Windows 8 and the Microsoft Surface

Re:Windows 8 and the Microsoft Surface by LukasMathis on Sunday March 02, 2014 @02:07PM (#7330291)

Another option would be to set the text caret inside the text box, but allow people to write anywhere, while the focus is on a text field. This is probably something where you'd have to do a ton of different prototypes, and see which one feels best.

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Re:Windows 8 and the Microsoft Surface by satyrnein on Sunday March 02, 2014 @05:58PM (#7331139)

Agreed that there are plenty of ideas that warrant prototyping, but I think there is special value in not having a text cursor to manage at all, similar to how touchscreens obviated mouse cursors for certain tasks.

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Re:Windows 8 and the Microsoft Surface by LukasMathis on Monday March 03, 2014 @02:48AM (#7332540)

Yes, if you can pull that off, it's a huge win.

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