RE: Touch-screen terms

[Michael West <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- net -dot- au>]

Sean Hower wrote:

> I don't know much in the way of touch screens, but what about using 
> "tap" instead? 

Mainly because it conjures up images of some beefy guy
jabbing the poor little screen with a big fat finger repeatedly
until something happens.

> It's the term used when talking about PDAs where you tap 
> the screen with a stylus. 

Right -- tapping with a stylus I can relate to. Tapping
with a stubby fat finger ... that's a worry.

 --
Mike West
Melbourne, Australia


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