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Old 10-07-2004, 12:56 AM   #1
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Touchscreens... to touch or not to touch

Just got my Xenarc 700TSV yesterday and am wondering if you guys use your fingers on it or do you use some sort of Wacom Tablet-style pen? I found that my finger doesn't work so well for precise functions like dragging icons, etc. But I also don't see myself using a pen while driving around. Any advice? Also, how hard is it to scratch up the screen, (e.g. with your fingernail)?

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Old 10-07-2004, 01:02 AM   #2
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i use my finger and on a few times I use a pda stylist. no probs.
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Old 10-07-2004, 01:11 AM   #3
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I use my fingernail for precision. Put your hand backwards and use your nail, looks funny but works great.

Suggestion, don't rely on using your touchscreen, especially when driving. Get a tactile input device that you don't have to look at to use, it'll make it a lot easier to switch songs and stuff while on the move. I use a Contour Shuttle Xpress, others here like the Griffin Powermate.
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Old 10-07-2004, 01:18 AM   #4
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for icons...goto control panel..
open the disability feature...and run the wizard...
the icons and text is bigger
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I cranked my display properties up to the biggest font it can do and yes, I use my finger quite often. But for the precision clicks I use a stylus I made for a previous incarnation that's basically a modded mechanical pencil.

I didn't want to use a PDS stylus becuase I know it'd get lost in my car.

I've been very tempted to get one of those Pen-Pencil-Stylus pens, but they usually run $7.
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This is the biggest advantage to a custom frontend: huge buttons. Or, you could just doublesize Winamp.
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