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Re:The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature by ta1243 on Thursday April 27, 2023 @06:24AM (#35725928)
> or settings which I'd generally only check when parked.

I think this is key. I'm perfectly happy to adjust the frequency/folume of the rear reverse sensors, or the date/time format, or whatever, via a touchscreen.

Stuff I use while driving though is a different thing completely, that's where physical buttons come in.

Fortunatly my Skoda meets this - temperature, volume, radio channel etc all on buttons.

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Re:The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature by injidup on Thursday April 27, 2023 @07:06AM (#35726255)
Not all buttons are created equal. I have an admittedly older 2016 ford galaxy. The physical buttons are mostly all low profile smooth and flat buttons with thin gaps between them. There is very little tactile feedback to indicate where you are when 5 buttons are all next to each other. The cruise control and temperature control are particularly bad. I've been trying to remind myself to put some little bumps of silicon on each button so I can map them without looking.
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