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Re: Touch screens in cars

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers
Subject	Re: Touch screens in cars
Date	2021-01-20 14:24 +0100
Message-ID	<khnldh-qvj.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References	<913685113.632839086.242793.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>

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On 20/01/2021 13.46, Peter Flass wrote:
> I was thinking about my perennial rant about drivers having to take their
> eyes iff the road to use touchscreen controls, and have thought of a
> (probably not original solution). Fabricate the screen with a slightly
> raised grid that the driver can feel, and then lay out the controls
> relative to the grid. For a given set of controls  the driver might know,
> for example, that to turn up the A/C the button is second column from the
> right, third row, It should be possible to perform frequently used
> operations without taking his eyes off the road, just like pre touch-screen
> operation.
> 

I thought of that.

Problem would be, beside the software redesign, whether the grid would
impact visibility of the screen, distort it. And would also impact
features like touching on maps.

Another solution would be a physical row of buttons below or besides the
screen, possible with labels that can be changed instantly, by the software.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Touch screens in cars Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2021-01-20 05:46 -0700
  Re: Touch screens in cars "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-20 14:24 +0100
    Re: Touch screens in cars Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2021-01-22 17:10 -0700
      Re: Touch screens in cars J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-01-22 19:55 -0500
      Re: Touch screens in cars scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-01-23 00:55 +0000
  Re: Touch screens in cars Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-01-20 13:10 +0000
    Re: Touch screens in cars "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2021-01-20 16:16 +0000
      Re: Touch screens in cars Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-01-20 16:51 +0000
        Re: Touch screens in cars J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 12:52 -0500
          Re: Touch screens in cars Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-01-20 19:37 +0000
            Re: Touch screens in cars Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 18:00 -0500
            Re: Touch screens in cars Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2021-01-22 17:10 -0700
              Re: Touch screens in cars Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-01-22 20:34 -0500
                Re: Touch screens in cars J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-01-22 20:45 -0500
            Re: Touch screens in cars dave@661.org (David Griffith) - 2021-02-09 02:04 +0000
          Re: Touch screens in cars Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2021-01-21 13:03 +0000
            Re: Touch screens in cars Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-01-21 18:10 +0000
              Re: Touch screens in cars J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-01-21 17:01 -0500
      Re: Touch screens in cars Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 13:21 -0500
        Re: Touch screens in cars J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 14:22 -0500
          Re: Touch screens in cars Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 14:48 -0500
            Re: Touch screens in cars Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-01-20 20:23 +0000
              Re: Touch screens in cars "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2021-01-20 21:31 +0000
                Re: Touch screens in cars Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-01-20 22:01 +0000
                Re: Touch screens in cars Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 18:14 -0500
                Re: Touch screens in cars Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2021-01-21 09:19 +0000
                Re: Touch screens in cars "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2021-01-21 10:06 +0000
                Re: Touch screens in cars Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2021-01-22 07:37 +0000
                Re: Touch screens in cars Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2021-01-22 07:53 +0000
                Re: Touch screens in cars Niklas Karlsson <anksil@yahoo.se> - 2021-01-22 12:02 +0000
                Re: lotsa RAM, Touch screens in cars John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2021-01-22 20:06 +0000
              Re: Touch screens in cars Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 18:08 -0500
                Re: Touch screens in cars Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-01-21 00:48 +0000
  Re: Touch screens in cars Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 08:44 -0500
  Re: Touch screens in cars scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-01-20 15:45 +0000
    Re: Touch screens in cars Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-01-20 16:28 +0000
      Re: Touch screens in cars Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-01-20 16:51 +0000
  Re: Touch screens in cars JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 09:55 -0600
    Re: Touch screens in cars "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2021-01-20 16:22 +0000
      Re: Touch screens in cars Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-01-20 16:51 +0000
        Re: Touch screens in cars Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2021-01-20 15:29 -0400
        Re: Touch screens in cars "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2021-01-20 21:33 +0000
      Re: Touch screens in cars Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-01-20 16:39 +0000
        Re: Touch screens in cars "Kerr-Mudd,John" <notsaying@127.0.0.1> - 2021-01-20 21:34 +0000
  Re: Touch screens in cars Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-01-20 22:35 -0500
    Re: Touch screens in cars Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-01-21 06:18 +0000
    Re: Touch screens in cars Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-01-21 06:18 +0000

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