another ergonomic point to consider, for a microwave or stereo or any
device which might use a touch screen is that, in the case of devices
where the screen is mounted vertically, up and down, one must bend
one's hand into a ver uncomfortable position. A slanted screen or
something mounted horizontally, or perhaps a separate controling pad,
like a remote, seems a better idea.
js
On Jan 28, 2009, at 11:06 AM, Jacob Schmude wrote:
If your fingers are sensitive enough, you can also often feel the
indentations where one button ends and another begins. Bare in mind
that these are not true touchscreens, they are flat keypads.
Underneath the flat surface is a button that requires minimal force
to activate. A touch screen, by contrast, is a surface that can be
touched on any portion of the screen, and the item at the point you
touched is activated, it is not a flat surface over a few mechanical
buttons. The touchscreen will change depending on the input
required, therefore braille labels are useless on true touch screens.
