Re: Curtains off

[Hussam Al-Tayeb <hussam visp net lb>]

On Wed, 2015-08-12 at 14:09 +0530, Nirbheek Chauhan wrote:
> On 12-Aug-2015 8:59 am, "Narcis Garcia" <informatica actiu net>
> wrote:
> > This doesn't work with touchscreens, because cannot write anything
> until
> > curtain is out.
> On touch devices, the curtain is the standard way of implementing
> lock screens for a number of reasons. Such as quick viewing of
> notifications, to prevent accidental unlocking or several failed
> attempts that lock the device, etc.
> I will note that on keyboard devices, you can both turn the screen on
> and lift the curtain at the same time by pressing the Esc key.

Esc key actually help a lot here. On large screens, using a touch scree
n interface is actually more work and far less intuitive than operating
a keyboard. It takes far less time to press Esc than move my hand and
swipe the curtain off a large screen (and and even less time than
dragging the curtain off with a mouse).
No one wants to wave their hands around a large screen.

On a small 10" screen or lower, the extra effort needed to operate a
touch screen is much less.