Non-Touchscreens Suck

[dclamp]

Just got to work... Replied to a post on VBF, went to touch "Post Reply" button... The screen isnt touch screen.

My bad. XPS12 problems?

[jmcilhinney]

I've never been tempted to touch the screen on my desktop at home or at work and don't feel that having a touchscreen there would be of benefit. I see those AIO touchscreen desktop systems and just don;t really want a big screen so close to me that I can touch it comfortably.

My laptop is a different story. As you know, I've been using that same XPS 12 for some time now and find that using the touchscreen is often far more convenient than using the touchpad. I have a 15" laptop that I use at home while that XPS 12 is used for travelling and I often miss the touchscreen when using the big one. My next full-sized laptop, if indeed I get one, will definitely be a touchscreen device.

[dclamp]

Well I sit in front of 9 monitors at work, one of them is touch screen, but not the main one. When I post on VBF from my XPS I always just press "Post Quick Reply" on the screen because it is easier. The first reply of the day on my work computer I moved my hand up toward the monitor, but realized halfway there it isn't a touch screen. It was muscle memory.

But I agree, I wouldn't buy a full touch screen desktop. I like my desk top monitors further back on my desk, and having a touch screen all-in-one would be useless to me. Opposed to a touch screen laptop like my XPS that I use in bed and I comfortably can use the touch screen to touch/scroll and then the keyboard to type.

Also I have noticed a few websites that are touch screen compatible. Forbe website had larger menu items as well as a "Scroll to top" button on the lower right corner. I have noticed other sites that do this as well.

I was also going to ask you jmc, Have you had any problems with dropdown combo boxes on websites and the touchpad? I occasionally have a problem scrolling down through dropdown items using two-finger scroll on the touchpad.

[jmcilhinney]

I was also going to ask you jmc, Have you had any problems with dropdown combo boxes on websites and the touchpad? I occasionally have a problem scrolling down through dropdown items using two-finger scroll on the touchpad.

I do notice issues scrolling with two fingers at times. I'm not sure that it's limited to drop-down lists on web sites though, and it's certainly not often that it occurs. I'll take more notice of the specific circumstances in future.

[dclamp]

The problem I have had is that the list does not scroll with two fingers, instead the dropdown closes. Its not with every dropdown list, only some. I then have to use the drag the scrollbar down inside the dropdown...

[SJWhiteley]

My wife, who is very computer illiterate, uses her iPad almost exclusively. iOS safari has problems with some complex web sites, so I opened up the site on my laptop. She then proceeded to start smearing her fingers over the screen to drag the map and press buttons...

The MacBook touchpad is a dream to use. My suspicion is that to keep the costs down, PC manufacturers really cut corners, there. They are getting better, though, but are still clunky.