I think that might be more true for a sighted person than for a blind person. With a sighted person, you see it with your eye and then you touch it; until we learn the screen, we have to touch it before we can do anything.
-- Cheryl I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the trash! Then God gave me a new heart and life: His joy for my despairing tears! And now, every day: "This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) On Feb 14, 2014, at 12:15 PM, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> wrote: > My 85 year old mother inlaw is living proof of this. For years both my wife > and I have tried to get her going on a desktop computer with no real success > to speak of. We got her and iPad a couple of years ago, and she took to it > amazingly fast. She now uses it to read and send email, browse the web, and > participate on FaceBook. Truly amazing. She says there's just something about > simply touching what you want with a finger is so much easier for her. > > > > Best Regards, > > Rick alfaro > > On 2/14/2014 5:27 AM, David Chittenden wrote: >> your statement that even sighted folks work more efficiently with mouse and >> keyboard than touch-screen is completely inaccurate. This is a field which >> is constantly and thoroughly being studied. Research papers are published >> extremely regularly on the topic. >> >> First, when touch-screen interfaces are used in information kiosks rather >> than visual displays with keypads and navigation devices, user error is >> reduced from 18-25% to 6-10%. And, this is consistent across every topic / >> field which has been studied thus far. >> >> Second, the world record for fastest typing speed on a mobile device in 2011 >> was held by a person using a touch-screen device. I have not checked more >> recent numbers, but considering all the other studies I have analysed over >> the past few years, I would not be surprised if touch-screen devices >> continue holding speed records for data entry. >> >> Third, there is an upper limit on how many keyboard command shortcuts a >> person is able to maintain in one's active memory. Touch-screens, on the >> other hand, with their immediate visual response to haptic activation, do >> not suffer from the same limitation. >> >> It is comforting for us to tell ourselves that sighted people do better with >> keyboards just like we do. However, even though we know people who match >> what we wish so much to believe, research from around the world is >> continually proving the opposite to actually be the case. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 14 Feb 2014, at 20:13, Ari Moisio <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> On the other hand many gamers want precise and immediate interaction and >>> there are plenty of game controllers for the idevices available. I doupt >>> anyone has said that they just are not get used to the touchscreen:-) >>> >>> Unfortunately until Apple puts any effort to general keyboard usability on >>> IOS devices these keypads do not help much except for making flicking and >>> double tapping faster and more prddictable. Apples's 1D approach for >>> screen navigation is extremely inefficient. 2D-way, exploring the screen >>> with one finger is faster but for efficient use one heve to memorize all >>> the controls on every screen of any application he/she uses. >>> >>> It is a bit unfair to compare mobile phones to desktop computers but even >>> sighted ones works more efficiently with keyboard than mouse/touchscreen. >>> >>> Using the touch screen as blind is similar to using an failing keyboard: >>> you have every time check that the key press gets through and it was the >>> correct key that wenth trough. >>> >>> -- >>> mr. 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