[Info-vax] [OT] touchscreen UIs

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2023-06-13 16:11, Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
> On Tue, 2023-06-13 at 12:24 +0000, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> It's heading that way (apart from the mandatory controls). :-(
>>
>> It appears the cretins responsible for "modern" UI designs have now
>> been let loose on the vehicle UIs.
> 
> IMHO Displays should show information. Knobs should be easily reachable
> and twiddable. Fuck touchscreens!
> 
> Teslas are a horrific example of touchscreen mania taken to the
> extreme!
> 
> BMW's I-Drive uses a twirlable knob and clickable buttons to set
> options in the LCD display. Works quite nicely and doesn't detract
> attention away from the road.

Agreed. Touch screens for anything beyond navigation in a car should be 
explicitly forbidden. Having to twiddle a touch screen to change the 
temperature, or deal with seat heating is horrible. There is no tactile 
feedback telling me if I'm actually hitting the right button (or any 
button at all, and if I actually managed to push it or not). So I *have* 
to look at the bloody screen to manipulate basic functionality that I 
used to be able to deal with without taking my eyes off the road.

   Johnny