Products · Pattern or everyday thing
Desktop touchscreens
Raised as a usability problem by 4 people on Hacker News over 16 years (2011–2026), in 4 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
Every issue, all time, most people first
Switching between keyboard, pointer and fingers on touchscreens adds frictionUnreviewed
20112026- Using keyboard or pointer with touchscreen and fingers with desktop UI has too much friction2026-03-13
- Keyboard-and-mouse apps are a poor fit on touch and pen devices because touch is only an afterthought2024-05-14
- Arms get exhausted from holding them out to use a vertical touchscreen all day2011-02-21
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 4 complaints
- Using keyboard or pointer with touchscreen and fingers with desktop UI has too much friction2026-03-13
- Keyboard-and-mouse apps are a poor fit on touch and pen devices because touch is only an afterthought2024-05-14
- Touchscreens lock up every couple of minutes, forcing manual reboots2023-12-23
- Arms get exhausted from holding them out to use a vertical touchscreen all day2011-02-21