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Originally Posted by ejasmudar View Post
I never really thought about slide to answer as a feature rather than an eye candy. Thanks for opening my eyes.
Thanks for fast understanding.

Originally Posted by ejasmudar View Post
And do you know what happens when we simultaneously click two points on our screens? it registers as a 0 second infinite speed slide. So even if do have a slide-to-answer, the resistive screen might make this potentially un-useful.
What do you guys think?
Mmmh... I would say that's half true.
Test it at a scetch application... If you put your finger on the right side of the screen and after that put your second on the left. The dot accelerate really fast, but stops exactly between your 2 fingers.

But yes, if you release your right finger now before the left the dot reachs the left side really fast.

I don't know how serious this could get. Perhaps yes, perhaps no. Perhaps we could filter it and recognize only "slow" slides... or slides that passes 5 points on the slide line and not only 3...
But anyway, it will improve the current problems.

And the next thing to think about:
The Nokia 5800 has also a resistive screen. This device had also Buttons to answer a call first and Nokia changed this behavior to slide to answer with a firmwareupdate.
I'm not sure, but I guess it was soon after the N97 got this update and slide to answer. But I don't know the facts exactly.
Anyway, I'm sure they had some reasons why they changed it!
 

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