this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2024
604 points (99.3% liked)

Comic Strips

13074 readers
4040 users here now

Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

The rules are simple:

Web of links

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (9 children)

For sure, but the tech literacy divide is growing. There are hackers learning esoteric concepts like "directory navigation" yes, but statistically this kid will be uncomfortable interfacing using a mouse. Just the way it's trending.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

but statistically this kid will be uncomfortable interfacing using a mouse.

So what, there's nothing special about using a mouse. It's a personal preference for me, but a touchscreen can certainly do the same tasks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So far we haven't figured out a way to "right click" with a touchscreen in the way you can with a mouse. The long press just isn't as fluid.

[–] WraithGear 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn’t that with two fingers tap?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

With a touch pad, not on touch screens.

load more comments (5 replies)
load more comments (5 replies)