In my headcanon the touch interfaces in Star Trek also provide tactile feedback, pressure sensitivity, etc. The flat panel look is only when they’re idle.
When Tuvok is blinded in Voyager’s Year of Hell, he explicitly activates the tactile interface for his console. So it’s definitely something that LCARS supports.
In my headcanon the touch interfaces in Star Trek also provide tactile feedback, pressure sensitivity, etc. The flat panel look is only when they’re idle.
This is why Riker sits on then so often
When Tuvok is blinded in Voyager’s Year of Hell, he explicitly activates the tactile interface for his console. So it’s definitely something that LCARS supports.