Macbook Pro Touch Bar runs watchOS

Re:Macbook Pro Touch Bar runs watchOS by mikeash on Friday October 28, 2016 @10:19AM (#12816084)

The keyboard in general, yes. But a strip at the very top of the keyboard, just below the monitor? It's nearly the same as redirecting your vision to the bottom of the screen. It's not the same as looking at the home row to find the H key or whatever.

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Re:Macbook Pro Touch Bar runs watchOS by drivingmenuts on Friday October 28, 2016 @12:12PM (#12817543)

Perhaps, but it still requires cognitive resources to locate the area you need to touch. With physical keys, you could rely on muscle memory and touch to delineate the proper key.

Now, it's just a smooth strip that you cannot discern one part of from another solely by touch.

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Re:Macbook Pro Touch Bar runs watchOS by mikeash on Friday October 28, 2016 @12:38PM (#12817852)

I agree with that. Guiding your fingers by sight rather than by feel is not as good. I don't think it's because you're redirecting your vision, since it's not moving much, but the lack of tactile feedback is still problematic.

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