Oh. Is that the only other option? I like using 3 fingers for exposé, mission control, and swiping back and forth from dashboard. Changing to three-finger drag means I have to do the above with 4 fingers, and that doesn't feel as fluid to me.
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Future Mac Notebooks Could Feature 'Buttonless' Trackpad Design
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Oh. Is that the only other option? I like using 3 fingers for exposé, mission control, and swiping back and forth from dashboard. Changing to three-finger drag means I have to do the above with 4 fingers, and that doesn't feel as fluid to me.
the current trackpad is already years ahead of the competitors. this will leave the competition far behind.
Yeah, absolutely.
http://www.synaptics.com/solutions/products/forcepad
Sometimes if the clicking noise is caused by depressing but not *clicking* the TrackPad. Like a tiny snap sound. It only happens sometimes and goes away for a while before coming back.
No: there's another way of dragging windows.
You just have to go to the previous page and read my post
I agree with you that the retina MacBook Pro is a great machine. However, if you look at Apple's developments, they're mostly focused on iOS devices. Retina displays, for instance, came to Macs only after they were already spread over the whole iOS line.
No: there's another way of dragging windows.
You just have to go to the previous page and read my post
Wow. Thank you for this! I've never seen this.
It doesn't really work well with me, though. I have a tendency to tap-to-click then immediately put my finger back on the trackpad to move the mouse, which initiates the dragging.
You can actually lock the dragging action, or unlock it.
Unlocked, when you separate your finger, the dragging action will end. Try it both ways
You can actually lock the dragging action, or unlock it.
Unlocked, when you separate your finger, the dragging action will end. Try it both ways
I mean, say, I tap-to-click a folder on my dock, and I want it to open as a grid or list so I can open a document. After I tap, I immediately put my finger down to move to the document that I desire. Well, with the option turned on (with or without drag lock), I put my finger back down quick enough that it registers as a drag instead of me just wanting to move my mouse to the desired document.
lol. Just the way I navigate with my trackpad, I guess.
...and making other features possible
Like a couple of people have posted, this change could allow for other features on the trackpad, like;
- fingerprint reader (iPhone like home button back lit when locked?)
- display in trackpad - touchscreen
- thinner laptop
- plus other haptic feedback features.
Maybe that's why they need so much sapphire glass.
Like a couple of people have posted, this change could allow for other features on the trackpad, like;
- fingerprint reader (iPhone like home button back lit when locked?)
- display in trackpad - touchscreen
- thinner laptop
- plus other haptic feedback features.
Maybe that's why they need so much sapphire glass.
Since 2010 I'm involved in development of an alternate trackpad driver for Macbook Retina/Pro/Air (see http://trackpad.powerplan7.com), and I can tell you that during those years 99% of feedback from end-users states people totally prefer touch (tap) over physical click. As for the dragging, people prefer 3-finger drag.
There are other rumors about trackpad with an underlying OLED or similar display (if I'm not mistaken Apple already got the patent for that). That would be a lot of fun, both for developers and users
There are other rumors about trackpad with an underlying OLED or similar display (if I'm not mistaken Apple already got the patent for that). That would be a lot of fun, both for developers and users
Exactly like when they reverted the way scrolling work by default, breaking 20+ years of tacit agreement between laptop makers, with no good reason whatsoever. Even now, I feel lost when using a Mac that has the "new" behavior set up.
Spare parts? Backwards-compatible? What world are you dreaming of exactly?
Just curious to know, how would that new trackpad allow for precise selection of an area?
Actually there was a good reason. It was to make OSX constant with touchscreen devices. If you move your finger up, it's like your finger is attached to the page and you are pushing the page up (scrolling down).
The old way simply doesn't make sense with touchscreens at all.
Already done by BlackBerry?
I thought BlackBerry already had this type of interface on one of their cell phones a few years ago. The screen had sensors in the four corners that gave tactile haptic feedback and sound.
I read the links to see if they explained the tech Rimm was using for screen input, sure sounds like apples patent. Prior Art?
http://crackberry.com/touchscreen-b...lize-haptic-technology-amazing-implementation
http://blackberrysync.com/2008/07/touchscreen-blackberry-thunder-to-feature-haptic-technology/
I thought BlackBerry already had this type of interface on one of their cell phones a few years ago. The screen had sensors in the four corners that gave tactile haptic feedback and sound.
I read the links to see if they explained the tech Rimm was using for screen input, sure sounds like apples patent. Prior Art?
http://crackberry.com/touchscreen-b...lize-haptic-technology-amazing-implementation
http://blackberrysync.com/2008/07/touchscreen-blackberry-thunder-to-feature-haptic-technology/
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I agree, a lot of people have their brains switched off, it is as if they are either trying to conserve energy or avoid having to think
And there are precisely zero OS X-running computers. Computers and touchscreen iDevices are two different beasts! So the "new" behavior is still very confusing, breaking from a convention of non-touchscreen devices.
But buttons break. My trackpad squeaks, drives me nuts.
When Apple replaces the keyboard with an iPad touch pad I will cry.
I am an windows phone user and i have to tell you, buttons like this are great on a phone. but on laptops id like to stay with both alternatives depending on what im doing