Chapter 6. Taps vs. Clicks: Basic Event Handling
In 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely adopted platform with a graphic interface. The original Macintosh came with a tour of the interface, which included a little game called Mousing Around to teach users how to use a mouse.
In 2007, when Apple introduced the iPhone, which I would consider the first modern touch device, it didn’t include a game explaining how to use the touch interface. Humans understand instinctively how touching something can affect it. With a mouse it takes a while to get used to the idea that moving one thing can effect change on another. With touch, we use skills we’ve had since we were toddlers.
If the fundamental interaction of a mouse-based interface is the click, ...
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