I will think about this. It makes more sense on a computer as you are touching the line with the mouse which is quite accurate. The iPad touch (at least with my fat fingers) is more random.
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Henry Rich <henryhr...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > This is the same suggestion I made a few years back (for JIDE). My > natural move is to click on the correct spot in the line, and it is a > shame to have lost that position when the line comes down for editing. > It would be great to have this as an option for people who work that way. > > Henry Rich > > On 5/13/2012 10:01 AM, Eric Iverson wrote: > > I think the api makes your suggestion possible. I'm not sure it would be > a > > good idea. At least not for me. I stab the line I want at random so would > > not benefit from having the random position preserved. I'll think about > > this and see if others have comments. > > > > On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 7:46 PM, David Leibs<david.le...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> It is easy to select within the workspace. This positions a blinking > >> vertical line at the point of selection. It you then touch the little > >> "enter symbol' the line of text is moved to the input area. > >> Unfortunatly your selection point is gone and you have to position the > >> vertical blinking insertion point again and with a slower and more > >> cognitively loaded gesture. It would be nice if that insertion point > >> could be maintained. I do not know if Apple's API would even allow > >> this. I have no idea as to whether this would even be a good idea. > >> > >> - David Leibs > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
