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So you don't buy into the argument that vertical touch screens are unergonomic and unpleasant to use over non-trivial amounts of time, because they require hold

So you don't buy into the argument that vertical touch screens are unergonomic and unpleasant to use over non-trivial amounts of time, because they require holding the hand up to the screen?

Mythbusters 14y ago
It depends on what kind of machine you are using. If you are using a desktop then yes a touch screen is not a very ergonomic way to use your computer but then the mouse is not going anywhere. You can use that to do everything a touch would do. In fact in that case the new metro UI is rarely used. But when a laptop or a tablet is being used, a touch is very natural because the screen is at the right distance and more importantly at a "right" angle. In fact it is way more convenient to use a touch based laptop instead of a tablet because of the angle the screen is at and the arm rest that the keyboard provides. Try it out yourself. I have RC running on my old hp and it is pleasant to use
aristidb 14y ago
Mythbusters, I would love to try it myself, but then I don't consider the expense of buying a laptop with a touchscreen to be worth it just for this experiment. :)
kenjackson 14y ago
Maybe. I don't know. Although I think one thing people will realize is how much time they used to spend finding the mouse cursor and positioning it versus just directly going to touch the location, even on a desktop. I think we're in the same state we were in a month before the iPad shipped. Will we really like a giant sized iPhone (as it was positioned at the time)? No one really knew. I think it's fair to say that it was mischaracterized, and people really do like it. Interestingly, even the Verge (who typically skew anti-MS, but fairly even) seem to really like the experience thus far (with some reservations). Ask me this question in a month or two after I get some actual touch screens. :-)

4 ms·

So you don't buy into the argument that vertical touch screens are unergonomic and unpleasant to use over non-trivial amounts of time, because they require hold

by aristidb 14y ago

So you don't buy into the argument that vertical touch screens are unergonomic and unpleasant to use over non-trivial amounts of time, because they require holding the hand up to the screen?

Mythbusters 14y ago
It depends on what kind of machine you are using. If you are using a desktop then yes a touch screen is not a very ergonomic way to use your computer but then the mouse is not going anywhere. You can use that to do everything a touch would do. In fact in that case the new metro UI is rarely used. But when a laptop or a tablet is being used, a touch is very natural because the screen is at the right distance and more importantly at a "right" angle. In fact it is way more convenient to use a touch based laptop instead of a tablet because of the angle the screen is at and the arm rest that the keyboard provides. Try it out yourself. I have RC running on my old hp and it is pleasant to use
aristidb 14y ago
Mythbusters, I would love to try it myself, but then I don't consider the expense of buying a laptop with a touchscreen to be worth it just for this experiment. :)
kenjackson 14y ago
Maybe. I don't know. Although I think one thing people will realize is how much time they used to spend finding the mouse cursor and positioning it versus just directly going to touch the location, even on a desktop. I think we're in the same state we were in a month before the iPad shipped. Will we really like a giant sized iPhone (as it was positioned at the time)? No one really knew. I think it's fair to say that it was mischaracterized, and people really do like it. Interestingly, even the Verge (who typically skew anti-MS, but fairly even) seem to really like the experience thus far (with some reservations). Ask me this question in a month or two after I get some actual touch screens. :-)