Alex Bochannek wrote: > > I think it really depends on how people work. I am using an on-screen > display frequently, but cannot afford to have it up all the time since it > eats up screen real estate and also won't travel when switching virtual > desktops/workspaces. I agree that these are fairly minor implementation > issues though that can be resolved.
I agree. If it is going to be on-screen, it should have some degree of transparency, much like way robotic viewing is depicted in movies and television, as seeing the entire scene while various numerical displays and graphics are overlayed. Esp. as the user learns the keyboard the amount of detail can be reduced/transparency increased. I'd like a few key caps to project different sequences of little pins as the keyboard changes so there was a tactile difference as well. (just bumps, the pins don't need to draw blood. ;-) ) I find it frustrating sometimes working with an IME while typing in something from a document, and I lose track of the IME setting, since I am looking at the document, not the screen. I guess a more practical solution is to have wirelessly connected glasses that provide the keyboard overlay view of the world and can be seen when looking at a document, or elsewhere. -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Tex Texin cell: +1 781 789 1898 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Xen Master http://www.i18nGuy.com XenCraft http://www.XenCraft.com Making e-Business Work Around the World -------------------------------------------------------------
