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revision 1.58 by tjl, Mon May 5 20:29:08 2003 UTC revision 1.59 by tjl, Mon May 5 20:30:36 2003 UTC
# Line 61  Because of this, most user interfaces ar Line 61  Because of this, most user interfaces ar
61  with the mouse and keyboard, even if the interfaces  with the mouse and keyboard, even if the interfaces
62  could benefit from customized controllers.  could benefit from customized controllers.
63    
64  Experiments[rosenb (and intuition) indicate that adjusting a physical  Experiments[rosenberg96midicontroller] (and intuition) indicate that adjusting a physical
65  slider is much easier than adjusting a virtual slider on the  slider is much easier than adjusting a virtual slider on the
66  screen with a mouse. Despite this, virtual sliders or scrollbars  screen with a mouse.
67    For example, using fisheye views [fc-fisheye]_ effectively needs
68    altering the magnification and the amount of distortion.
69    
70    Despite this, virtual sliders or scrollbars
71  are far more common with computers than physical sliders,  are far more common with computers than physical sliders,
72  probably due to economics. Adding a new virtual slider to a program  due to economics. Adding a new virtual slider to a program
73  costs next to nothing, while adding a new physical slider for  costs next to nothing, while adding a new physical slider for
74  each user amounts to a considerable sum of money.  each user amounts to a considerable sum of money.
75    
# Line 79  some more, steering wheels even more, an Line 83  some more, steering wheels even more, an
83  input devices such as Monkey Bones 2 REF can cost up to $22,000.  input devices such as Monkey Bones 2 REF can cost up to $22,000.
84    
85    
 For example, using fisheye views [fc-fisheye]_ effectively needs  
 altering the magnification and the amount of distortion.  
   
86  .. from the end user point of view, several spesific  .. from the end user point of view, several spesific
87     controllers have been tricky to use simultaneously before USB     controllers have been tricky to use simultaneously before USB
88    

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