of accuracy, and the camera is positioned on the side (since these displays are usually vertical).

Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by Wowfunhappy »

dotBen wrote: post #16

I wouldn't want a touchscreen MBP even if it was free, anyone else feel similar? I don't get the draw - we already optimize for keyboard commands to avoid living our fingers over to a touchpad. Why would I want to start clicking on my screen? If you're using your computer for tasks (rather than entertainment) and you're not a visual designer, I don't get why Apple are apparently going to be putting them into the new…

I wouldn't want a touch screen to become the primary input device, but I think it would be useful on occasion. Not entirely unlike how we still have touchpads even though we try to use keyboard commands.

Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by lysace »

dotBen wrote: post #16

I wouldn't want a touchscreen MBP even if it was free, anyone else feel similar? I don't get the draw - we already optimize for keyboard commands to avoid living our fingers over to a touchpad. Why would I want to start clicking on my screen? If you're using your computer for tasks (rather than entertainment) and you're not a visual designer, I don't get why Apple are apparently going to be putting them into the new…

The ergonomic aspects are horrible. I believe there's actual research on this from the 70s/80s/90s.

Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by xmprt »

hu3 wrote: post #37
xmprt wrote: post #27

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Previously, those were rumors from enthusiasts who wanted to see it. Now it's an internal leak so there's a lot more credibility to those rumors.

No, there were internal "leaks" in the past as well. https://archive.ph/xOgtp

> Based on current internal deliberations, the company could launch its first touch-screen Mac in 2025

It looks like those leaks aren't too far off what I'm saying. Deadlines slipping by 1-2 years isn't way off especially for such a new/different product direction. And the rumor also said "could" which means even internally, it wasn't a strong claim.

Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by skwallace36 »

dotBen wrote: post #16

I wouldn't want a touchscreen MBP even if it was free, anyone else feel similar? I don't get the draw - we already optimize for keyboard commands to avoid living our fingers over to a touchpad. Why would I want to start clicking on my screen? If you're using your computer for tasks (rather than entertainment) and you're not a visual designer, I don't get why Apple are apparently going to be putting them into the new…

as long as it works well, would rather have it than not (but don't want to pay extra, so yeah... leave it out)

Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)

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Post by hu3 »

jacobgkau wrote: post #41
hu3 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, there were internal "leaks" in the past as well. https://archive.ph/xOgtp

> January 11, 2023 > Based on current internal deliberations, the company could launch its first touch-screen Mac in 2025 Even if it didn't come to pass, just a few years ago is a more relevant leak than the every-year-since-the-iPad-released "rumors."

Yes and it's an article about a leak 3 years ago. And there were more "leaks" before that. I just can't be bothered to research and link the obvious to argument against an "opinion".
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