different UI approach

[Chipp Walters]

My inclination is to agree with you, Dan, but I do remember the 
absurdity of the mouse at it's inception, and how difficult it was to 
'get used to' by the mainstream.

Here are a couple observations...

- You don't get 'mouse finger' (I get it all the time).
- You probably get 'mouse wrist' if you used it often
- Strong learning curve for gestures
- Without gestures, you end up removing an existing dimension of 
interfaces (the click). Think about how you would select text with 
gestures...ouch!
- It seems to work better with 'dynamic' environments which change as 
you navigate through them. Flash seems especially suited. But, as we all 
  know, changing app environments are particularly 'high' on the GUI 
'nono' list.

-Chipp


Dan Shafer wrote:
> I don't see any real new thinking here, Mark. Maybe I'm missing  
> something. And I don't see ANY value in either being able to navigate  
> (sometimes unintentionally) by mouse moves OR in avoiding the simple  
> action of clicking a mouse.