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On macOS, they are absolutely awesome. The Magic Trackpad 2 has a motor for haptic feedback. Applications like OmniGraffle use this to give a subtle vibration w
by danieldk 8y ago
On macOS, they are absolutely awesome. The Magic Trackpad 2 has a motor for haptic feedback. Applications like OmniGraffle use this to give a subtle vibration when you are dragging an object and it aligns with another object. So you can feel the alignments when you’re dragging.
Very useful undersold feature.
- wtallis 8y agoI've been a fan of Apple's trackpads for a long time, but I was still surprised at how much the addition of haptic feedback improved them. Just getting away from the hinged click mechanism was nice, but being able to adjust in software the force required to click is a really great feature, and it doesn't require support at the application level.
- saagarjha 8y agoNote that supporting Force Touch does require applications to play along.
- titanomachy 8y agoHe's talking about something different, you can actually change the force required for a basic click.
- saagarjha 8y agoYes, I’m aware. I’m just clarifying that Force Touch, which is separate but easily confused feature, requires support from applications. “Basic clicks” are handled by the OS, and the amount of force necessary for one isn’t particularly important to apps.