MultiTouch
March 24, 2008
Not the first time I mention this.
I’m now the proud owner of a Macbook Pro (as some of you might have followed in my twittering) , and although there isn’t a stellar difference from the old version of it the multi touch is…well…a nice touch.
So now that the technology Apple sought by acquiring Fingerworks (or their technology) is fully imbedded into the laptop’s trackpad, when are we getting all the power user features Fingerworks users were so keen on?
I do like the scroll and the back and forth gestures and the two finger right click, however, I want the copy, the move and all of that. Because it’s all application dependent now, and I’d really like to see it shine. (should I ask for a more efficient file manager for OS X, wile I’m at it? lol)
Apple knows best about usability, I would never argue with that, I have a feeling however that for newbie’s sake those features will never be enabled. Thus…will there be a 3rd party developer picking up the ball? I’d appriciate it.


December 14, 2008 at 4:50 am
Too bad the common desktop/laptop user 1) unquestioningly acquiesces to mouse-menu click paradigm, 2) doesn’t know about fingerworks. With more public awareness, consequent demand might persuade manufacturers and software designers to revolutionise GUI’s. The present leaked info suggests rather that microsoft and hardware manufacturers are pursuing relatively primitive touchscreen interfaces, apparently unaware of the pioneering and polishing work down by http://www.Fingerworks.com