Windows 7 goes touchscreen - video

I believe that the new features shall be very poor, in addition don't forget that English is not the only language they have to fully develop but also support other languages aswell and that will take a lot of time. As for the touch features i don't like the idea of anyone touching my monitor.
 
^ Same here. I think the touch screen stuff will be a bit niché - a bit like the Tablet PC was. I really can't see it revolutionising the way people use their PC. It just isn't ready yet. It will need to get to the "Minority Report" levels of polish in order to hit the big time. I.e. where you don't actually need to touch the screen but just move your hands in the air! But even then it's not exactly a natural interface IMO... not like speech is.
 
Touch screen seems like a gimmick on the desktop, IMO. I believe it would require more time and physical effort to perform tasks which are currently very simple and effortless with the mouse.
 
jgreen726 said:
OMG imagine how many screen wipes you would use!!!!

Cant stand fingers prints on the screen.
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My laptop doesn't show finger marks unless the light hit's it at a certain angle. i don't think it will be a problem.

It's like most things, it's rubbish, it 'll have problems etc etc. But once you've used it for a few months you wont understand how you lived without it. Even though it's hard to put in writing what actual benefits it has.
 
^ currently I can slouch back in my chair and do everything with the minimum amount of physical effort. I can do loads with the mouse, just requiring a few clicks and moving my fingers slightly.

How would it be an improvement if I had to learn forwards and move my whole hand and arm around the screen?

You seem to be falling into the trap of believing that anything new or 'advanced' is automatically superior to older, simpler things.
 
I can see uses for it. In fact I have long been saying that touchscreens were sidelined by the awkwardness of reaching up to the monitor, this screen goes some way to negating that problem.
However, while it would be fabulous for Cubase and suchlike (always wanted TS Cubase), as a default PC interface to replace the mouse and keyboard? No Thanks.
If you can set it on your kneed it gets a little more useful, but how do 6 people watch the Formula One on that, as they do with my current machine?

I hear they're saying it will be ONLY this interface too.....finally MS commit suicide :D
"I'd like windows 7 please"
"certainly sir, that'll be £399 for the disc, and £1499 for the 22" touchscreen"

Must be Balmer's idea surely, Gates is a git, not a dribbling retard.
 
I read that touchscreen won't be the only option.

Also, one doesn't have to use it just because it has been added, stick to mouse and keyboard, which I'm sure will be the default. From a user's point of view imagine installing or firing up the new Windows on a new computer, the user will be sitting there waving their mouse about wondering why it isn't doing anything, not everyone will have a touchscreen display.
 
Outside of avoiding RSI, I really do not see the appeal of speech-to-text. For anything but the smallest of tasks, typing is less effort than speaking.
 
dirtydog said:
^ currently I can slouch back in my chair and do everything with the minimum amount of physical effort. I can do loads with the mouse, just requiring a few clicks and moving my fingers slightly.

How would it be an improvement if I had to learn forwards and move my whole hand and arm around the screen?

You seem to be falling into the trap of believing that anything new or 'advanced' is automatically superior to older, simpler things.
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As I said it's hard to put into words what is better, but have you seen films like minority report. I don't see it as replacing a mouse, it's an addition.

Think of photo editing. Easier to draw around a person with a mouse or tracing it on the screen?
 
Outside of avoiding RSI, I really do not see the appeal of speech-to-text. For anything but the smallest of tasks, typing is less effort than speaking.
 
wush said:
Outside of avoiding RSI, I really do not see the appeal of speech-to-text. For anything but the smallest of tasks, typing is less effort than speaking.
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but it's not. you need your hands free to type, you need to learn to type. Speech is as fast as you can talk.
 
IMO speech recognition should be all about complimentary "commands" and shortcuts. I just don't see it for the actual creation (speech-to-text) of documents.

The touch screen of the iPhone / iPod Touch is nice. You barely register that you're using a different method of interaction because the UI makes it so effortless. But a phone or PMP is a device that you have in your hands already.
 
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