[olug] FW: The next generation computer interface

[Will Langford]

> A couple of things about that, if you watched the actual Video, you'll see
> that the Acuracy of the touch table that Jeff Han isn't really using the
> sausage finger method when he's messing with several of the apps.  Though
> I



It's a fairly large screen.  Using a touch screen on a 17" monitor under
regular windows applications at 1024x768 is highly annoying due to how small
everything is relative to finger size.  Perhaps a 'mouse pad' applet similar
to the 'keyboard' applet he used during the demonstration... that way you
don't have to point-at/cover-up what you're trying to manipulate...


did notice that a couple of times he was getting the wrong functions when he
> was hitting the buttons on one of the apps.  Though, technically, I think
> that was just because of Jeff not really having that much experince with
> the
> Open Source 3D World Map Program for NASA Data.


Anything gesture based is gonna have some issues like that.  Just a given
and not too much of a concern (as long as the app you're working on has an
'undo' kind of feature.... attempting to paste into vi while mistakingly
forgetting to move it into edit mode first... can be utterly disastrous).


Plus, he said I belive atleast a minute or two of the Video, that this was a
> Low Cost viability.  So I think he is looking at the "Larger Picture" of
> not
> just the Software involved, but the Actual Hardware Devices that will be
> required to create the multi-touch screen effect.  And if I'm right,
> Jeff's
> primary purpose on this project, is the development of the Hardware, and
> aspects of such.



Low cost for a business, or low cost for a home user ? tee hee...

-Will