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RE: Why?
By omnicronx on 7/27/2010 11:53:15 AM , Rating: 3
And what exactly do these 3, 4 finger gestures map to in many situations? Replace functionality that takes less effort on a mouse.

For example: 3-Finger Swipe Left/Right = Go Back/Forward in Folder History in the Finder.. So we are replacing 1 quick mouse click and perhaps hovering over a button (i.e barely moving your hand), to swiping 3 fingers and moving your hand dramatically..

Right click is another, you still have to scroll to the position you want, then you have to use two fingers instead of one.

Once again, aside from the 'cool' factor, do these kind of gestures really make things easier on a desktop?

Don't get me wrong, I use gestures here and there (zooming and scrolling for example makes perfect sense), but I never really understood things like 3/4 finger gestures on a desktop, and to claim that gestures can replace a mouse without being less efficient in the majority of situations is a pipe dream in my opinion.

RE: Why?
By headbox on 7/27/10, Rating: 0
RE: Why?
By omnicronx on 7/27/2010 12:33:50 PM , Rating: 2
Thanks for your little rant (that for the record made your sound like a child).

My point still stands, look at what those gestures map too and how many fingers/movesments you have to perform said gestures.

Using your little ALT Tab as an example; do you not keep at least one hand on or very close to your keyboard when on a desktop? If not thats your preference, but the fact remains many people do, my left hand is always on the keyboard. So are you actually going to imply its easier to swipe 4 fingers (i don't care how you do it, whether its dramatic or not) than pressing two buttons where my hand is alreay lying?

With a laptop then by all means it makes perfect sense, i rest my hands on the trackpad and only move up to the keyboard to type (not too sure about others), but once again, on a desktop to make the claim that it is more efficient just does not make sense to me.

Gestures make sense in many situations, but they also make little sense in many others. So to completely get rid of a mouse for a trackpad on a desktop makes little sense to me. Seems a mix of both would be the best solution.

RE: Why?
By afkrotch on 7/27/2010 10:49:07 PM , Rating: 2
Depending on the program used (as Windows users have a wider variety of programs that aren't made by Apple) for zoom. You can use the scroll wheel to zoom in/out. In IE, you can press ctrl+scroll wheel to zoom in/out.

I use ACDSee, where I just the scroll wheel lets me move to next image. I can hold ctrl+scroll wheel to zoom in/out. I use a side button to rotate image.

My mouse has left click, right click, scroll wheel, scroll wheel click, 3 buttons to change dpi, quick launch button, and also records macros. It has a screen to display dpi, has feet that you can change, also adjust the weight.
Hell, I can set my mouse to automatically sort through a folder of images, resize them all, and save them.

WTF is a trackpad that cost more going to do for me?

RE: Why?
By jvillaro on 7/27/2010 11:07:56 PM , Rating: 2
Well maybe we'll wait for something like Kinect for PC's and not something that turns my Desktop into a notebook

