OK thanks. Pete lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com>
On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Robert Sneidar <slylab...@me.com> wrote: > Actually no, my understanding I confess comes from listening to Leo > LaPorte, the Tech Guy radio program on KFI Radio in Los Angeles. Someone > called asking if he should upgrade to Windows 8 and that was his > assessment. That is why it was my understanding and not my experience. :-) > I have had experience using a stylus based interface though many years ago, > when I was evaluating whether or not we should purchase one for the > graphics department, and I can tell you that it became quite tedious > reaching for the apple menu or any menu pretty quickly, especially on large > screens. I remember telling myself, "This will never take the place of a > mouse or trackball." > > Bob > > > On Jan 8, 2013, at 12:27 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: > > > Bob, > > Is your judgement because you have sat down with a Windows 8 touch screen > > computer for an hour? I'm curious because I'm very interested in buying > a > > small Window 8 laptop (11" screen). I've only played on it for perhaps > 10 > > minutes in the store but I didn't really notice any problems using the > > touchscreen side of things. I found myself much preferring to touch the > > screen than use the mousepad. Then again, I was mostly in a web browser > > not a real desktop app. > > > > Pete > > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Robert Sneidar <slylab...@me.com> > wrote: > > > >> I'm going to venture an educated guess. From all I have heard, Win8 is > >> really optimized for touch interfaces. While you CAN use it on a desktop > >> system, there do not seem to be any compelling reasons for doing so, > over > >> Win7. Steve Jobs had it right. Use a touch based OS on a desktop for > just > >> an hour, and you will see why point and click is the way to go on these > >> systems. > >> > >> Desktop apps that need lots of screen real estate or need a lot of > >> processing power flourish on large monitor point and click systems, but > >> flounder on touch interfaces. Not all apps need the screen real estate > or > >> use a lot of resources. These do well on tablet touch systems. I do not > >> think tablet/touch OSes are replacing desktop systems. I think that the > >> process is more like a re-calibration of the equilibrium between what > most > >> people have needed all along, a simple tablet touch OS, and professional > >> systems that need the power and screen real estate to function well. > >> > >> Just my 2ยข > >> > >> Bob > >> > >> > >> On Jan 8, 2013, at 7:38 AM, Mark Stuart wrote: > >> > >>> Wow! > >>> I guess no one is using Windows 8. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- > >>> Regards, > >>> Mark Stuart > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-livecode mailing list > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > >> subscription preferences: > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
