Survey about the Touchscreen

Rui Miguel Silva Seabra rms at 1407.org
Fri Nov 21 17:42:42 CET 2008


I don't care about the poll. I care about a rich user experience, and
what the iPhone has of best is not due to the touchscreen (with the
exception of physical area and no huge border)

:)


On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 05:13:50PM +0100, Anton Persson wrote:
> To just view the current standings in the poll:
> http://www.micropoll.com/akira/mpresult/509337-120694
> 
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra <rms at 1407.org>wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 04:51:07PM +0100, Damien Thébault wrote:
> > > 2008/11/21 Al Iasid <aliasid at gmail.com>:
> > > > IMHO having to dig out a stylus (pen) or use my fingernail is not
> > nearly as
> > > > convenient or enjoyable as a finger-friendly interface. I don't min hi
> > res
> > > > or low res - or big or small screen size - as long as the interface is
> > > > finger-friendly. The cell phone is our most "intimate" personal device.
> > > > There should be no intermediary in the user interface.
> > >
> > > I don't really care about using my fingernails, they are always
> > available, but
> > > I don't like to use a stylus since I have to find it in the first place.
> > > (maybe if the stylus was hidden in the case it would be a little better,
> > but
> > > this uses space and it takes more time than fingernails)
> > >
> > > The primary isses I have with the actual touchscreen is the UI
> > reactivity,
> > > I don't know if it's because the touchscreen is slow or because the
> > software is.
> > >
> > > I agree that a borderless phone would be more practical touchscreen-wise.
> > > If this implies using a hard screen, implying capacitive, then why not.
> >
> >
> > If you try out sketch, you see that it's responsive enough and detailed
> > enough for making a written signature :)


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