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At least we have trackpads that are worth a crap.
I do adore the macOS trackpads, they blow anything else I’ve used out of the water. The keyboard (physically) is also just very pleasant to type on.
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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)
#92"We've done tons of user testing on this, and it turns out it doesn't work. Touch surfaces don't want to be vertical. It gives great demo but after a short period of time, you start to fatigue and after an extended period of time, your arm wants to fall off. it doesn't work, it's ergonomically terrible."
-Steve Jobs, 2010
https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-touch-screen-mac-...
Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)
#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
Macs are definitely not optimized for keyboard commands. If you feel the software you use is keyboard optimized, odds are it's not really Mac software.
Huh? Of all the wonky shit about my Mac, the flawless keyboard navigation is really none of that
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Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)
#94I 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 don’t understand touchscreens on laptops that aren’t designed to fold flat. It’s got the feel of finger painting an unconstrained birthday balloon.
You're essentially holding a large tablet upright, but all the weight is taken up up the base. Rather than finger-painting, try holding it on both sides like a tablet or gamepad and operating with thumbs.
Scrolling/controlling checkboxes and switches feels GREAT. Depends entirely what you're using it for.
Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)
#95I 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…
Sometimes I feel the urge to do some art, and the bigger surface might allow that. Perhaps in lieu, make a bigger trackpad.
Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)
#96I wonder how well this would work with my bright blue fingernails that are about .5" longer than my finger. I then wonder how much recalibration I would have to do when one of them broke and I was poking directly at the screen.
You chose to suffer not just with touchscreens. That said, it would probably work just fine.
It's honestly kind of amazing how many things seem to never be tested by anyone with long fingernails. My favorite was the time I picked up a video game controller and physically could not use it because the buttons were in a stylish little recess that meant my thumbnail would have to pass through the plastic housing before I could get the button to make contact.
Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)
#97I 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…
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Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)
#98Ignoring whether touchscreen laptops are actually a good idea, I "OOF"ed out loud at this line.
> Filter for skin colors and binary threshold
Skin has an extremely broad range of colors that are also lighting dependent. I'd have gone with background subtraction.
Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)
#99"We've done tons of user testing on this, and it turns out it doesn't work. Touch surfaces don't want to be vertical. It gives great demo but after a short period of time, you start to fatigue and after an extended period of time, your arm wants to fall off. it doesn't work, it's ergonomically terrible." -Steve Jobs, 2010 https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-touch-screen-mac-...
Nobody forces you to use touchscreen exclusively?
Re: Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware (2018)
#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
You chose to suffer not just with touchscreens. That said, it would probably work just fine.
It's honestly kind of amazing how many things seem to never be tested by anyone with long fingernails. My favorite was the time I picked up a video game controller and physically could not use it because the buttons were in a stylish little recess that meant my thumbnail would have to pass through the plastic housing before I could get the button to make contact.
Why would product designers make products worse for most due to self-inflicted conditions of the few?