Thread: Ideal keyboard design and configuration
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dirkvl is offline dirkvl
2014-01-14 , 18:40
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#151
Originally Posted by nodevel View Post
When is it not covering the camera? With the keyboard open, or closed?
The N900-size keyboard would never cover the camera. With extended keyboard the camera is always free.

Originally Posted by nodevel View Post
But opening keyboard like on the Desire Z would be more problematic than sliding out like on the N900 (as it would be further from the camera, thus maybe reducing its viewing angle).
I don't understand what you mean.

(what I can say is that from an engineering standpoint, a sliding keyboard is a lot harder to make with the flex cable connection between the pieces!)