Re: Touch-screen terms

["Deb M." <dm -at- ptrail -dot- com>]

Michael West wrote:
> 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.

Not to pick nits (but hey, where else can you do this on a Friday except for
techwr-l), but we had the word "tap" long before we had PDA stylii. In
addition to dancing and discussing your favorite brew, tap was used to
describe an action using a finger or fingers, as in tap your fingers (like
on a desk) or tap someone on the shoulder. I say we reclaim the word "tap"
for humans, no matter what the shape or size of their digits.


Cheers,
Deb

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