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GTK does what you want with no modifications. An n8x0 with a screen full of widgets can be navigated, changed (sliders, radios and pull downs) and/or activated with the dpad. This is the default behaviour. And since you're not looking at the screen, it's trivial to repurpose the +/- zoom and fullscreen keys for added functionality.
GTK does what you want with no modifications. An n8x0 with a screen full of widgets can be navigated, changed (sliders, radios and pull downs) and/or activated with the dpad. This is the default behaviour. And since you're not looking at the screen, it's trivial to repurpose the +/- zoom and fullscreen keys for added functionality.
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Originally Posted by daperl
So it would basically mean using GTK even without Hildon - and without any additional layer to replace Hildon to make GTK behave nicely in the environment I described?
GTK does what you want with no modifications
That's cool. - Not in any practical way cool as I cannot build this phone, of course, but still... knowing it would work...
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Originally Posted by benny1967
Yes, no Hildon needed. But you could build this phone. And you could build this phone on the phone. That has been (and I'm guessing will continue to be) the power of Maemo.
So it would basically mean using GTK even without Hildon - and without any additional layer to replace Hildon to make GTK behave nicely in the environment I described?
That's cool. - Not in any practical way cool as I cannot build this phone, of course, but still... knowing it would work...
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Originally Posted by benny1967
This is a decent request and I agree that a good phone should be able to get across basic functions one handed.
One thumb use
A mobile device I want to operate with one thumb: holding it in one hand and using the thumb for everything. Now I don't want to give unnecessary details about the lengths of my body parts in this forum, but let me just say that I can comfortably move my thumb around an area of roughly 1.6"x1.6" (or 4x4cm). On a touchscreen device, this would mean a 2.2" screen that'll always be covered by my thumb.
(Go and watch people who use touchscreen phones, no matter which brand: They'll always hold it in one hand and tap on it with the other hand. That's a compromise I'll take for a portable device such as the tablet, but not for a phone that's supposed to be made for mobile use.)
Tactile feedback
I need to be able to operate the device without looking at it. It's a mobile device, so I do things with it while I walk, while I talk to somebody, etc.
With hardware buttons, I'm always certain what to do: One to the left, one down, press. Center, press. Quick look at the display, one up, press. You cannot do this with a touch screen.
Having tactile feedback however, is a different matter.
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Originally Posted by mmurfin87
Have you never written text messages under the table in a situation where cell phone usage was considered inappropriate?
Its always nice to be able to accomplish things with your phone without looking at it, but I think you will find that the only times you ever do this are the times you really shouldn't be messing with your phone, ie while driving. I think people just need to realize that operating the device without looking at it is not a valid request.
Kids do it at school while talking to the teacher. I do it at meetings to tell co-workers how boring the presentation is. I do it when I'm invited for dinner to exchange thougts about the tall, handsome, dark-haired host with my bf.
I don't even own a car, so don't be afraid I could try to configure my mobile web server while driving.
All of this just gave me an idea about focus-driven UIs, though... If, depending on what you were doing at the time (walking, driving, exercising, etc.) you could switch on a specific "mode" (yes, I know some devices allow this sort of usage now -- sort of), certain user-centric "uses" could be anticipated by the device -- especially if each mode was configurable.
Let's say you had configured "exercise" mode to be a media player and a simple phone interface. Some of it's functions might include:
- Touch upper-left corner of screen = volume down
- Touch upper-right corner of screen = volume up
- Touch lower-left corner of screen = pause
- Touch lower-right corner of screen = skip song
- Double-tap center of screen = answer call
- Etc.
In this way, the "tactile" interface wouldn't necessarily be required.Tim
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