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> Physical keyboard combined with a touch screen [...] doesn’t make sense because it eats space you can’t reclaim. True, at least for horis; though on a vertic
by spankibalt 2mo ago
> Physical keyboard combined with a touch screen [...] doesn’t make sense because it eats space you can’t reclaim.
True, at least for horis; though on a vertically-shaped handheld it might make some sense. A traditional slab with a tray-table compatible pogo-attachable keyboard (with wireless option built-in) would be optimal, e. g. a modern version of the piano from the Sharp PC-3000/-3100 or the Psion Series 5.
And ffs, please do include at least a TAB key!
- andsoitis 2mo agoIt is a worse HCI for the reason I mentioned; I predict tiny market share if still around 5 years from now.
- spankibalt 2mo agoI find touchscreens vastly inferior unless they come with an integrated EMR digitizer layer (or something even more precise), especially on a device that has the form factor of a smartphone, but works more as a modular pocket computer. An attachable/detachable keyboard (as clamshell or with a slider mechanism) gives me much more flexibility. But you're probably more on the mark as the average smartphone user is quite far removed from my feature essentials; I'd prefer even a vertical handheld with a well-designed integrated keyboard to a typical hori without any options.