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My dream -- Physical knobs and buttons (preferably with universal indicators of current state) for mic mute/unmute, camera on/off, volume. Laptops can have ei
by albert_e 5y ago
My dream --
Physical knobs and buttons (preferably with universal indicators of current state) for mic mute/unmute, camera on/off, volume.
Laptops can have either built in or a usb/wireless accessory.
Mobiles also need physical buttons if not knobs.
Edit to add:
A raspberry pi zero or less and commodity buttons / dials in a well designed case should easily work for this. I know some streamdeck projects exist but not sure if they specifically aim for knobs and other tactile UX. Any projects in this space we can get behind or emulate?
- wruza 5y agoAdd a screen brightness knob and sign me up. My monitor ($750 few years ago) has only 3 levels of brightness effectively, because to change it you have to go through a hierarchical menu of around 10 clicks of different buttons, and then wait for a stupid bar to go to the desired value. I had to create 3 presets to at least switch day/evening/night modes with only 3-4 clicks.
- pitspotter2 5y agoAdditionally I would like knurling on the knobs and muted musical tones to provide feedback, not the blaring monotonous beeps of today. Star Trek TNG was wrong about the desirability of flat screen interfaces but right about audible feedback.
- midasuni 5y agoTNG designers (Sternbach, Okida) waved it away by saying the touchscreens had tactile interfaces that reconfigured based on the interface/user. Best of both worlds.
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