ref: d33a256d6eae5fa0a6ff296bd8099974ce1ba31f
parent: 843ca3633dfc4e757f6aed8337b5181201f4d309
author: sirjofri <sirjofri@sirjofri.de>
date: Fri Sep 8 10:34:05 EDT 2023
text, but still with draft
--- a/mkfile
+++ b/mkfile
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all:V: $PDF
&.pdf: &.txt
- txt2ms <$prereq | troff -ms | lp -dstdout > $target
+ txt2ms <$prereq | troff -ms | lp -dstdout | ps2pdf > $target
--- a/touchuichal.txt
+++ b/touchuichal.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
. \" no header
.ds CH "
.
-.HTML "Towards a Touch User Interface for Plan 9"
+.HTML "Designing for Touch: Bringing the Plan 9 User Experience to Modern Devices"
.TL
-Towards a Touch User Interface for Plan 9
+Designing for Touch: Bringing the Plan 9 User Experience to Modern Devices
.AU
Joel Fridolin Meyer
joel@sirjofri.de
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
.AI
.AB
The Plan 9 operating system has a specific idea for user interaction and user interfaces.
-In general, many aspects are thought-through and provide a mostly consistent look and feel throughout the whole operating system.
-However, all user interaction components are designed for a standard computer screen in mind, paired with keyboard and mouse for interaction.
+In general, many aspects are well thought out and provide a mostly consistent look and feel throughout the whole operating system.
+However, all user interaction components are designed for a standard computer system: A computer screen paired with keyboard and mouse for interaction.
In this paper we will explore different challenges we encounter when designing a specialized touch user interface for Plan 9 systems.
.AE
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# Why do we need a touch user interface?
-Hello World.
+The world is changing.
+Especially in the last decades computer systems changed from expensive pieces of hardware to much smaller systems that embed everything into one device.
+While most computing expensive tasks are moved to the cloud, a full computer system is often not bigger than what can comfortable fit in your hand.
+[[[ms
+.\" quote of some dude stating that, if I can find it.
+]]]
-Next paragraph.
+While older computer systems are designed with specific devices for human interaction—for example computer screen, keyboard and mouse—modern computer systems often embed many of those devices into one—a single touchscreen.
Actual contents: