jwcolby
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Wed Nov 30 12:30:15 CST 2011
Apparently it is available but... John W. Colby Colby Consulting Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 11/30/2011 12:35 PM, Charlotte Foust wrote: > Don't you have swype available, John? It's in the Android OS, and I > couldn't live without it. When I have to work with the virtual keyboard on > my Nook ereader, I get very frustrated having to tap each letter separately! > > Charlotte Foust > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 4:29 AM, jwcolby<jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>wrote: > >>> As far as pixel precision, it's really a matter of scaling, but do >> you really need that? No. >> >> One of my chief irritations with my Droid is the virtual keyboard, >> constantly shifting to another keyboard to get at the numbers or special >> characters. And try to position the pointer with my fat fingertip to get >> at a specific character to back space over... >> >> >> John W. Colby >> Colby Consulting >> >> Reality is what refuses to go away >> when you do not believe in it >> >> On 11/29/2011 8:52 AM, Jim Dettman wrote: >> >>> Stuart, >>> >>> I would agree to your points to a certain extent, but the main point >>> with >>> touch screen interfaces is that they are variable, which is a very >>> powerful >>> thing. >>> >>> Like your current keyboard layout? If not to bad, your stuck with it. >>> Not so with a keyboard simulated on a touch screen. >>> >>> I'd also throw in the old saying "Today's science fiction is tomorrow's >>> fact". Watch an episode of the original Star Trek; everything is >>> buttons. >>> Now watch one of Star Trek Next Generation; everything is soft; consoles, >>> hall displays, etc. There's not a real button anywhere. I don't doubt it >>> will be long before we are living like that. Everything will be touch. >>> >>> Now take a look at the reality side; the aviation industry for example. >>> Just about everything in aircraft avionics uses HUD's and multi-function >>> displays (which have physical buttons, but they are "soft" in that their >>> function changes based on the display). And of course we can see where >>> consumer electronics is going. >>> >>> When you come right down to it, what's the difference between typing on >>> a >>> keyboard and touching a display? Really none (you push something with >>> your >>> finger). >>> >>> Something that would showcase that quite nicely is terminal emulation. >>> I >>> need to remember that the "DO" key on a VAX is one combination under this >>> emulation, another under this emulation, and different under a third. >>> And >>> not all physical numeric keypads have the same layout, which is really >>> important in the VAX world. I would much rather see and use a virtual >>> keyboard on a touch screen. >>> >>> Take a look at the original Tron movie sometime; virtual touch keyboard >>> built into the desktop. >>> >>> As far as pixel precision, it's really a matter of scaling, but do you >>> really need that? No. In fact most people slow their mice down and only >>> worry about getting into the general area of where they need to be and not >>> getting to a specific pixel. Just consider command buttons; I bet you >>> make >>> them larger then the text they display; why is that? >>> >>> Jim. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: accessd-bounces@**databaseadvisors.com<accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> >>> [mailto:accessd-bounces@**databaseadvisors.com<accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com>] >>> On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan >>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 08:09 PM >>> >>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Windows 8 >>> >>> What do you mean by "working with" virutal documents. >>> >>> If you mean creating/editing documents, give me a decent keyboard and the >>> fine resolution of >>> a mouse pointer or stylus please. How do you get anywhere near pixel >>> precision with a >>> fingertip? >>> >>> >>> On 29 Nov 2011 at 4:25, Salakhetdinov Shamil wrote: >>> >>> Darryl -- >>>> >>>> Working with "virtual documents" by hands - two hands - on multi-touch >>>> displays is no doubt more ergonomic and intuitive than using mouse... >>>> The next logical step are "virtual desktops" - horizontally mounted >>>> displays, "virtual blackboards" with "virtual keyboards" etc. - that's >>>> another technological revolution of the ways of communicating with >>>> computers by using a broad range of both hands gestures and voice... >>>> >>>> The next should probably be "virtual holographic displays" and 3D >>>> >>> communication with them... >>> >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> -- Shamil >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/**mailman/listinfo/accessd<http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd> >> >> >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.**com<http://www.databaseadvisors.com> >> >> >>