Touch that registers the first time, and roll beyond 50 ms/div

Asked by IanJ on the EEVblog forum, 9 October 2026. Thank you: here is what NovaOS does now.

being built ยท DHO800/900, MHO900

What was asked

Having to repeatedly touch something before it registers has been a persistent annoyance (I don't have big fingers). The touch-sensitive areas around text, buttons and other controls seem too small or unforgiving. Increasing the effective touch target areas would make a big difference to everyday usability.
Larger, more forgiving touch targets: a tap near a control works the first time.
Rigol, along with quite a few other manufacturers, seems to use 50 ms/div as the threshold for ROLL mode, where conventional triggering is disabled. ... Could NovaOS improve on this, perhaps by allowing ROLL mode at faster timebases, or making ROLL and conventional triggering independently selectable?
Roll at faster time bases than 50 ms/div, and a trigger that works in roll.
Personally, I'm not particularly bothered about boot time. Once my scope is switched on, it generally stays on, so improvements to responsiveness and usability during operation are much more valuable to me.
Responsiveness in use matters more than boot time.

What NovaOS does now

Try it and tell us what to change: reply on the EEVblog forum or write to the address below. Every release is listed in the changelog.