Precision. That’s exactly why I need mouse support. I do not find relying on touch alone an acceptable experience when using an iPad full time as a productivity device.
Re:Marzipan: Porting iOS Apps to the Mac
by aplummer on Monday September 24, 2018 @09:20PM
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Maybe controversial but I just find holding my arm in the air (assuming the keyboard is attached) to be tiring for big sessions. With a mouse I could relax.
Re:Marzipan: Porting iOS Apps to the Mac
by Razengan on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @01:25PM
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With an stylus you can touch while keeping your palm rested. An stylus also gives you added reach which reduces the distance you have to lift your arm.
If you need to touch the screen frequently during certain workflows, tilt the iPad at a low angle (so you look down on it) and if you're using a detachable keyboard you can keep it to the side.
Re:Marzipan: Porting iOS Apps to the Mac
by rsynnott on Monday September 24, 2018 @11:20PM
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Ergonomics, if you’re using it with a keyboard. Which a lot of people seem to these days. Keyboard-and-touchscreen is a bad combination.
Re:Marzipan: Porting iOS Apps to the Mac
by Razengan on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @01:21PM
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I've been using an iPad with a keyboard and Apple Pencil for over a couple years. For different workflows you can use different degrees of tilt (to reduce "arm in air" fatigue) and place the keyboard to the side of the iPad (i.e. for painting apps.)
And you can get better precision from the Apple Pencil or other styli.
Mouse-support would actually be a step backwards on an iPad; multitouch lets you do things that are impossible with the single pointer of a mouse, such as interacting with multiple UI elements (like sliders, knobs) at the same time with multiple fingers, even across different apps in split-view.
I'm honestly glad iPhones/iPads/Macs don't try to be touchscreen PCs, and I'm glad Apple explores the full breadth of each device's unique strengths, borrowing the best from each other without trying to be each other (except in some cases like wasting the larger screen space on iPads; displaying a single column of Lock Screen widgets or showing 4x4 icons in folders even on the 12.9" iPad.)