[Sigia-l] When will you buy one?

[Ziya Oz]

Lee Hsieh:

> with the larger surface area, users wont be forced to make precise and often
> difficult mouse movements required in current desktop environment.

That coin has two sides: yes, precision mouse movements is an issue with
smaller screens. But if you look at the scaling factor, say, a 45 degree
lateral movement executed by your wrist (resting comfortably on a flat
surface, presumably) translates into a huge distance across a large
wall-mounted display that your arms will now have to cover. Of course, this
may or may not be an issue if UI conventions change as a result of designers
adopting different paradigms for larger, direct-manipulation screens.

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Ziya

In design, interaction is the last resort.