maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - So, what should a qwerty other half look like?

	misterc	2013-06-06 , 19:05
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Originally Posted by bennypr0fane

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- How many different localizations of the hw qwerty would be needed only in Europe? Are there any 2 European languages that have the same kb layout?
I wonder if that could be one huge barrier for Jolla, that may make them rethink twice doing their own qwerty half, because I imagine the many localizations would be a bigger cost factor in production and maybe also require a larger effort to integrate software-wise than having just a (crappy f***in'-stupid old) vkb.
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maybe the cost of manufacturing the other half hardware keyboard (not only QWERTIES...) would be the same as... it was to produce N900s with different localisations.
only, instead of having a component of the phone to localise, you have to localise that other half.
not likely to cost more

as to the software side...
no matter what OS you are using right now, very likely it has regional settings, including keyboard layouts.
N900 has it, N9 has it (even without hw kbd)

Originally Posted by pichlo

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That red "button" is in fact a nipple and is used for controlling the mouse cursor. Kinda like a tiny joystick. It was used on laptops before touchpads were invented.

the "pointing stick", originally called trackpoint by IBM it still available on most (if not all) Lenovo (who bought the Personal Computer division from IBM in 2005) laptops as well as a number of high end (usually CAx oriented) laptops (e.g. Dell Precision or HP Elite) or even not so high-end lappies like Toshiba's...

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