Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back
by thomassmith65 on Sunday November 03, 2024 @04:27PM
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Oops, maybe the spelling is 'loupe', but yes.
Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back
by thfuran on Monday November 04, 2024 @11:56AM
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It is. And outside of contexts where a particular trade or profession uses them as a tool, they're typically called magnifying glasses.
Re:Touchscreens are out, and tactile controls are back
by thomassmith65 on Monday November 04, 2024 @01:50PM
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I don't know for certain, but I suspect Adobe introduced its 'loupe tool' in 1987 when it released Photoshop. Whether or not 'loupe' is pretentious, it is now a ubiquitous term in the software industry. It's also four syllables shorter than 'magnifying glass' which, in my view (and when correctly spelled!), absolves it.
You mean the magnifying glass during text selection?