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Nice little joke there Deadly. :)
"JJ, I suspect we may be head close to the same direction, but with slightly (different) angles of approach." - nice one.
It just occured to me that I am sitting here typing this on my laptop and I am using the monitor at the exact angle I am describing for the desktop touchscreen monitor. The keyboard would be in the exact same location - only it would not be as deep as the laptop because it does not have a trackpad.
My laptop's 15.6" monitor is within easy arms reach. It's 13 inches away from the edge of the desk. A 24 " touchscreen monitor would still be 13" away and only 4 inches taller - well within reach without my arms fully extended.
The other thing I notice as I type this out is that my hands are mostly on the keyboard with only brief moments on the touchpad.
That means for this particular task, if I didn't have a touchpad or mouse I would not be lifting my arms up to the screen very often. So my arms and shoulders would not get sore.
One other thing to note (which I have been saying over and over again) is that the mouse, trackball, and touchpad still work in Windows 8. I would still be using one even if I had a touchscreen.
I would only use the touchscreen for gross motor movements such as sliding the tiles or selecting them on the start screen and moving windows on the desktop. Perhaps I would use a stylus more but as we established, the drafting table configuration has been in use for over 60 years without any major complaints of back or shoulder problems.
Yes, this would be a perfect set up for me.
This little exercise opened my eyes as to how I am already using my laptop and how easy a transition to a touchscreen would be.
It just occured to me that I am sitting here typing this on my laptop and I am using the monitor at the exact angle I am describing for the desktop touchscreen monitor. The keyboard would be in the exact same location - only it would not be as deep as the laptop because it does not have a trackpad.
My laptop's 15.6" monitor is within easy arms reach. It's 13 inches away from the edge of the desk. A 24 " touchscreen monitor would still be 13" away and only 4 inches taller - well within reach without my arms fully extended.
The other thing I notice as I type this out is that my hands are mostly on the keyboard with only brief moments on the touchpad.
That means for this particular task, if I didn't have a touchpad or mouse I would not be lifting my arms up to the screen very often. So my arms and shoulders would not get sore.
One other thing to note (which I have been saying over and over again) is that the mouse, trackball, and touchpad still work in Windows 8. I would still be using one even if I had a touchscreen.
I would only use the touchscreen for gross motor movements such as sliding the tiles or selecting them on the start screen and moving windows on the desktop. Perhaps I would use a stylus more but as we established, the drafting table configuration has been in use for over 60 years without any major complaints of back or shoulder problems.
Yes, this would be a perfect set up for me.
This little exercise opened my eyes as to how I am already using my laptop and how easy a transition to a touchscreen would be.
Pro Posted by JJFitz
2nd Jan
