On Monday, 27 January 2014 10:13:26 UTC, mindspace wrote: … we had a projection keyboard. It was ok for the odd finger tap but > useless for anything approaching typing because of the pain in the finger > tips from banging away on a chopping board lol. > > Maybe they've evolved since then but I wouldn't have one. … >
Thanks Adam I *imagine* that with projection, I'd naturally use a much lighter touch than I do with (say) the keyboard of a MacBookPro5,2 … or an Apple Wireless Keyboard, which I use with that 2009 laptop more often than the integral keyboard. If I'm not mistaken the integral keyboard requires a lighter touch – certainly it's shallower – and I switch between the two without a second thought. Anecdotally, the other day I used the (touch screen) keyboard of a Microsoft Surface – albeit for less than a minute – it felt OK simply tapping without *pressing*. Now I realise, projection is probably not for me: I'm a touch typist. With the Surface: I naturally looked at/around my fingers, so the risk of hitting the wrong key was minimal. If I used a projection keyboard with an iPad I'd look *away* from my fingers. Without the physical edges, without physical hints of F and J keys and the space bar, and so on, there would be a high risk of mistakes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
