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Subject:Re: How to indicate a touch on a touch screen From:Suzette Leeming <suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Jan Axelson <jan -at- lvr -dot- com> Date:Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:40:00 -0400
Could you have an image of a "finger" touching the image?
Suzette Leeming
Stouffville, Ontario
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Jan Axelson <jan -at- lvr -dot- com> wrote:
> I'm working on the design of a touch screen that will show several
> images (photos), about 1 in. x 1 in. each. Touching an image
> initiates an action on the device. It's not a commercial product but
> an example to demonstrate touch-screen programming.
>
> Any recommendations for how to indicate visually that a device has
> detected a touch? For example, I could briefly fade the image or
> change the color or width of the image's border. (I don't want to use
> raised/depressed button images.)
>
> Suggestions or references to sources welcome.
>
> Jan (long-time lurker and very occasional poster)
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