applematters.com — "Will Leopard feature multi-touch technology capability or, more to the point, will Apple be releasing some form of hardware this year with multi-touch technology built right in?" - AM's Aaron Wright explores the possibility of it happening.
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aaronmarksMar 7, 2007
I think that the most important thing to remember here is that we type by feel. Having a touch screen for a keyboard would be an awful idea for any touch typist.
thirdprizeMar 7, 2007
I read about this a while back. The original posts were in french or something so there is the possibility of a mis-translation somewhere along the line.
mdp8889Mar 7, 2007
i think this tech is awsome but they should have the touch screen like a tiny like 5inch by 5inch screen instead of ur mouse so u like dont have to reach and sit right next to ur screen and it would be cheepah cause its smaller but like still have ur normal screen n stuff
eelfinntyMar 7, 2007
I agree w/ vitaboy. Multitouch is a lot more than one would expect. Apple bought the multitouch patents form the company I linked to below. They have made some additions to it, but the gestures would probably be very similar. <a class="user" href="http://www.fingerworks.com/userguides.html">http://www.fingerworks.com/userguides.html</a>With the right software you could also create your own gestures.
ethergnatMar 7, 2007
I don't use my Wii for 8-12 hours a day though. Nor does using the Wiimote leave greasy fingerprints all over my screen. God I hate it when people feel the need to touch my monitor. I think I'll buy some stock in a monitor wipes company.
ethergnatMar 7, 2007
I don't say this frequently, but you're an idiot. A multi-touch screen might be a nice supplement for traditional input methods, but it's no replacement. On-screen and laser keyboards don't provide the tactile feedback that's needed for speedy and accurate typing. Sufficiently advanced voice recognition (which won't exist for at least another ten years) could work but it's frequently not desirable. I don't want the 30 people in my office all trying to talk to their computers at once. It's entirely possible something could someday replace the keyboard (there are already a number of alternatives to mice), but the technologies you described aren't it.
apeinagoMar 7, 2007
in other news...brakes for cars are hold overs from the late 18th century... time for them go bye bye.(i don't see your point)
palmerMar 7, 2007
"when you want to drag from one window to an obscured window. With multi-touch you could simply start the drag with one finger hand, switch windows and scroll if necessary with another, then complete your operation."How are you going to "switch windows" if the one you want is obscured? Multi-touch doesn't make this any more possible than it is today. In fact, it's worse: Currently, if your non-mouse hand is on the keyboard during a drag, you could just Alt-Tab to the window you want to drag to and then drop the item.
h0dg3sMar 7, 2007
f**k your blogspam assh**e
pauldonnellyMar 8, 2007
@palmerEither click inside the window as you would normally or select it in the taskbar. How do you usually switch windows?