▲ 130 ▼ Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists now have answers, but they’re not what you think (www.theguardian.com) submitted 11 months ago by Frazala1@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world 40 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] muhyb@programming.dev 20 points 11 months ago (1 child) Also hate "natural" scroll on PC. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) With a mouse, yes. With a trackpad? No permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) Nope. Down to go down, up to go up. Always. The explanation I've heard for your trackpad argument is that the trackpad is "grabbing" the page or whatever, but I've never made that connection. Trackpad gestures to me are equivalent to the scrollwheel, they're just a different way of interfacing with it. The only thing that "grabs" the page is my finger when it's on a touch screen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Yeah and trackpads are basically remote touchscreens permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago* They're not though. A trackpad processes relative inputs, while a touchscreen processes absolute inputs. If I touch the corner of my trackpad, it doesn't produce a click on the corresponding corner of the screen like a touchscreen would. Likewise a touch and slide doesn't drag stuff, it moves the cursor relative to where it was. It's much more similar to a mouse. In fact, if you just imagine your finger is a mouse, you've just described all of the functions of a touchpad except gestures, and gestures are just replacements for the buttons (two tap for right click, two finger slide for scroll wheel, etc). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) With a mouse, yes. With a trackpad? No permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) Nope. Down to go down, up to go up. Always. The explanation I've heard for your trackpad argument is that the trackpad is "grabbing" the page or whatever, but I've never made that connection. Trackpad gestures to me are equivalent to the scrollwheel, they're just a different way of interfacing with it. The only thing that "grabs" the page is my finger when it's on a touch screen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Yeah and trackpads are basically remote touchscreens permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago* They're not though. A trackpad processes relative inputs, while a touchscreen processes absolute inputs. If I touch the corner of my trackpad, it doesn't produce a click on the corresponding corner of the screen like a touchscreen would. Likewise a touch and slide doesn't drag stuff, it moves the cursor relative to where it was. It's much more similar to a mouse. In fact, if you just imagine your finger is a mouse, you've just described all of the functions of a touchpad except gestures, and gestures are just replacements for the buttons (two tap for right click, two finger slide for scroll wheel, etc). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) Nope. Down to go down, up to go up. Always. The explanation I've heard for your trackpad argument is that the trackpad is "grabbing" the page or whatever, but I've never made that connection. Trackpad gestures to me are equivalent to the scrollwheel, they're just a different way of interfacing with it. The only thing that "grabs" the page is my finger when it's on a touch screen. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Yeah and trackpads are basically remote touchscreens permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago* They're not though. A trackpad processes relative inputs, while a touchscreen processes absolute inputs. If I touch the corner of my trackpad, it doesn't produce a click on the corresponding corner of the screen like a touchscreen would. Likewise a touch and slide doesn't drag stuff, it moves the cursor relative to where it was. It's much more similar to a mouse. In fact, if you just imagine your finger is a mouse, you've just described all of the functions of a touchpad except gestures, and gestures are just replacements for the buttons (two tap for right click, two finger slide for scroll wheel, etc). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Yeah and trackpads are basically remote touchscreens permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago* They're not though. A trackpad processes relative inputs, while a touchscreen processes absolute inputs. If I touch the corner of my trackpad, it doesn't produce a click on the corresponding corner of the screen like a touchscreen would. Likewise a touch and slide doesn't drag stuff, it moves the cursor relative to where it was. It's much more similar to a mouse. In fact, if you just imagine your finger is a mouse, you've just described all of the functions of a touchpad except gestures, and gestures are just replacements for the buttons (two tap for right click, two finger slide for scroll wheel, etc). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago* They're not though. A trackpad processes relative inputs, while a touchscreen processes absolute inputs. If I touch the corner of my trackpad, it doesn't produce a click on the corresponding corner of the screen like a touchscreen would. Likewise a touch and slide doesn't drag stuff, it moves the cursor relative to where it was. It's much more similar to a mouse. In fact, if you just imagine your finger is a mouse, you've just described all of the functions of a touchpad except gestures, and gestures are just replacements for the buttons (two tap for right click, two finger slide for scroll wheel, etc). permalink fedilink source parent