Ok, that is kinda cool, but for a bunch of experts in Human Computer Interaction they seem to have forgotten one of the major rules: "Don't force a user to change interaction modes" (Also known as "What is expected to happen,
should happen").
Clicking has become a standard for using a computer, and I see no good reason to try and change it. If we had some computers that clicked and some that didn't, it would just force a user to learn two different modes of interaction, and have to divert some of our attention to deciding which one is applicable. Take this or instance, if you often switch between a Mac with a one button mouse, to a PC with a two button mouse, how often do you make simple mistakes. Same thing when you switch from a Mac window, where the close button is in the upper left, to the PC window, where the close button is in the upper right...
The last thign we need is ANOTHER very similar but slightly different interface to further confuse users!
It
was kinda cool though...
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