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#45
Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
Back on the UI subject... I'm gonna propose something radical.Given the tablets' understanding of sensitivity, maybe it would be beneficial to not just separate click actions by time (short vs long press), but by sensitivity. By that I mean a light touch (in the capacity of a PC mouse's hover function) which pops up explanations of icons, and/or options, whereas a heavy press acts as a click. Yes, I know right button is simulated in some cases by a long press, but it's not fully utilized and I'm wondering if this alternative approach might be better...
Yeah, we've thought about that, but it's not really feasible with our current touch screens. There are issues even with the finger/stylus detection, let alone multiple different stages of stylus pressure detection. You'd really quite a rather fundamentally different type of touch screen, like in those wacom/cintix etc. drawing pads.