"Meindert Sprang" wrote in message
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"Larry" wrote

YO! MEINDERT! YOU READIN' DIS BO?!!

Yes, and I certainly haven't experienced what Glenn is describing with the
screens I've worked with. they were resistive and you have to apply more
pressure than a 20 knot wind does......
But I'll ask the yard who built and maintains this yacht tomorrow, to see
if
they have any complaints from the owner.

I suppose they can be made with different sensitivities but my resistive
display a water resistant ELO. Besides their own displays ELO supplies
touch screen overlays and modules for a lot of display makers. It doesn't
seem to be effected by water drops the way the capacitive one is but if I am
within 18" of it and sneeze it is the same as randomly hitting the left
mouse button. A steady overall even wind pressure may not do it.

My main objection is selection accuracy. If the software is built with
touch screen in mind so the select areas are big enough it would be OK but
it is very hard to hit the right normal sized drop down or radio button with
a finger. Setting a waypoint accurately without over zooming is darned near
impossible. I couldn't imagine picking a menu item on Visual Suite or
MaxSea in any kind of a swell.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
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