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Tablet disappointment "user experience"

Posted: 03-04-2006, 06:28 PM
CEOmike
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There are some good things for Tablet users and some real disappointments in
Vista.

It is good that the Tablet capabilities are now built in to all versions of
Vista. It will make deployment of applications easier, but there seems to be
a step backward as well. At least with a seperate OS version Tablet we could
say about the shortcomings - "its in the next version" ie the torturous
display properties workaround for making the corner close X big enough to
allow the user on some Tablets be able to use it. (less than satisfactory
because it eats up screen real estate needlessly) Also having to call up the
TIP to do a Search etc. Not a problem for an occassional use but annoying
enough to switch to or get a keyboard for extended work. Lack of built in OS
ink functionality made it impossible on XP to do some work mobily. This
shortcoming has not been addressed in Vista. It is obvious the handwriting is
not used by the majority of the Vista developers or they would simply fix
the X corner question and make all OS system text boxes ink enabled. These
are 10 minute programming chores a high school kid can do now!

What other things do real Tablet users wish were in Vista (or are there
things to improve on XP ink use in other OS functions that I am missing ?)

Tablet disappointment "user experience"


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Zack Whittaker \(R2 Mentor\)
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Re: Tablet disappointment "user experience"
Posted: 03-04-2006, 06:33 PM
I see your point, I don't own one but we have a few at college where I'm
studying at the moment. I personally think they're pretty good - but I think
that hardware manufacturers should always include something like an ink
button... just as keyboard manufacturers always include a Windows key by
default ;o)

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--- Original message follows ---
"CEOmike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]..
> There are some good things for Tablet users and some real disappointments
> in
> Vista.
>
> It is good that the Tablet capabilities are now built in to all versions
> of
> Vista. It will make deployment of applications easier, but there seems to
> be
> a step backward as well. At least with a seperate OS version Tablet we
> could
> say about the shortcomings - "its in the next version" ie the torturous
> display properties workaround for making the corner close X big enough to
> allow the user on some Tablets be able to use it. (less than satisfactory
> because it eats up screen real estate needlessly) Also having to call up
> the
> TIP to do a Search etc. Not a problem for an occassional use but annoying
> enough to switch to or get a keyboard for extended work. Lack of built in
> OS
> ink functionality made it impossible on XP to do some work mobily. This
> shortcoming has not been addressed in Vista. It is obvious the handwriting
> is
> not used by the majority of the Vista developers or they would simply fix
> the X corner question and make all OS system text boxes ink enabled. These
> are 10 minute programming chores a high school kid can do now!
>
> What other things do real Tablet users wish were in Vista (or are there
> things to improve on XP ink use in other OS functions that I am missing ?)

CEOmike
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Re: Tablet disappointment "user experience"
Posted: 03-04-2006, 06:59 PM
That's an interesting idea, maybe build a control into Vista that allows a
Tablet hardware button to be configured to allow the box where the cusor is
to become bigger and ink enabled.

Still allowing OS level text boxes to be ink size and conversion enabled
should be a given.


"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote:
> I see your point, I don't own one but we have a few at college where I'm
> studying at the moment. I personally think they're pretty good - but I think
> that hardware manufacturers should always include something like an ink
> button... just as keyboard manufacturers always include a Windows key by
> default ;o)
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor)
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net
> » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum
> » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
> of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
>
>
> --- Original message follows ---
> "CEOmike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news[email protected]..
> > There are some good things for Tablet users and some real disappointments
> > in
> > Vista.
> >
> > It is good that the Tablet capabilities are now built in to all versions
> > of
> > Vista. It will make deployment of applications easier, but there seems to
> > be
> > a step backward as well. At least with a seperate OS version Tablet we
> > could
> > say about the shortcomings - "its in the next version" ie the torturous
> > display properties workaround for making the corner close X big enough to
> > allow the user on some Tablets be able to use it. (less than satisfactory
> > because it eats up screen real estate needlessly) Also having to call up
> > the
> > TIP to do a Search etc. Not a problem for an occassional use but annoying
> > enough to switch to or get a keyboard for extended work. Lack of built in
> > OS
> > ink functionality made it impossible on XP to do some work mobily. This
> > shortcoming has not been addressed in Vista. It is obvious the handwriting
> > is
> > not used by the majority of the Vista developers or they would simply fix
> > the X corner question and make all OS system text boxes ink enabled. These
> > are 10 minute programming chores a high school kid can do now!
> >
> > What other things do real Tablet users wish were in Vista (or are there
> > things to improve on XP ink use in other OS functions that I am missing ?)
>
>
>
 
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