On Nov 19, 2012, at 1:55 PM, Klaus Stock wrote: > And...we got the iPad, where you actually have > to flip pages the old way.
FYI -- you *can* turn pages the "traditional" way, but you can also tap the right edge of the page to turn it, so in effect, the whole right edge of the page is a "next page" button. (Likewise with the left edge for "previous page".) We could have an angels-dancing-on-the-head-of-a-pin debate about whether it's better to use up CPU cycles doing the page-turn animation, but I personally find it a useful visual cue, your mileage may vary considerably. That is true of iBooks, at least. Don't know much about the Kindle's GUI. I'm not sure the iPad has enough CPU moxie to be able to run eye-tracking yet. It's theoretically possible, but it would involve some high-efficiency coding. Or server-sourcing, which I'd just as soon do without .. it's annoying enough that Siri does it. And without a *very* good implementation of it, it could be extremely irritating with pages turning unintentionally or not turning when expected. *Lot* of tuning involved in that problem, and everyone's eyes move differently and the way our eyes move changes subtly over time and when drinking, etc. So it's very much a non-trivial problem with regard to several variables .. _______________________________________________ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
