Thread: What woud you realistically like to see in the N900?
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post
/me shudders.

That sounds like about the worst solution to this problem that I can imagine. I frequently use the device with and without the stylus stowed, and it usually has little correlation to the input device (stylus, fingers or other) that I'm using at the moment. Besides, what about those people that lose their styluses?
The real solution would be a combo screen, with capacitive multi-touch for finger usage, and one of
  • Special capacitive-sensable stylus, which could be detected reliably on the basis of contact area
  • Active (inductive, right?) stylus, like graphics tablets have
It'd add significantly to the cost, unfortunately, but it also might (I'm way too optimistic, I know...) allow a dual-ended stylus, with the point sending button 1, and the "eraser" end sending button 3. Gives us a nicer right-click solution, and enhances stuff like Xournal dramatically. Probably the odd wierd gaming interface use, too, but I'm always surprised with those.

For those who lose their stylii, well, Nokia would have to start making them available... But the bigger, clunkier, and more complex the stylus, the less likely they lose it.