On 12/18/2014 03:09 AM, Paul Davis wrote:
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> On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 5:54 AM, Set Hallström <sakrecoer@gmail.com
> <mailto:sakrecoer@gmail.com>> wrote:
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> I have a hard time understanding why a tablet need to be approached
> so much differently than computers. Alright, the interface is
> different.... but what else? Can someone explain to me?
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> in most GUI software the "interface" (mapping between model state, user
> input and visual presentation) is the majority of the code. Changing the
> interface isn't a detail, it's everything. Tablets have (a) no keyboard
Hmm, yet there are millions of keyboards available for them.
> (b) no concept of pointer motion without a drag (c) no concept of hover
That's true of all touch interfaces.
> (d) much less screen real estate
Much more mobility.
> (e) multitouch (in some cases, at least).
In pretty much every case now.
> that is enough of a set of changes that any desktop application
> which took advantage of some of the scale of a desktop system will
> likely need to be reconceived fairly deeply.
The UI would need to be reconceived. Which it should, since touch screen
is a different way of interacting with software. But I'd think a
properly-structured application has the UI and backend components
properly separated. So the same backend can be controlled via different
front ends.
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