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2011-01-01
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#62
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This thread made my day and my old years night
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I miss my N900
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2011-01-01
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Originally Posted by Kangal
Why do you have to display them at the same time? Even my desktop pc doesn't allow me to have two mouse pointers and use both apps at the same time with both my left and right hand. (hmm, maybe it does? lol. Haven't tried)
Pausing Apps in background: fake multitasking
Running Apps in background: limited multitasking
Running and displaying more than one App: true multitasking
I only need limited multitasking on my smartphone, but on a tablet/mobile computer I need true multitasking !
btw, N900 does that while in the task switcher anyways. Also, displaying multiple "interactive" widgets on the desktop showing me different live feeds means it's true multi-tasking according to your theory.
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2011-01-01
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Widgets =/= Apps (or programs).
I think N900 still has "limited multitasking" rather than true multitasking. However, on a screen that small, the N900 can't really multi-task any better and frankly you wouldn't need/expect to do true multitasking.
Nevertheless, the reason why it would be beneficial to have two (or more) programs on the screen are so many in examples that its hard for me to decide on one.
For instance, I might be monitoring a graph of sorts on the right while reading news from a browser on the left.
And I'll re-iterate, this form of multitasking (true) is indirectly linked to the screen real estate, and something like this implemented in an Android or MeeGo tablet would be quite revolutionary to the user (imho).
I think N900 still has "limited multitasking" rather than true multitasking. However, on a screen that small, the N900 can't really multi-task any better and frankly you wouldn't need/expect to do true multitasking.
Nevertheless, the reason why it would be beneficial to have two (or more) programs on the screen are so many in examples that its hard for me to decide on one.
For instance, I might be monitoring a graph of sorts on the right while reading news from a browser on the left.
And I'll re-iterate, this form of multitasking (true) is indirectly linked to the screen real estate, and something like this implemented in an Android or MeeGo tablet would be quite revolutionary to the user (imho).
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2011-01-01
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That's visual multi-tasking for the end user. N900 already does "true" multi-tasking technically. (I can even play an xvid video in the background while browsing the web. NO phone can do this except the N900.)
In saying that, it actually would be really cool to have 2 apps showing simultaneously on a mobile phone or tablet. That would definitely be interesting and very different to anything else out there.
eg. Web browser on one half and a avi/mkv video playing at the same time on the other hlaf. Now this would be AWESOME.
In fact, WHY don't anyone do this? This is a gold mine of an idea imo.
Last edited by jakiman; 2011-01-01 at 12:08.
In saying that, it actually would be really cool to have 2 apps showing simultaneously on a mobile phone or tablet. That would definitely be interesting and very different to anything else out there.
eg. Web browser on one half and a avi/mkv video playing at the same time on the other hlaf. Now this would be AWESOME.
In fact, WHY don't anyone do this? This is a gold mine of an idea imo.
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2011-01-01
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Originally Posted by Kangal
Actually the N900 can do true multitasking according to your statements: I can watch two applications running simultaneously using the task switcher, for example a flash video in the browser and an image in the Photo Viewer (and if you rotate the phone/tablet while in the task switcher you'll even see the image rotating!).
Widgets =/= Apps (or programs).
I think N900 still has "limited multitasking" rather than true multitasking. However, on a screen that small, the N900 can't really multi-task any better and frankly you wouldn't need/expect to do true multitasking.
Nevertheless, the reason why it would be beneficial to have two (or more) programs on the screen are so many in examples that its hard for me to decide on one.
For instance, I might be monitoring a graph of sorts on the right while reading news from a browser on the left.
And I'll re-iterate, this form of multitasking (true) is indirectly linked to the screen real estate, and something like this implemented in an Android or MeeGo tablet would be quite revolutionary to the user (imho).
The only defect is that this "true multitasking" is not very usable, due to the limited windows' sizes, but it still remains useful for situations where you do not need visual multitasking.
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2011-01-01
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Originally Posted by torpedo48
Well, if you use modified task switcher, it's actually a bit more useful. (although you obviously still cannot interact with an app while staying in that view. =P)
The only defect is that this "true multitasking" is not very usable, due to the limited windows' sizes, but it still remains useful for situations where you do not need visual multitasking.
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=63419
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2011-01-01
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#68
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I always wondered what it would be like to have two apps share the N900 screen like my contact list plust a couple conversations in tab form like on Pidgen Messenger
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Trini 2 D' Bone
I miss my N900
Hello DELL Venue Pro Mango
Listen to my music >>> www.reverbnation.com/rrule
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Trini 2 D' Bone
I miss my N900
Hello DELL Venue Pro Mango
Listen to my music >>> www.reverbnation.com/rrule
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
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2011-01-01
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Originally Posted by jakiman
And while all that is going on, upload an image to your Facebook gallery.
Here's one awesome demo to show your friends the power of N900.
Start playing a full xvid video using mplayer. (via SiB or kmplayer)
Then go to the task manager (ctrl+backspace).
You can see that the video remains playing in the background!!
Now while the video is running, browse the web, twitter etc.
Then go back to the video which is sill playing. =)
I've actually had a video minimized and the image gallery open, started the gallery scrolling and then minimized that so the video is still playing while the gallery is scrolling side by side. And then started the "Bounce Evolution" intro video running as well.
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2011-01-01
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@ysss
hahahaha... well... since i'm already used to the desktop experience (most of us are)
so, just the idea that I can do it on my phone is well enough...
I have at the most 5-7 apps open when i'm really at it... but truthfully... i'm like 2-4 things going on at the same time most of the time
hahahaha... well... since i'm already used to the desktop experience (most of us are)
so, just the idea that I can do it on my phone is well enough...
I have at the most 5-7 apps open when i'm really at it... but truthfully... i'm like 2-4 things going on at the same time most of the time
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