[IxDA Discuss] MacBook Air

[Steve Ballard]

Hmm. I don't know, I really like the current gestures for two finger  
scrolling on the current MacBook. I can imagine swiping your index  
finger around your thumb for rotating and the "iPhone pinch" for  
zoom. As for the disconnect from direct manipulation, that is  
something we've been dealing with forever and It seems we've found  
that users prefer simulated direct manipulation (gesture based via  
mouse or trackpad). Right now we click-drag a handle to rotate  
because it is the best mapping we've had. I think this is a step  
forward for the laptop trackpad, and yes a step back from the iPhone.

I don't know if we're ready to throw away the keyboard and trackpad  
and opt for the multi-touch laptop screen. Though maybe someday :-)

On Jan 15, 2008, at 2:56 PM, Dane Storrusten wrote:

> Being a multi-touch advocate and student, I find it to be a  
> haphazard value to use iPhone multi-touch gestures on a trackpad.  
> That seems like a step backwards to me. They started out with  
> direct touch on the phone surface with iPhone, and now the  
> experience is disconnected because users are interacting with a  
> trackpad instead of directly on-screen.
>
> This is a perfect example of why natural and direct is the value,  
> not multi-touch technology. My 2 cents.
>
> I am interested to use it. Apple is always good at surprising me :)
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