Thursday, November 29, 2012

SkyTools and Windows 8

A lively discussion started in the SkyTools group. Greg started by asking people their general thoughts on Windows 8.

He assured people that the current versions of SkyTools would work fine, without conversion, on a "full" tablet; whereas, the RT release would not run his software. There were warnings about ASCOM: apply the appropriate upgrades, in the right sequence.

Greg also said he wasn't entirely sure what the future might hold. For example, without a mouse, one wouldn't be able to hover over an object.


A few others jumped in, including Unk' Rod. I expressed concerns about a touch interface without a stylus not offering enough precision and that SkyTools really needed a lot of screen real estate.

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