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Started by Isaac
Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:49
Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Isaac
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:49
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:49
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Click here to see what im talking about. http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087¤t-category-id=329576204C9E42289967E79E0E7C9A2D I was buying it for graphic art reasons, but im wondering if starcraft on a touch screen might be better than a mouse. Ur thoughts?
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Kocureq
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 11:46
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 11:46
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Isaac pisze:
> I was buying it for graphic art reasons, but im wondering if starcraft
> on a touch screen might be better than a mouse. Ur thoughts?
I tried playing Red Alert on Tablet PC using pen as a pointer and it
wasn't that good. If you don't have external keyboard then scrolling the
map is really annoying, right-clicking the pen isn't as fast as when
using mouse, generally it's slower than using mouse. Nice to play with,
but not for serious play.
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Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Kocureq
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 11:47
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 11:47
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Isaac pisze:
> I was buying it for graphic art reasons, but im wondering if starcraft
> on a touch screen might be better than a mouse. Ur thoughts?
I tried playing Red Alert on Tablet PC using pen as a pointer and it
wasn't that good. If you don't have external keyboard then scrolling the
map is really annoying, right-clicking the pen isn't as fast as when
using mouse, generally it's slower than using mouse. Nice to play with,
but not for serious play.
--
/\ /\ [ Jakub 'Kocureq' Anderwald ] /\ /\
=^;^= [ [nick][at][nick].com ] =^;^=
/ | [ GG# 1365999 ICQ# 31547220 ] | \
(___(|_|_| [ koc...@jabber.org ] |_|_|)___)
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Isaac
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:29
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:29
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On Jul 8, 6:47 am, Kocureq <a....@w.stopce.pl> wrote: > Isaac pisze: > > > I was buying it for graphic art reasons, but im wondering if starcraft > > on a touch screen might be better than a mouse. Ur thoughts? > > I tried playing Red Alert on Tablet PC using pen as a pointer and it > wasn't that good. If you don't have external keyboard then scrolling the > map is really annoying, right-clicking the pen isn't as fast as when > using mouse, generally it's slower than using mouse. Nice to play with, > but not for serious play. > > -- > /\ /\ [ Jakub 'Kocureq' Anderwald ] /\ /\ > =^;^= [ [nick][at][nick].com ] =^;^= > / | [ GG# 1365999 ICQ# 31547220 ] | \ > (___(|_|_| [ koc...@jabber.org ] |_|_|)___) did you try just using your fingers or just the pen. I'm not familiar with command an conquer, but it would seem that it could be faster if you kept one hand near the min map and used your fingers to click/box units and click commands.
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Zealot The Crazy Lui
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:17
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:17
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On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:29:19 -0000, Isaac <IsaacG...@gmail.com> wrote: >did you try just using your fingers or just the pen. I'm not familiar >with command an conquer, but it would seem that it could be faster if >you kept one hand near the min map and used your fingers to click/box >units and click commands. tablets don't respond to fingers, just the stylus, or standalone tablets usually also come with a mouse as well. -- "No I'm saying that I'm a cow dung." - Stephen "Suupernuubie" Ung "Eat a bag of hell." - Cyric The Mad "Yes - I need red hot gay loving" - LTP MSN:ktw...@hotmail.com (BUT DON'T SEND E-MAIL!) YIM: ktwilson AIM: YahooKyleW Zealot the Crazy Lui Grand 16-Star General and overall director of AGSC operations for the Pronoun Army(and webmaster) http://pronounarmy.homestead.com/ http://crazyzealot.kicks-ass.net/ re-vamped sig 7D7h.5h.15h
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Luc The Perverse
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:37
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:37
