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Originally Posted by Gorgon
If nothing else, Maemo is not Symbian. I don't know what Nokia is planning on using it for in their software, but rest assured that the values will be available to use however you like.
I'm basing my opinion on what I've seen Nokia do in the past with accelerometer. I'm not a code guy so I haven't dug into the alpha release to see what exact accel options there are but maybe others can speak to this? Or maybe you already did?
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2008-12-10
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#73
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Originally Posted by Gorgon
...I'm not looking for a lightsaber app for my new tablet.
Originally Posted by qole
What a missed opportunity for:
Speak for yourself. Lightsaber app please!!
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2008-12-10
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Originally Posted by qole
Installed on my N95-4, used once. *shrug* Novelty wore off that quickly.
Speak for yourself. Lightsaber app please!!
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2008-12-10
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Originally Posted by qole
A jedi you will never be.
Speak for yourself. Lightsaber app please!!
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2008-12-10
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
I seem to remember there was some talk that the screen may be multitouch capable, but no multitouch in Fremantle... Of course i may be wrong too
It's resistive (this point has been mentioned a couple times before from other Nokia personnel). Multitouch is a ways away. Which is just as well, because capacitive isn't going to be much fun at 225dpi.
Anyway, there is multitouch X server already, just no final release of it
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2008-12-10
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
Totally agree that Maemo is not Symbian but that doesn't mean that we can't glean some idea of application based on previous implementation.
If nothing else, Maemo is not Symbian. I don't know what Nokia is planning on using it for in their software, but rest assured that the values will be available to use however you like.
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2008-12-10
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Originally Posted by qole
I think I'm another one of those users whose usage patterns are at odds with there the Nokia sees the future of the IT. Can't really blame them or say that I'm surprised.
I've also realized that what I want the bigger screen for is not what Nokia is building the device to do; I want a hand-held laptop, and that's just a contradiction in terms for most people. I want to be able to run desktop applications on this device, and the 480V resolution is often frustratingly slender for desktop apps like word processors or spreadsheets. But I'm a slender minority here; I'm betting that Nokia's concentrating their limited man-hours on making a device that does hand-held, carry-around tasks well.
I love the simplicity of the N800. I don't really want a built-in keyboard, GPS, camera, or even HSPA. Especially when I can so easily tether something far superior to whatever they can squeeze into it.
Having all these extra bells and whistles certainly doesn't make it a bad device, but I'm worried that they're going to push the price far above what I'm willing to pay for improved core functionality.
I know it's unreasonable to expect them to release two devices, corresponding roughly to what the N800 and N810 WIMAX are to each other, but I'm going to keep my fingers crossed nevertheless.
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2008-12-10
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Originally Posted by SD69
No, camera buttons have extra driver and actually now it looks like it is only one button with two functions - shutter and focus. I don't know why the Fx mapping changed, IIRC F4,F5 are home/swap key and menu key. Either we no longer have those and have two additional ones or there is other reason. At least KEY_F10 is both in keypad mapping and also sent as camera focus button event. Shutter is sent as KEY_CAMERA (whetever code it is). And BTW there are no longer separate keys for dpad center and enter so maybe dpad may change into regular arrow keys or something. I think one N810 review did not understand why 'keyboard arrow keys' were on the left (unlike on PC keyboard) so maybe they 'corrected' this and we only have arrow keys?
Are the buttons mapped to F6-F10 instead of F4-F8 because there are two additional buttons for the camera? So everything is the same except for the additional buttons...
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2008-12-10
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My assumption comes from the implementation in the N-series 5MP phones. The N95 has an accelerometer that was originally only used for image stabilization. It wasn't until later that Nokia opened this up and included ASR in the N95 series phones and also allow developers access to it to develop their own apps (RotateMe, ShutUp, Lightsaber, etc.) And, no, I'm not looking for a lightsaber app for my new tablet. I'm basing my opinion on what I've seen Nokia do in the past with accelerometer. I'm not a code guy so I haven't dug into the alpha release to see what exact accel options there are but maybe others can speak to this? Or maybe you already did?
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