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2009-06-10
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#82
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Originally Posted by qgil
I like that^ a lot... How many gestures? (If you can answer at this time.
-The Maemo browser has a specific gesture to activate text selection. Any application using the browser engine to render its own content can benefit from its gestures at will, including text selection.
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2009-06-10
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#83
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Originally Posted by BrentDC
To be honest, for the built-in apps the problem with the Help system is that the help is too superficial. It should be improved, not abandoned.
What is wrong with the Help system now? Yes I realize that not many developers use it, but that is not because of the system, but because of the developers developing for the platform.
If I cast my mind back to my old Psion netbook, I DID use the help in that, because it really documented how to use the applications properly.
Graham
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2009-06-11
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#84
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i guess the issue there is one of writing documentation rather then code...
Last edited by tso; 2009-06-11 at 16:05.
Last edited by tso; 2009-06-11 at 16:05.
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2009-06-11
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@ Germany
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#85
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Just to make it clear again. There is support for portrait mode in Fremantle and it is possible for everyone to use it.
My point was that it should be easier for developers to use it and that there are some bugs that should get fixed.
To review the whole process I made Conboy orientation aware yesterday. In the attached screenshot you can see the note selection / search window.
When in landscape mode, it will show two columns + a text field for searching. When rotated into portrait mode it will show only one column (because of space) and no search field (because (probably) not keyboard).
My point was that it should be easier for developers to use it and that there are some bugs that should get fixed.
To review the whole process I made Conboy orientation aware yesterday. In the attached screenshot you can see the note selection / search window.
When in landscape mode, it will show two columns + a text field for searching. When rotated into portrait mode it will show only one column (because of space) and no search field (because (probably) not keyboard).
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2009-06-11
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@ Mountain View (CA, USA)
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#86
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For the search, note that if you would have it in portrait mode then a portrait virtual keyboard would be also needed, and Maemo 5 doesn't come with that. But wait, note taking app in portrait mode without portrait keyboard?
So you start seeing that anyway Conboy fully working in portrait mode is more complex than just fine tuning a couple of widgets.
So you start seeing that anyway Conboy fully working in portrait mode is more complex than just fine tuning a couple of widgets.
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2009-06-11
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#87
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Originally Posted by qgil
Check above in this thread for a request to reenable virtual input methods in Fremantle and a suggestion how this can be done without having to resize applications.
For the search, note that if you would have it in portrait mode then a portrait virtual keyboard would be also needed, and Maemo 5 doesn't come with that. But wait, note taking app in portrait mode without portrait keyboard?
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2009-06-11
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@ Germany
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#88
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Originally Posted by qgil
Ähh?! I was writing exactly that. I removed the search field because there is no portrait keyboard.
For the search, note that if you would have it in portrait mode then a portrait virtual keyboard would be also needed, and Maemo 5 doesn't come with that. But wait, note taking app in portrait mode without portrait keyboard?
For the rest of the application a note taking application has at least two use cases:
Writing and reading.
Reading notes is perfectly possible without having a keyboard. And also deleting notes would be possible if the confirmation dialog wouldn´t get crippled.
Originally Posted by qgil
I requote myself "My point was that it should be easier for developers to use it and that there are some bugs that should get fixed."
So you start seeing that anyway Conboy fully working in portrait mode is more complex than just fine tuning a couple of widgets.
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2009-06-11
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#89
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Originally Posted by fms
At least be clear. You make it sound like there are no virtual input methods in Fremantle (which is clearly not the case) when it was only the stylus keyboard which was dropped.
Check above in this thread for a request to reenable virtual input methods in Fremantle and a suggestion how this can be done without having to resize applications.
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2009-06-11
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#90
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
Ok, to generalize, there should be an input method that lets you enter text without obscuring the application display. A semi-transparent full-screen keyboard should suffice (see somewhat ugly implementation for XTerm that can be refined for a general case).
At least be clear. You make it sound like there are no virtual input methods in Fremantle (which is clearly not the case) when it was only the stylus keyboard which was dropped.
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Complaining on the forums works every time
-Brent
Author of TouchSearch -- web searching software for Maemo 5.
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