I have an HP Envy with a touch screen. My Dell at the office also has a touch screen. I got the touch screen on the HP Envy mostly because it was a good deal, but also because I wanted the flexibility of being able to use a touch screen. I end up using it so little though, that for my next laptop I would not be spending extra for a touch screen. That's assuming touch screen technology doesn't change a lot over the next few years.
The touch screen on your laptop will work similarly to your iPhone, although if you're using a PC with JAWS, NVDA or Narrator, then the gestures will be different. Basically you explore by touch, swipe and double tap, just like you would on your iPhone. The idea with the clam shell form factor is that you can use it as a standard laptop, but you can also swing the screen around and use it like a tablet. Like I said, I don't use my touch screen much, and I mostly forget that I even have a touch screen. Like Joe said, I'll use it occasionally when I don't think JAWS is telling me everything on the screen. My wife also has a touch screen on her Asus laptop, and she doesn't use it much either, but she does find it convenient, and she'll occasionally use it to do something on the screen rather then reach for the mouse. I've also seen people at the office do this as well. -- Christopher (AKA CJ) Chaltain at Gmail > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf > Of Joe Orozco > Sent: Friday, November 6, 2020 6:44 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Touchscreen laptops > > Most models come with a non touch version. That could bring down the price. I > feel the Apple products make for a better touch experience, but that could be > that I'm just more accustomed to iOS gestures. > > Joe > > > On 11/6/20, deidre muccio <deidreandlou...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you Joe, this is very useful. I too would rather keep my hands > > on a keyboard. The only plus about this Dell latitude– I don’t > > remember the model number right off is that it had a full-size > > keyboard that included numb pad. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Nov 6, 2020, at 7:32 AM, Joe Orozco <jsoro...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> If you use something like an iPad in a laptop configuration, that is > >> to say in a clamshell keyboard case, I feel the experience is > >> smoother. Yes, there's the whole business with the split screen at > >> times, but it's a familiar layout if you are already using an iPhone. > >> I have a touch screen on one of my PC laptops, and without going too > >> far astray into Windows land, I have only really found it useful when > >> it comes to figuring out where JAWS is not reading something > >> correctly. Swiping around makes it a little easier to get a sense of > >> the screen layout. Otherwise, and this could just be a personal > >> thing, but I find myself wanting to keep my hands centered on the > >> keyboard itself to be productive. > >> > >> I hope that's the start to more helpful feedback from others. > >> > >> Joe > >> > >> > >>> On 11/6/20, deidre muccio <deidreandlou...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Hello all, > >>> I don’t have access to a lot of exposure to the latest and best or > >>> popular adaptive technology equipment, so here I am asking of you > >>> what you know about touchscreen laptops? I guess all I need to know > >>> is how they work. > >>> Do > >>> they work like the face of an iPhoneWith some equivalent of voice > >>> over or other accessibility feature to speak what it is with some > >>> equivalent of voice over or other accessibility feature to speak > >>> what it is you’ve touched let’s say to open a program or app such as > >>> word? Or does the touchscreen serve as a regular monitor as you > >>> would have on a PC desktop computer? I don’t need to use a computer > >>> with a touchscreen, and I want to have easy cited help by having a > >>> laptop that includes a monitor. Is there any conflict here? The > >>> local little computer store where I might buy such a refurbished > >>> unit is not open to full capacity so it’s a little hard getting > >>> through to them sometimes. If you think this is an inappropriate > >>> question for the list I will just wait till I get through to them. > >>> Thanks. > >>> > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>> -- > >>> The following information is important for all members of the V > >>> iPhone list. > >>> > >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this > >>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please > >>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the > >>> list itself. > >>> > >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > >>> mk...@ucla.edu. 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