"Larry" wrote in message
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Pressure sensitive? Like the old screens with the film on them? That
might work....well, at least until something bumps it making a dimple,
which is what did in the old screens.

These have surface hardness 4H (ASTM-D-3363-92A standard). I 'm not up to
speed with this standard, but I see it mentioned a lot in screen specs for
touch environments. And from the touch of it, these screens are not equipped
with a soft film. No dimples unless you throw solid items at them, I
suppose.

Meindert

"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

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"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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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.

These screens were certainly not that sensitive, as I remember.

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.

That I agree with you. I've been sitting behind 5 of those screens on the
bridge of a 98 footer for 4 weeks (in an expensive Recaro chair, very nice
development environment :-) ), programming in Kylix on Linux. It was indeed
tricky to hit a menu on the spot. But the main functions of these screens
were to display (engine-) control systems with large buttons. Indeed
developed with the touchscreens in mind. Operation Nobeltec was next to
impossible.

Meindert

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in
news:E9eDe.172616$sy6.33959@lakeread04:

within 18" of it and sneeze it is the same as randomly hitting the left
mouse button

Reminds me of a Dilbert cartoon from Scott Adams. Wally passes Dilbert's
cubicle and hears Dilbert say to his computer, "Left two columns. Add new
column. Run spreadsheet."

"Ah, I see you have a new voice-controlled computer. It's much faster than
my old machine in MY cubicle. I bet it can even _DELETE_A_FILE!_" (ding-
beep-click-spoit).

Dilbert's hair is standing on end and he looks like you just shot his
mom... Wally rolls around laughing holding his stomach.

One of the funniest ones...(c;

--
Larry