[Oberon] Re (2): PO2013 - System.CloseTrack / System.ExtendDisplay

[Jörg Straube]

A touchscreen is an ergonomical nightmare when vertical. I mean when you sit in front of it at a distance of ~40 cm
A touchscreen is okay when horizonzal I mean when you hold the screen in your hands (smartphone, tablet) But not for computer use.

Jörg

Am 03.05.2019 um 17:41 schrieb Skulski, Wojciech <skulski at pas.rochester.edu>:

>> No offense intended, but extant (old) techniques are being aimed at a
>> new problem.  A touchscreen offers possibilities, more direct and
>> simpler.
> 
> Peter:
> 
>  a touch screen requires a hardware touch screen controller, which is not present on any of the present FPGA Oberon boards, including RiskFive. 
> 
> The system itself is also not engineered for touch screen. I suspect that the touch screen, if present, could be absorbed into the Mouse module. Such a solution, though cludgy, would not alter the System architecture to a significant degree. 
> 
> I also suspect that the touch screen is not well suited to a TUI system which is fundamentally meant to present large amounts of text (mostly programs in source) in an efficient way. The touch screen is fundamentally meant to be a dashboard of sorts, presenting a small number of graphics elements resembling dials or buttons. Trying to find a middle ground may lead to hybrids, which are neither good text processors nor comfortable instrument dashboards.
> 
> A smartphone is probably a good example where the touch screen is beneficial, if we can say that a smartphone is beneficial.
> 
> W
> 
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