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RE: Who wants multi-touch? I think I just might.
Only question I have about it all other than I think it is cool and eventually will become more widely used (as I described in my first reply above) in terms of certain applications for the home, phone or car (where I think it would be most beneficial instead of having physical buttons that wear down) is if it becomes so popular on the computer, laptop what have you, then they're going to have to improve upon certain things.

- the close, minimize and restore buttons in the upper right corner of windows. Aren't they just a bit small to touch with big fingers and normal fingers anyway? Doesn't exactly fall into Fitt's Law too well if it's going to be touched.

- Right Click. How will we access the right click menu?

- Select one word or many. How will we select one word to delete it, copy it or paste it? What if it's just a letter? Like "I" or "A" ?

Of course - the mouse will still have to be used... but if touch comes into play some of these things will present a challenge. I'm sure there are more. But that's just what I'm thinking of right now.
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I couldn't vote in your poll  NonZealot | 11/05/08
One place where it makes sense  Michael Kelly | 11/05/08
Multi-touch with one hand is nearly impossible  NonZealot | 11/05/08
Tablet PC  GuidingLight | 11/05/08
Does commercial have to mean business?  cgseibel@... | 11/16/08
It allows for gestures.  T1Oracle | 11/05/08
Gestures work fine with current single touch devices  NonZealot | 11/05/08
A few points:  msalzberg | 11/06/08
Good to see the msalzberg I used to like reading  NonZealot | 11/06/08
My Dell has no arrows...  msalzberg | 11/06/08
I don't agree but that's okay  NonZealot | 11/06/08
@NonZ...  msalzberg | 11/06/08
Wrong on all counts...  dkawalec | 11/06/08
Thanks for playing!  NonZealot | 11/06/08
Still wrong about everything ...  dkawalec | 11/07/08
Thanks for playing!  NonZealot | 11/07/08
Congratulations  MacCanuck | 11/06/08
Thanks for the laugh!!  NonZealot | 11/06/08
For example...  Roque Mocan | 11/05/08
That is an example of single touch  NonZealot | 11/05/08
Actually, it would . . .  JLHenry | 11/05/08
Yeah, I just thought of a fun game!  NonZealot | 11/05/08
OK Moe.  GuidingLight | 11/05/08
If you . . .  JLHenry | 11/06/08
Also: Fingerpainting  Roque Mocan | 11/05/08
Trackpoint Rules  Jetranger | 11/05/08
Touchscreens are wonderful until....  Scubajrr | 11/05/08
RE: Who wants multi-touch? I think I just might.  Pharaoh36706 | 11/05/08
After watching the election returns  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/06/08
Why stop there? Let's embrace eye tracking technology!  sultan@... | 11/06/08
Excellent point.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/06/08
I love to touch. wink  Arm A. Geddon | 11/06/08
Multi touch yet to come...  Cayble | 11/06/08
Tech moving slow  colecrew | 11/06/08
Still just wrong ...  dkawalec | 11/07/08

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