Hmm. I don't know, I really like the current gestures for two finger scrolling on the current MacBook. I can imagine swiping your index finger around your thumb for rotating and the "iPhone pinch" for zoom. As for the disconnect from direct manipulation, that is something we've been dealing with forever and It seems we've found that users prefer simulated direct manipulation (gesture based via mouse or trackpad). Right now we click-drag a handle to rotate because it is the best mapping we've had. I think this is a step forward for the laptop trackpad, and yes a step back from the iPhone.
I don't know if we're ready to throw away the keyboard and trackpad and opt for the multi-touch laptop screen. Though maybe someday :-) On Jan 15, 2008, at 2:56 PM, Dane Storrusten wrote: > Being a multi-touch advocate and student, I find it to be a > haphazard value to use iPhone multi-touch gestures on a trackpad. > That seems like a step backwards to me. They started out with > direct touch on the phone surface with iPhone, and now the > experience is disconnected because users are interacting with a > trackpad instead of directly on-screen. > > This is a perfect example of why natural and direct is the value, > not multi-touch technology. My 2 cents. > > I am interested to use it. Apple is always good at surprising me :) > ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
