Cliq has 4-way orientation, comparing to only 2 in G1/G2 now. It has D-pad configuration, and no trackball.
Ya if apps rely on trackball in portrait view, they need to adjust. On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]>wrote: > > > http://ow.ly/oRc6 > > > > Slidey keyboard and another different UI. But hey at least it's HVGA :) > > Putting the D-pad on the slide-out keyboard (a la Nokia N810) is an > interesting move. > > Right now, Android apps could assume that the pointing device was > available in portrait mode. If the Cliq behaves like the G1 -- changing > orientation on a keyboard slide -- then the pointing device will not be > available in portrait mode, since it will be on the hidden keyboard. I > wonder how many apps will have problems with that. > > This assumes that the ring around the home key on the phone face is just a > highlight and not a second directional indicator. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com > Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books.html > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
