![]() ![]() I’m actually not trying to suggest any kind of UI concept, all I’m saying is that Apple has painted themselves in a corner by insisting “fingers off” when it comes to the primary display surface. Using the trackpad as both a control and display surface may make sense, or it might be a complete disaster, i.e., Touch Bar Fail v2.0. It’s conceivable that certain regions of their massive trackpad could be used on-demand and in an app-centric context to place additional controls directly on the trackpad, e.g., a vertical or horizontal slider/fader along an edge of the trackpad that would pop up when the user selects an on-screen control that requires a variable value. ![]() Since Apple wasn’t opposed to this disruption they could have simply incorporated smart controls into a glass trackpad in some manner.Īpple’s trackpads are unusually large. Using the Touch Bar required taking your eyes off the screen and looking down, which breaks some people’s workflow. Apple’s insistence that Macs never have touch screens ties their hands behind their back when it comes to finding UI real estate to incorporate new interactive controls. I think the main issue with the Touch Bar was its location.
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