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> That "function keys can do anything" is, in my opinion, the exact reason they had to go. They're scary for the typical user. Then make the whole screen touch
by monkmartinez 10y ago
> That "function keys can do anything" is, in my opinion, the exact reason they had to go. They're scary for the typical user.
Then make the whole screen touch enabled and bypass the silly, tiny screen gimmick.
- robinson7d 10y agoThat seems entirely unrelated to what you quoted. Regardless of whether the whole screen becomes a touchscreen, or a bar is used, the F-keys in their form are bad UX.
- stephenr 10y agoAdding 'touch' to a UI designed for mouse/trackpad + keyboard interaction is inherently a terrible idea. Even my pinky finger is much bigger than the cursor. I would have zero chance of being accurate with it. Also, that still requires the actual controls to be on-screen somewhere. With the touch bar, you can opt to not have those controls (e.g. a toolbar in an IDE, or a palette in a visual tool like photoshop) shown on the main display if they're available when contextually relevant, on the touch bar.