- From: Pawson, David <DPawson@rnib.org.uk>
- Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 08:35:53 -0000
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> > Does anyone have any thoughts on ways around the web access > difficulties > > which arise when using a touch screen (without a physical keyboard). > > > LRK outlined some approaches. > How about if the mountain won't come to .... the difficulty would appear to be in getting finger and hot link together. If its hard to get the finger to a small area, how about sensing the touch, then causing the nearest link to 'hot up', and present itself? The touchscreen coordinates know where the finger is - use this to 'snap' the nearest link to the users finger (touch object if not a finger). This could be easily done visually or aurally - informing the user which link is now ready for activation. If its the wrong one, lift off or move. If OK, hold for a period or some other ack signal to say go. This could be done with a local Java app using a small message area for messages or speech output even better. That way we operate with any hot linked page, instead of asking authors to change the way they operate, one of TV's themes. Just a thought. regards, DaveP
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