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Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by kanbankaren on Sunday November 03, 2024 @03:31PM (#42035901)
> Dear device manufacturers. Please used high quality switches with travel, resistance and a click „BIPPITY-BUMP“. Add a spring. Built in a indicator light within!

Essentially, you are asking what the avionics industry is already doing. Just look at the cockpit of a plane.

Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by TeMPOraL on Sunday November 03, 2024 @05:40PM (#42036692)
Unfortunately, if you then look at the price tag attached to that plane, you'll know why no one else is doing it :/.
Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by floating-io on Monday November 04, 2024 @12:30AM (#42038778)
Planes are expensive due to the difficulty of certifying them and maintaining the right to sell them under various regulations, not because they're using physical switches.
Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back by TeMPOraL on Monday November 04, 2024 @02:16AM (#42039283)
Yes, but large price and low volume (and actual technical acceptance criteria) also means they're not gonna be obsessing over saving fractional cents on control panels.