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I wonder if the author is aware of the cursor positioning gestures on iOS (hold space, then drag) I’m also not sure that the inline magnifier is such a good id
by rumori 3y ago
I wonder if the author is aware of the cursor positioning gestures on iOS (hold space, then drag)
I’m also not sure that the inline magnifier is such a good idea, he never gives an example with a fat finger overlaid, I think that would immediately show it’s just not feasible.
I’m also sure that Apple has dozens of user tests with all type of text editing strategies, Ken Kocienda even wrote a book about his process developing text input and auto-correct.
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Selection-Inside-Apples-Process/dp/1250194466 https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Selection-Inside-Apples-Proc...
- mpalmer 3y agoHe probably is aware, Android has the same gesture.
- calderknight 3y agoI had never heard of this feature. This will be very useful.
- colanderman 3y agoI was not aware of this! This is a game changer for me, my single biggest complaint about text editing (which I was about to post here as something the authors missed) was that there's no means to perform fine cursor movement with gestures (I would expect the cursor to slow when the magnifying lens pops up). But apparently there is already a way!!
- scottjenson 3y agoI am aware ;-) It's certainly helpful. My point is that it's not nearly enough. The goal of this post was to make it clear that the entire model of mobile editing is flawed and it's helpful to rethink it. However, I'm all for anything that can help!