On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:32:31 +0800 Tom Haste <tomha...@gmail.com> said:
> This isnt a shout out for apple or the ipad, but heres what they did > with the capacitive screen on this thing. > > "Furthermore, Apple has helped make the capacitive touchscreen more > accessible to those with dexterity limitations by introducing an > electronic stylus. Our research has shown that those with limited > finger movement and/or sensation in their fingertips had greater > success using resistive touchscreen devices because of the ability to > use a stylus. But, the electronic stylus for the capacitive > touchscreen interfaces levels the playing field." > > I dunno the specifics, but capacitive screens are a negative for > people with some disabilities at least. Personally Ive found iphones > to be a pain in the ass to use due to the physical restrictions of the > capacitive screen and my big fingers on small webpages. capacitive is so much better. i don't knwo where to begin... but here's some 1. accuracy - yes - if u hit with the fat bit of your finger the touch point remains remarkably steady - unlike resistive screens. 2. sensitivity - some screens can detect your finger even without it physically contacting the screen. they are that sensitive. there is just no comparison - swipe-to-scroll just isnt sane on a resistive screen - you loose too many events and have too many false "releases". compared to capacitive where it works like a total charm 3. multi-touch... capacitive works here. i have heard of mt capable resisitve panels - yet to see one. 4. surfaces - you can make just about any surface capacitive - with just a coating. it can be any shape, curvature etc. the actual thickness is like 0.1mm - the rest is the surface that its on providing a solid rigid surface to slide your finger over. resistive ts "coatings" are much thicker. 5. bum-calls - capacitive does not get triggered by your pocket or stuff in your bag when u put your phone in. you can just stuff it in and forget. with a resistive screen it will stay alive as your pants "touch" the screen and go make calls for you. this alone gives capacitive a massive win. 6. baseline capacitive screens support at least area detection already - thus "pressure" - thats where they start. resistive is far behind there. 7. market pressure wants capacitive. read up on how many reviews of phones with resistive screens say that input is sub-optimal because of a resistive screen and that it should have had a capacitivie one. the market WANTs capacitive. it demands it. the market has decided capacitive is better - for many of the reasons above. not to mention multitouch. > Anyway, thats my 2 cents. > Toma. > > On 9 February 2010 10:22, David Seikel <onef...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 18:17:36 +0900 Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) > > <ras...@rasterman.com> wrote: > > > >> On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 18:35:44 +1000 David Seikel <onef...@gmail.com> > >> said: > >> > >> > On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:58:34 +0900 Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) > >> > <ras...@rasterman.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > > want. as such pressure is normally senses by radius. your finger > >> > > is soft. the harder you press the larger the radius of your touch > >> > > (up to a point). so i'd suggest using these first unless u > >> > > literally have extra needs. > >> > >> if you're talking multitouch - you're talking capacitive screens > >> (99%)... and fingernails dont work on those. soft fingery bits do. > >> so.. youy're working off the wrong assumption. > >> > >> (and let me tell u that resistive screens suck royally - even if u > >> get into the habit of using fingernails with them. they suck for a > >> multitude of reasons and that is why the big move is to capacitive > >> and resistive will end up a niche or dead input mechanism). > > > > OK. I wont bother to mention fat fingers on tiny screens.... > > > > Though I wonder how many fat fingers you can get on a multi touch > > phone screen and still have enough room to make some useful gestures. > > Will probably end up like my last Japanese motorbike. My mechanic was > > a small man, but even he kept complaining that the only people that > > could work on it where small Japanese children with tiny hands. > > > > I can see that in the future, false fingernails will have to come with > > capacitive finger tip extensions so women can use their latest phone > > fashion accessory while wearing them. lol > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the > > business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term > > contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone > > call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > > _______________________________________________ > > enlightenment-devel mailing list > > enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-devel mailing list > enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
