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ipadOS has pointer support and the preferred way to do pointer interactions on macOS seems to be touchpads (not mice), so the gap is definitely not as large any

• masklinn 6y ago
  > ipadOS has pointer support Yes, but it does not mandate a pointer. > the preferred way to do pointer interactions on macOS seems to be touchpads (not mice), so the gap is definitely not as large anymore. A touchpad is a pointer device with a similar level of precision and interaction as a mouse. One completely unlike touch.
  • SahAssar 6y ago
    > A touchpad is a pointer device with a similar level of precision and interaction as a mouse. One completely unlike touch. The main difference is if you aim by using a pointer on the screen or if you aim by touching what you want to interact with. Some things like gestures are basically the same (or could be).
    • masklinn 6y ago
      > The main difference is if you aim by using a pointer on the screen or if you aim by touching what you want to interact with. Yes. That is not a small difference. That is, in fact, a huge difference. The buttons on my phone are physically larger than those on my laptop's screen, yet they are significantly harder to hit reliably. Manipulating text remains a chore on touch device, except when those touch devices provide a pointer erzats (of which Apple removed a large part of the convenience when they broke selection support with the deprecation of 3D touch).