On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 11:52:36AM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
A pattern that I've noticed: people emailing from smart phones don't read email as carefully nor do they reply as thoughtfully. This may be a win for them (less effort, more immediacy) but it is a loss for me as a correspondent.
Try writing email on cell phone, Hugh. I would have thrown my cell phone against wall, if it wasn't so expensive. 1. You are using web interface, ie. yahoo.ca or gmail.com. So, you can <Backspace> to left, but you can't <Delete> to right. 2. You are pecking at 2.5in wide keyboard with your finger/thumb which are bigger than a key. 3. After pressing a wrong key, you are trying to place the cursor at the right spot, with your fingers that cover 2 lines vertically and 4 chars horizontally. Oops, you placed it wrong spot. Now, try to move the cursor. 4. You typed it right, but phone's autocorrection changes it to something else. Again, go back to correct that typo. 5. My phone's screen is 5.7" Full HD (1920x1080). So, I have the same resolution as desktop monitor, but practically impossible to navigate properly. Clicking a link is challenge. You spend all your time zooming in, click a button, zoom out to see the page properly, then swipe to center, zoom in to read text, zoom out to see what's on the next page, etc... -- William