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Re: Kids react to old computers

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"Siri Crews" <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:chine.bleu-D79421.03093408062014@news.eternal-september.org...
> In article <bvip5pF86klU1@mid.individual.net>,
> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> "Siri Crews" <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:chine.bleu-C1EF0E.23433907062014@news.eternal-september.org...
>> > In article <bvhtvtF33s6U2@mid.individual.net>,
>> > "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.
>> >
>> > if open paren i plus 1 greater m close paren open brace new line indent 
>> > m
>> > equals
>> > i plus 1 semicolon new line increase buffer (all one word) open paren m
>> > close
>> > paren semicolon new line undent close brace.
>> >
>> > Yes, I can see how that would work out.
>> >
>> >    if (i+1>m) {
>> >        m = i+1;
>> >        increaseBuffer(m);
>> >    }
>>
>> Only fools use that UI for code.
>
> So perhaps the best interface of mouse, menu, keyboard, and voice depends 
> on the
> task at hand.

And its perfectly possible to allow the use of whatever is best for a 
particular task. 

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Re: Kids react to old computers Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@gmail.com> - 2014-06-06 06:14 +0200
  Re: Kids react to old computers nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-06-06 01:33 -0400
    Re: Kids react to old computers Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-05 23:22 -0700
      Re: Kids react to old computers JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-06-06 02:36 -0400
        Re: Kids react to old computers nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-06-06 02:41 -0400
          Re: Kids react to old computers Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@gmail.com> - 2014-06-07 13:21 +0200
            Re: Kids react to old computers nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-06-07 10:13 -0400
        Re: Kids react to old computers Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-06 00:00 -0700
        Re: Kids react to old computers Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@gmail.com> - 2014-06-07 13:20 +0200
          Re: Kids react to old computers "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 11:52 +1000
            Re: Kids react to old computers Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-08 04:08 +0000
              Re: Kids react to old computers "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-06-09 07:48 +1000
            Re: Kids react to old computers Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-07 23:43 -0700
              Re: Kids react to old computers "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 19:36 +1000
                Re: Kids react to old computers Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-08 03:09 -0700
                Re: Kids react to old computers "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-06-09 07:15 +1000
          Re: Kids react to old computers nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-06-07 10:13 -0400
    Re: Kids react to old computers Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@gmail.com> - 2014-06-07 13:18 +0200
      Re: Kids react to old computers Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-06-07 18:03 +0100
        Re: Kids react to old computers News <News@Group.Post> - 2014-06-07 14:08 -0400
      Re: Kids react to old computers "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-06-08 11:51 +1000
      Re: Kids react to old computers nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-06-07 13:46 -0400
  Re: Kids react to old computers Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-06-06 18:36 +1200

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