[clug-talk] Does the Linux Desktop Innovate Too Much?

[Shawn]

Gustin Johnson wrote:
> I suspect that gestures and or touch will dominate and mice will be as
> quaint as a rotary telephone. There will likely always be some sort of
> pen for the artists, various musical interfaces that mimic actual
> instruments (these won't be needed but many like me will take a while to
> leave those particular interfaces behind), but for most the traditional
> UI will likely disappear, replaced by speech and gestures.

I'm not sure we'll see the keyboard/mouse disappear in our lifetime. 
They are currently the most efficient methods for interacting with 
computers (I'm thinking letter writing, code, drawing - I count pen 
devices under the mouse idea...).

I have hopes for speech. When we can carry on conversations with the 
computers THEN the interface may be suitable.  As is common sentences 
like "Call um... Mike, er, Mike Smith" just don't work.  It "HAS" to be 
"CALL" pause "MIKE" pause "SMITH".  But, time will tell.

My thoughts.

Shawn