Comment by zozbot234

2 days ago

> Touchscreens suck for text manipulation.

Works fine with gestural input a.k.a. the old Graffiti format, originally from Palm.

That worked with a stylus rather than fingertip input.

The stylus has a finer point-resolution than a finger, making for more effective touch actions.

I do miss my old PalmOS devices....

  • Plenty of tablets and touchscreens support stylus input though, including Apple Pencil.

    • That wasn't my point.

      Graffiti is not possible without a stylus, or at the very least is vastly less effective.

      Android and iOS are both "finger first" interfaces. You can use a stylus, but you don't have to. And everything is designed around finger-fatness. Icons, gestures, on-screen keyboard.

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