Interview with Apple SVP Craig Federighi about the iPadOS cursor, a significant change to the pointer paradigm, and the decisions Apple made to get there
As an HCI geek this is fun to read about how @Apple thought on the interaction with a trackpad... https://twitter.com/...
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Casey Liss on x
Unsurprisingly great article from @panzer about creating the mouse cursor for the iPad. I liked this little gem: https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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Matthew Panzarino on x
And the most impressive thing is that it really is a blend of touch and pointer control that manages to feel a bit _better_ than either. https://twitter.com/...
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Matthew Panzarino on x
In some cases, the cursor even ‘becomes’ on screen objects, allowing you to inhabit them. This is a crazy interesting way to further the sense of hominem ex machina originally delivered by the mouse pointer. https://twitter.com/...
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There are so many fascinating decisions the team at Apple made with this cursor. It changes shape, speed and duty as needed — and not always at your command. It's autonomous to some degree, which is wild. https://twitter.com/...
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Matthew Panzarino on x
How Apple reinvented the cursor for iPad https://techcrunch.com/... I spoke to Apple SVP Craig Federighi about the cursor implementation on iPad, which I believe is the first significant reinvention of the form in decades. https://twitter.com/...