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From: nospam on 12 Jul 2010 12:02 In article <4jcm36hglr7657vgupbf3j143h3j7uk0q3(a)4ax.com>, John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > >From a UI perspective, buttons are better for some things, but that > >doesn't automatically mean that a 'button' UI is better for ALL > >inputs. The exercise is left to the reader to go replace a car's > >steering _wheel_ with Left & Right buttons :-) > > Fly by wire with a joystick works quite well, and has been used in some > cars. right on cue.
From: George Kerby on 12 Jul 2010 14:25 On 7/12/10 11:02 AM, in article 120720100902258672%nospam(a)nospam.invalid, "nospam" <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <4jcm36hglr7657vgupbf3j143h3j7uk0q3(a)4ax.com>, John Navas > <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > >>> From a UI perspective, buttons are better for some things, but that >>> doesn't automatically mean that a 'button' UI is better for ALL >>> inputs. The exercise is left to the reader to go replace a car's >>> steering _wheel_ with Left & Right buttons :-) >> >> Fly by wire with a joystick works quite well, and has been used in some >> cars. > > right on cue. Pavlov Puppet is NavASS...
From: Peter on 12 Jul 2010 19:26
"tony cooper" <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:khdm36l9t9nes6arfmrgjdig9su4g6r2fh(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:20:09 -0700, John Navas > <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > >>On Fri, 9 Jul 2010 13:02:25 -0700 (PDT), in >><b57aaa3f-f383-436c-a7fb-1322a3a5cd05(a)c33g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, -hh >><recscuba_google(a)huntzinger.com> wrote: >> >>>On Jul 9, 1:05 pm, nospam <nos...(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >>>> In article <5aje36h1eg3io6i5phlp3vi94vdhmgk...(a)4ax.com>, John Navas >>>> >>>> <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >>>> > >The automotive analogy here is also illustrative: take a look at our >>>> > >car's sound system controls: originally, our old analog radio >>>> > >systems >>>> > >used a dial-based volume control ... a potentiometer. With >>>> > >digitalization, this analog dial component was replaced with up/down >>>> > >pushbuttons. But look now at today's controls and we find that >>>> > >they've gotten rid of the volume pushbuttons and gone back to a >>>> > >human >>>> > >interface for the radio's volume control that's once again a dial. >>>> > >Hmmm... >>>> >>>> > Mine has buttons for stations, seek and scan, plus buttons on the >>>> > steering wheel for station change. I can't remember the last time >>>> > I twisted a volume knob. I'm guessing they are for Luddites that >>>> > can't >>>> > learn new things. >>>> >>>> pejorative comment noted. >>> >>>And yet John conveniently failed to mention how his car's radio's >>>**volume** control is actually performed. >> >>The volume I use is two pushbuttons on the steering wheel. > > What a weasel. Is there, or is there not, a volume knob on the radio? > He's playing with his joystick -- Peter |