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2007-11-09
, 07:53
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@ Oulu, Finland
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#12
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Mauku¹ is using it's own Miaouw Library² to provide kinetic/inertial scrolling. The difference between Mauku/Miaouw and Kagu/UKMP is that the first is implemented in pure C/GTK+ while the latters uses Python.
The Miaouw Library is available under LGPL license. It would be nice to see also other developers using and improving it.
¹ http://mauku.henrikhedberg.com/
² http://miaouw.henrikhedberg.com/
The Miaouw Library is available under LGPL license. It would be nice to see also other developers using and improving it.
¹ http://mauku.henrikhedberg.com/
² http://miaouw.henrikhedberg.com/
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2007-11-09
, 13:55
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
While talking with ThoughtFix during his Tech Support chat thing, I asked him to show off the Media Player a bit and it was very very clear that the scroll bar in Media Player is absolutely huge.
I think the simplest solution is creating a fat scrollbar on the right. It would cut down on screen real-estate, but would be easy enough to target with a fat finger.
Which sucks because I had no problems scrolling with the little scroll bar... but oh well.
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2007-11-09
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@ Maine & Florida - USA
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I like both capt'n 's ideas to improve scrolling.
Tapping near the corners would be something I like to test. Like how you can scroll maps on the web & software. Certainly in full screen that could work - no menu bar in the top right corner. Would have to be just below it in regular view.
Otherwise I always use the stylus. Doesn't seem I can rely on finger scrolling or the dpad - every time. And with the stylus it is never a problem. That said, if one could do it reliably without the stylus. That'd be great.
Tapping near the corners would be something I like to test. Like how you can scroll maps on the web & software. Certainly in full screen that could work - no menu bar in the top right corner. Would have to be just below it in regular view.
Otherwise I always use the stylus. Doesn't seem I can rely on finger scrolling or the dpad - every time. And with the stylus it is never a problem. That said, if one could do it reliably without the stylus. That'd be great.
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2007-11-09
, 20:59
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@ Delta Quadrant
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Thanks guys!
I love the keypad for the N810 and the stylus, but don't think that they should necessarily be required for casual use. This is can be controlled through some clever adjustments to the interfaces of programs, most importantly, the web browser. The ability to use the finger to surf or look up information without fumbling around for a stylus is very important, and can make/break the decision to buy a tablet for some consumers.
}:^)~
YARR!
Capt'n Corrupt
Last edited by Capt'n Corrupt; 2007-11-11 at 10:31.
I love the keypad for the N810 and the stylus, but don't think that they should necessarily be required for casual use. This is can be controlled through some clever adjustments to the interfaces of programs, most importantly, the web browser. The ability to use the finger to surf or look up information without fumbling around for a stylus is very important, and can make/break the decision to buy a tablet for some consumers.
}:^)~
YARR!
Capt'n Corrupt
Last edited by Capt'n Corrupt; 2007-11-11 at 10:31.
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2007-11-10
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Originally Posted by Alvin
Frankly speaking I don't see any finger scrolling in Opera.
using the MicroB browser on N800 I find that some web pages don't work with finger/stylus scrolling, whereas they always do with the Opera browser.
I hope this is better in OS2008...
I don't scroll but select web links in html document.
Scroll bars are too thin for finger operating.
Darius
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2007-12-14
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@ Spokane WA
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Anyone found a good solution to scrolling? Some pages you can click and drag, others don't like it and it selects text instead. What are you guys doing for browsing on web pages?
Thanks,
Isaac.S
Thanks,
Isaac.S
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2007-12-14
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On my N800 I usually page up and down with the hardware buttons, and occasionally tap the scrollbar if i don't feel like making clicking noises 
Finger scrolling seems to work ok, but it's not as sensitive as I'd like, maybe that's because of the stock screen protector I'm using though.
It also uses more CPU than just a simple page up / down, since it's doing more screen updates.
Finger scrolling seems to work ok, but it's not as sensitive as I'd like, maybe that's because of the stock screen protector I'm using though.
It also uses more CPU than just a simple page up / down, since it's doing more screen updates.
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2007-12-15
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
That's definitely the simplest, but I think it's the worst. I'd hate to pay for and carry around a 4.1" screen only to get the use of a 3.8" screen. With multi-frame views (such as Modest) it's even worse.
I think the simplest solution is creating a fat scrollbar on the right. It would cut down on screen real-estate, but would be easy enough to target with a fat finger.
Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
That could work well.
A twist on this idea, is a small box target in the top-right/bottom-right. Pressing the target with a finger then dragging initiates and completes the scroll. It could be translucent and would only obscure a minuscule portion of the interactive site.
Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
I think this is a little less intuitive. But what about dedicated scroll buttons, or some other physical scrolling mechanism? I think a reasonable rule of thumb is that if an interaction is common enough, it should be removed from the screen so the screen can be used for more dynamic content.
Another good solution is a button-touch combination to initiate scrolling using any dragging over the whole screen (or a portion). Perhaps one of the face keys, or the multi-purpose button can be leveraged for this.
Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
How's this for fancy: Kinetic scrolling that creates a semi-transparent scroll bar where the finger stroked. This would allow someone to switch to manual scrolling from kinetic scrolling if they wanted to scroll faster or slower.
From here, fancy effects like inertial scrolling can be implemented.
Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
Do many sites capture the "stroke" event? It should be pretty easy to differentiate between a stroke and a tap. You don't have to capture the borderline cases, just the obvious ones, and the user will learn what to do. What is really needed is some sort of re-usable code base that can reliably differentiate between these events.
The problem with scrolling using non-interactive space on the page is simply compatibility. While it is very convenient, many javascript and flash sites that capture the mouse event will not work properly with this type of interaction.
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2007-12-15
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@ UK
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Fat-scrolling is a really bad idea. The right answer for a finger/stylus-usable device with limited space is content-area drag to scroll.
I've raised a bug in Bugzilla about the 4 different ways I've counted in OS2008 that you've got, out-of-the-box, to scroll various different applications:
https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2564
I've raised a bug in Bugzilla about the 4 different ways I've counted in OS2008 that you've got, out-of-the-box, to scroll various different applications:
https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2564
Though I love finger scrolling, I believe in most cases kinetic scrolling SUX. In all the implementations I've seen so far (including the much-praised iPhone), the list scrolls unpredictably and too fast to easily read what is scrolling by.