FruitFly t1_j46xtwf wrote on January 13, 2023 at 4:23 PM

Reply to comment by ReverbDuck in Apple might finally make a touchscreen Mac by No-Drawing-6975

I mean the cost will go up because it's Apple. That's what they do.

And I've had a touchscreen Windows laptop - just a laptop, not a computer/tablet hybrid thing - for almost 5 years and literally have never come across any app that has "annoyingly resized ui elements to facilitate touch" for Windows. Sure there might be some out there optimized for touch that I just don't use I guess, but it just feels weird that this is something that anyone would worry about when it's ... not really happening?

Xunderground t1_j478mp5 wrote on January 13, 2023 at 5:29 PM

Honestly, it is and has been happening in Windows since the touch screen push with Windows 8.

ReverbDuck t1_j479m0m wrote on January 13, 2023 at 5:35 PM

Yep, that's what I'm talking about

FruitFly t1_j47scup wrote on January 13, 2023 at 7:30 PM

I dunno... maybe because I'm old and need things zoomed anyway to see them, I don't see that as a nod to touchscreen, just better readability. Heh.

I guess it's probably for touch, but I've enjoyed being able to see things better.

Xunderground t1_j483tq7 wrote on January 13, 2023 at 8:41 PM

The Microsoft Design Language used in Windows since Windows 8, previously called Metro, was explicitly designed for touch and introduced with Windows Phone 7.

Readability being improved is a side effect, and there are better ways to accomplish that goal than what is being done here.