On Apr 27, 2010, at 8:55 AM, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: > Agreed. I don't think I'd ever vary my display enough to need an > actual length value there. As far as we know, there are only two > precisions, that of a mouse/stylus and that of a finger. > > As well, a length-based variable ignores alternate input methods that > could be usefully handled, like keyboard navigation, as Simon points > out. Yes, or 9-key pad, or game-controller (A, B, right, left, etc.), or voice, or accelerometer, or combinations thereof. > I could see offering a slightly different presentation to > keyboard users, such as show/hiding useful anchors. Yes, or showing different help text. Or hiding inputs that are more easily or intuitively achieved using standardized gestures or hardware buttons.
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