Insufficiently cool, yes. That said, I have a couple apps on my touch that utilize those wheels. These wheels I believe are prebuilt by apple and then utilized in whatever fashion by the app builder. The ones I have aren't for numbers but for say, restaurant types or names and so there are many more then just 0-9. Also they 'click' when they hit center on the choice, you can over spin them, but it's not difficult to get what you want. The function is similar to the way almost everything scrolls on the touch/iphone. To be honest, even in the apps where the wheels are for choosing different numbers, I never thought boy, I wish there was just a keypad.
I have one app that does resister codes...after choosing your number of bands across the bottom, you flick the wheels representing 4,5 or 6 bands of color on a resister. Then the app gives you the output info your choice requires. Very slick app and I really can't think of a better design considering the input mechanism. On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Chris Dunford <[email protected]>wrote: > > > What am I missing? Is there a reason why the wheels are superior, or would > a > keypad be insufficiently cool, or what? > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
