Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, test finds

Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by marcosdumay on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @03:26PM (#32500628)

Well, if the control all change in meaning depending on the interface state, you can only memorize sequences if there is a reset somewhere. And those will probably be very cumbersome sequences.

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Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by klyrs on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @03:28PM (#32500674)

If there are "back" and/or "home" buttons that's a non-issue. And that's been my experience with oscilloscopes with this kind of interface.

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Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by marcosdumay on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @06:05PM (#32502317)

A "home" is a reset. A "back" button won't solve the issue.

On a second thought, if the options are hierarchical, the sequence of clicks may not be cumbersome at all. Also, in a car the state can be something really easy to keep track of, like "the car is running", but even then, I'm not sure it's safe to rely on this.

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Re:Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, tes... by klyrs on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @07:19PM (#32503072)

mash "back" long enough and you'll get home... it might not be the best thing, but it works.

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