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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Kids react to old computers
Date: 8 Jun 2014 04:08:22 GMT
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On 2014-06-08, Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@gmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:59t5p9p55t8b1ku099ksf3ls3891ka5lfe@4ax.com...
>> JF Mezei writes:
>>
>>> In the case of iPad and iPhone, because the keyboard is on the
>>> screen, a switch from touchscreen to keyboard is natural because the
>>> hand need not move much and you need not necessarily change how you
>>> hold the device.  (or move arms).
>>
>> I use my iGadgets occasionally for editing code or accessing servers
>> via SSH in a pinch. It's immensely handy and convenient, but it sure
>> is slow, even with apps that are well designed. The lack of a true
>> keyboard is the major problem. But these are exceptions, of course,
>> since most of the time text entry is limited on a mobile device and a
>> touchscreen is more of an advantage than a disadvantage.
>
> And the best UIs allow you to speak the text instead of typing anything. 

You can basically do that with any iOS application by tapping the
microphone button on the keyboard.

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