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"Isaac" <IsaacG...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1183904959.058303.214100@r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com... > On Jul 8, 6:47 am, Kocureq <a....@w.stopce.pl> wrote: >> Isaac pisze: >> >> > I was buying it for graphic art reasons, but im wondering if starcraft >> > on a touch screen might be better than a mouse. Ur thoughts? >> >> I tried playing Red Alert on Tablet PC using pen as a pointer and it >> wasn't that good. If you don't have external keyboard then scrolling the >> map is really annoying, right-clicking the pen isn't as fast as when >> using mouse, generally it's slower than using mouse. Nice to play with, >> but not for serious play. >> >> -- >> /\ /\ [ Jakub 'Kocureq' Anderwald ] /\ /\ >> =^;^= [ [nick][at][nick].com ] =^;^= >> / | [ GG# 1365999 ICQ# 31547220 ] | \ >> (___(|_|_| [ koc...@jabber.org ] |_|_|)___) > > did you try just using your fingers or just the pen. I'm not familiar > with command an conquer, but it would seem that it could be faster if > you kept one hand near the min map and used your fingers to click/box > units and click commands. I have never used a tablet PC - but if right clicking is delayed then it will screw you up. You will need one hand on the keyboard, one hand on the "pointer device" - so if you can't right click with the hand holding the pen then you will be totally screwed. -- LTP :)
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Zealot The Crazy Lui
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:47
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:47
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On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:37:44 -0700, "Luc The Perverse" <sll_noSpamli...@cc.usu.edu> wrote: >I have never used a tablet PC - but if right clicking is delayed then it >will screw you up. You will need one hand on the keyboard, one hand on the >"pointer device" - so if you can't right click with the hand holding the pen >then you will be totally screwed. Any decent tablet has a stylus with a right click button.... it's not as easy as a right click on a mouse, but it's there... -- "No I'm saying that I'm a cow dung." - Stephen "Suupernuubie" Ung "Eat a bag of hell." - Cyric The Mad "Yes - I need red hot gay loving" - LTP MSN:ktw...@hotmail.com (BUT DON'T SEND E-MAIL!) YIM: ktwilson AIM: YahooKyleW Zealot the Crazy Lui Grand 16-Star General and overall director of AGSC operations for the Pronoun Army(and webmaster) http://pronounarmy.homestead.com/ http://crazyzealot.kicks-ass.net/ re-vamped sig 7D7h.5h.15h
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Luc The Perverse
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:30
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:30
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"Zealot The Crazy Lui" <yahooNOk...@jeemaledotcom.com> wrote in message news:ksb393ho8kjibt6loq31pdsg7og420mt65@4ax.com... >>I have never used a tablet PC - but if right clicking is delayed then it >>will screw you up. You will need one hand on the keyboard, one hand on >>the >>"pointer device" - so if you can't right click with the hand holding the >>pen >>then you will be totally screwed. > > Any decent tablet has a stylus with a right click button.... it's not > as easy as a right click on a mouse, but it's there... I know why I am not as good as Muey and Owie - it is because I have shitty mice. But some day I am going to buy an expensive "good" mouse -- LTP :)
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Isaac
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:21
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:21
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On Jul 8, 10:47 pm, Zealot The Crazy Lui <yahooNOk...@jeemaledotcom.com> wrote: > On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 10:37:44 -0700, "Luc The Perverse" > > <sll_noSpamli...@cc.usu.edu> wrote: > >I have never used a tablet PC - but if right clicking is delayed then it > >will screw you up. You will need one hand on the keyboard, one hand on the > >"pointer device" - so if you can't right click with the hand holding the pen > >then you will be totally screwed. > > Any decent tablet has a stylus with a right click button.... it's not > as easy as a right click on a mouse, but it's there... > -- > "No I'm saying that I'm a cow dung." - Stephen "Suupernuubie" Ung > "Eat a bag of hell." - Cyric The Mad > "Yes - I need red hot gay loving" - LTP > > MSN:ktw...@hotmail.com (BUT DON'T SEND E-MAIL!) YIM: ktwilson AIM: YahooKyleW > Zealot the Crazy Lui > Grand 16-Star General and overall director of AGSC operations for the Pronoun Army(and webmaster)http://pronounarmy.homestead.com/http://crazyzealot.kicks-ass.net/ > re-vamped sig 7D7h.5h.15h I know right clicking is a fast move command, but i dont think it needed if you can quickly tap the move icon with a finger strike. The same gose with all the other buttons. The icons them selves all become fancy looking short commands. They've only been moved from the keyboard to the monitor.
