Adding Force Touch to Old Track Pads

[Peter0571]

It would technically be possible for Apple to program old trackpads to also have the new Force Touch features.
They could configure tap-to-click as the only way of clicking.
Then program the actual "clicking" as the Force Touch.
I only tap-to-click anyways, so actually clicking goes unused.

Am I on to something here??


EDIT: Thread has been moved over to Accessories Forum

 

[ApolloBoy]

They could configure tap-to-click as the only way of clicking.
Then program the actual "clicking" as the Force Touch.
I only tap-to-click anyways, so actually clicking goes unused.

That's a pretty bad idea considering a lot of people actually click on the trackpad, including myself (I actually hate tapping to click).

 

[Goldex]

Unfortunately that wouldn't work, since there is more than one click. Try fast forwarding a video in Quicktime with Force Touch, you'll feel one for every speed increase.

 

[snaky69]

It would technically be possible for Apple to program old trackpads to also have the new Force Touch features.
They could configure tap-to-click as the only way of clicking.
Then program the actual "clicking" as the Force Touch.
I only tap-to-click anyways, so actually clicking goes unused.

Am I on to something here??


EDIT: Thread has been moved over to Accessories Forum

That's not how Force Touch works, at all.

The pad is pressure sensitive, there are multiple levels of click depending on how hard you press. You can't program it into hardware that can't detect it.

 

[Peter0571]

That's a pretty bad idea considering a lot of people actually click on the trackpad, including myself (I actually hate tapping to click).

Only as an option in the trackpad settings for those who want it.

 

[old-wiz]

The problem is the trackpad itself is different for force touch - it is a combination of hardware and software.

 

[Jessica Lares]

I didn't even know there was a tap to click setting. I just looked and it's off by default. I like the idea of Force Touch, but I'll happily wait until I can get my hands on a machine that has it. I really don't want to change the way I use a trackpad, and just going from "emulating" it to actually using it, is going to be annoying because it's going from learning to use my existing trackpad in another way, and then learning to use the new one like the old one.

 

[Peter0571]

That's not how Force Touch works, at all.

The pad is pressure sensitive, there are multiple levels of click depending on how hard you press. You can't program it into hardware that can't detect it.

Right you wouldnt be able to adjust the zoom speed in Maps, or adjust fast-forward speeds in Quicktime. But I'm taliking about all the simple deep clicks. For example the link preview deep click, which is one of the most useful features IMO. It would just be a useful add-on option for those who dont use the "click" on the old trackpads anyways.

 

[Peter0571]

Squirrrl Posted a good explanation on another thread:

There would be no change to the mechanics of the old touch pad. All you have to do is change the result of the action that the old touchpads normally do.

Currently on old touch pads:
Tap ( if turned on) = click
Physical click = click

You reprogram these two actions to get these different results:
Tap = click
Physical click = website preview (or other actions that would be triggered on the new pad as a deep click)

All they would have to do is change the software to respond to these two actions differently.