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Drive a modern car where everything that used to be a button or switch is now hidden behind glass. Wanting the return of mechanical controls with tactile feedba
by a4isms 4y ago
Drive a modern car where everything that used to be a button or switch is now hidden behind glass. Wanting the return of mechanical controls with tactile feedback is not sentimentality, it's usability.
- euroderf 4y agoThis glass-based crap is the most blatant evidence of pervasive user interface CHEAPNIS. Yes, bring back buttons... and big chunky toggle switches... and especially rocker switches <3 Ditch the useless glossy glass crap and the el-cheapo membrane buttons that rot out RSN.
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoRant: my car (Zafira) has an indicator stem that returns to centre when you activate it. Normally they stay offset so it's very clear the indicator is on. Pair that with a too quiet 'tick' sound and the indicator on the driver's panel being hidden behind the steering wheel ... it makes the vehicle so frustrating to drive. Argh, HCI is so important. Also, while I'm here, the steering wheel is adjustable in height as in many cars, but I've never seen a vehicle with indicator lights on the driver's panel at the top and bottom (they're all at the top) so there's always chance you can't see them when you adjust the wheel height. I've driven a lot of cars as we often hire. Seems like a fundamental flaw to me.