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Zealot The Crazy Lui
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:04
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:04
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On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:21:02 -0700, Isaac <IsaacG...@gmail.com> wrote: >I know right clicking is a fast move command, but i dont think it >needed if you can quickly tap the move icon with a finger strike. The >same gose with all the other buttons. The icons them selves all become >fancy looking short commands. They've only been moved from the >keyboard to the monitor. Please note the post in which I said, "Tablets don't respond to fingers, just the stylus, or standalone tablets usually also come with a mouse as well." If you're thinking some more primitive touch screen thingy (the kind that are usually much less accurate and don't work with a stylus) then that's a different thing entirely. -- "No I'm saying that I'm a cow dung." - Stephen "Suupernuubie" Ung "Eat a bag of hell." - Cyric The Mad "Yes - I need red hot gay loving" - LTP MSN:ktw...@hotmail.com (BUT DON'T SEND E-MAIL!) YIM: ktwilson AIM: YahooKyleW Zealot the Crazy Lui Grand 16-Star General and overall director of AGSC operations for the Pronoun Army(and webmaster) http://pronounarmy.homestead.com/ http://crazyzealot.kicks-ass.net/ re-vamped sig 7D7h.5h.15h
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: ihatespamandyoumustremov... MuuM...
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:20
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:20
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IN TEH PALECE KNOWEN AS alt.games.starcraft, TEH FAGGORTER Isaac <IsaacG...@gmail.com> DUMPED HIS GHEYE SHIET ON MY COMPUTAR SCREEN!!!!: >Click here to see what im talking about. >http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087¤t-category-id=329576204C9E42289967E79E0E7C9A2D > >I was buying it for graphic art reasons, but im wondering if starcraft >on a touch screen might be better than a mouse. Ur thoughts? Would probably suck even after getting used to it, on top of you probably not being able to use the keyboard at the same time, making you inevitably ending up as a laughing stock for your opponents.
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: ihatespamandyoumustremov... MuuM...
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:38
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:38
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IN TEH PALECE KNOWEN AS alt.games.starcraft, TEH FAGGORTER "Luc The Perverse" <sll_noSpamli...@cc.usu.edu> DUMPED HIS GHEYE SHIET ON MY COMPUTAR SCREEN!!!!: >"Zealot The Crazy Lui" <yahooNOk...@jeemaledotcom.com> wrote in message >news:ksb393ho8kjibt6loq31pdsg7og420mt65@4ax.com... >>>I have never used a tablet PC - but if right clicking is delayed then it >>>will screw you up. You will need one hand on the keyboard, one hand on >>>the >>>"pointer device" - so if you can't right click with the hand holding the >>>pen >>>then you will be totally screwed. >> >> Any decent tablet has a stylus with a right click button.... it's not >> as easy as a right click on a mouse, but it's there... > >I know why I am not as good as Muey and Owie - it is because I have shitty >mice. But some day I am going to buy an expensive "good" mouse You are not good because you have a shitty mouse (but it may be a (very slight) contributing factor), but mearly just because you just are shitty at the game~ :)
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: ihatespamandyoumustremov... MuuM...
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:40
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:40
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IN TEH PALECE KNOWEN AS alt.games.starcraft, TEH FAGGORTER Isaac <IsaacG...@gmail.com> DUMPED HIS GHEYE SHIET ON MY COMPUTAR SCREEN!!!!: > >I know right clicking is a fast move command, but i dont think it >needed if you can quickly tap the move icon with a finger strike. The >same gose with all the other buttons. The icons them selves all become >fancy looking short commands. They've only been moved from the >keyboard to the monitor. Well, might work for single player. I'd recommend you stay the fuck away from even the most basic opponents in MP, though :).
