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2010-03-19 , 23:55
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Originally Posted by Bazza View Post
I may be wrong but does that mean that the touch screen is capable of multi-touch??
looks like hardware is able... don't know about patents...
 

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2010-03-20 , 00:00
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Originally Posted by egoshin View Post
looks like hardware is able... don't know about patents...
There was an interesting hack to try and interpret multiple touches on the N8x0 but it was really a cheat using some simple math and limited gesturing.
 
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2010-03-20 , 00:00
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Originally Posted by nidO View Post
When you touch the screen in two places, the screen will interpret them as a single touch, in the average position of your two touches. So, touching the two edges of the screen is seen by the device as a single touch in the centre of the screen. Releasing one thumb is then seen as a (correct) single touch at the point where your remaining thumb is.
Thus, what the device sees by this is your touch swiping instantly from the centre of the screen to one edge, which swipes to that edge's desktop.
Thanks for clearing that up,my main interest in this was regarding gaming with touch screen,it would give another good control option other than accelerometer, bluetooth joypad and keyboard. With the screen only accepting one touch at a time you have to use keyboard aswell and it makes holding the phone awkward and off balance.

@amh

i didnt disbelieve you i just wanted a second opinion.

thanks anyway
 
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2010-03-20 , 00:10
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Originally Posted by Bazza View Post
Thanks for clearing that up,my main interest in this was regarding gaming with touch screen
You select a gaming device w/out any touch of game list?

I bloody suspect another reason here...
 

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2010-03-20 , 00:17
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Originally Posted by Bazza View Post
@amh

i didnt disbelieve you i just wanted a second opinion.

thanks anyway
Don't worry, no offense taken.

I has wondered about the possibility of a hack to allow for some limited multitouch input. I know my laptop trackpad is single touch only strictly speaking, but it's possible to deduce the width of the input 'touch' and so distinguish two fingers from one (it still can't track independant positions however). This allows for two finger scrolling and the like.

The n900 has differerant hardware however so this approach may not work.

Er... appologies for straying off topic.

Press ctrl shift o to toggle portrait browsing in the inbuilt browser (activated by tilting the phone).
 
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2010-03-20 , 00:28
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Press CTRL+Baclspace to bring the background app windows
 
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2010-03-20 , 00:32
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Originally Posted by egoshin View Post
You select a gaming device w/out any touch of game list?

I bloody suspect another reason here...
No other reason.

I have seen an iphone video which demonstrates quake 1 and driver and they are using multi-touch screen controls then when i read about flicking home screens fast by touching the left and right edges of the screen, i thought n900 tv out with need for speed on pcsx with multi-touch controls, that would be perfect.


lets get back on topic.
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2010-03-20 , 00:39
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Originally Posted by sanki View Post
I discovered that you can turn the N900 while in desktop in order to go to the phone app. I use it each time I wanna call someone.

EDIT: I've just remembered this: while writing a SMS you'll have to lock Fn, then press "Sym" to bring up <> characters and more.
hmm i cant seem to get this to work ive been trying it from the desktop with both the keyboard closed and open. am i missing something like a setting somewhere?
 
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2010-03-20 , 00:46
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#29
Double tab the blue arrow to lock blue numbers and characters on the keypad. The same apply to the up arrow for all CAPS.
 

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2010-03-20 , 01:02
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This is really cool feature !!!!! I have been looking for this .. Thanks

This thread was really useful.

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