Touchscreen Usability Debate
The cluster discusses the pros and cons of touchscreen interfaces versus traditional inputs like keyboards and mice, focusing on issues such as tactile feedback, fat finger problems, and suitability for different devices.
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It's a touch-centric paradigm forced onto non-touch devices.
It would make it hard for touch devices
Pretty hard when all you have is a touch screen. :-)
Doesn't that apply to touchscreen interfaces too?
Any worse than on a touch screen?
Touch screens are useful as a shortcut to mouse or gesture movements.
not if you're using the touchscreen as god intended
I don't think it helps on touch screens.
Working touch screens are useless without usable touch UIs.
Touchscreen buttons? No thanks.