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Luc The Perverse
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:13
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:13
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"MuuMiMan" <ihatespamandyoumustremov...@mbnet.fi> wrote in message news:raag939mkldthj57un60d5hrubm1se9bbe@4ax.com... > IN TEH PALECE KNOWEN AS alt.games.starcraft, TEH FAGGORTER Isaac > <IsaacG...@gmail.com> DUMPED HIS GHEYE SHIET ON MY COMPUTAR > SCREEN!!!!: >> >>I know right clicking is a fast move command, but i dont think it >>needed if you can quickly tap the move icon with a finger strike. The >>same gose with all the other buttons. The icons them selves all become >>fancy looking short commands. They've only been moved from the >>keyboard to the monitor. > > Well, might work for single player. > > I'd recommend you stay the fuck away from even the most basic > opponents in MP, though :). Like me?1 -- LTP :)
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Luc The Perverse
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:13
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:13
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"MuuMiMan" <ihatespamandyoumustremov...@mbnet.fi> wrote in message news:p62g93hipvcg1rdk9r0unrm687tv1qrfmo@4ax.com... > You are not good because you have a shitty mouse *SNIP* Glad you agree -- LTP :)
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: ihatespamandyoumustremov... MuuM...
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:54
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:54
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IN TEH PALECE KNOWEN AS alt.games.starcraft, TEH FAGGORTER "Luc The Perverse" <sll_noSpamli...@cc.usu.edu> DUMPED HIS GHEYE SHIET ON MY COMPUTAR SCREEN!!!!: >"MuuMiMan" <ihatespamandyoumustremov...@mbnet.fi> wrote >in message news:p62g93hipvcg1rdk9r0unrm687tv1qrfmo@4ax.com... >> You are not good because you have a shitty mouse *SNIP* > >Glad you agree Damn english.
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: ihatespamandyoumustremov... MuuM...
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:55
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:55
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IN TEH PALECE KNOWEN AS alt.games.starcraft, TEH FAGGORTER "Luc The Perverse" <sll_noSpamli...@cc.usu.edu> DUMPED HIS GHEYE SHIET ON MY COMPUTAR SCREEN!!!!: >"MuuMiMan" <ihatespamandyoumustremov...@mbnet.fi> wrote >in message news:raag939mkldthj57un60d5hrubm1se9bbe@4ax.com... >> IN TEH PALECE KNOWEN AS alt.games.starcraft, TEH FAGGORTER Isaac >> <IsaacG...@gmail.com> DUMPED HIS GHEYE SHIET ON MY COMPUTAR >> SCREEN!!!!: >>> >>>I know right clicking is a fast move command, but i dont think it >>>needed if you can quickly tap the move icon with a finger strike. The >>>same gose with all the other buttons. The icons them selves all become >>>fancy looking short commands. They've only been moved from the >>>keyboard to the monitor. >> >> Well, might work for single player. >> >> I'd recommend you stay the fuck away from even the most basic >> opponents in MP, though :). > >Like me?1 Probably people even worse than you. That's pretty bad, no? =)
Re: Starcraft on a Laptop Tablet
Author: Luc The Perverse
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:19
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:19
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"MuuMiMan" <ihatespamandyoumustremov...@mbnet.fi> wrote in message news:3rnk939vrm1msm82p0mr7a5se8lt5qip39@4ax.com... > IN TEH PALECE KNOWEN AS alt.games.starcraft, TEH FAGGORTER "Luc The > Perverse" <sll_noSpamli...@cc.usu.edu> DUMPED HIS GHEYE > SHIET ON MY COMPUTAR SCREEN!!!!: >>"MuuMiMan" <ihatespamandyoumustremov...@mbnet.fi> >>wrote >>in message news:p62g93hipvcg1rdk9r0unrm687tv1qrfmo@4ax.com... >>> You are not good because you have a shitty mouse *SNIP* >> >>Glad you agree > > Damn english. Honestly English is pretty fucky in this situation If you say "you are not bad because you have a shitty mouse" it is ambiguous. Either I am "Not bad - and the reason is because I have a shitty mouse (which I admit doesn't make much sense) or I am bad but it is not because I have a shitty mouse. (Which is obviously what you meant) You could say " You are not 'not good because you have a shitty mouse'" and the punctuation could help, but saying not twice in a row is uber gay. If I were revising I would change it to: You suck and it has nothing to do with your stupid fucking mouse, you pathetic piece of stupid shit. This is far clearer and lacks the original ambiguity -- LTP :)
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