On 6/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ortwin Regel wrote:
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> I could also see some applications for a Blackberry style wheel, for
> example volume control and scrolling. I don't think using a futuristic
> sensor would be a good idea because we already have an analog device
> without feedback which is the touchscreen.
What is the problem with that? I would love a touch pad. So why adding
some ugly
analog buttons to a mobile, known for not having any buttons (nearly)?
A touch pad would give me more power for controlling the speed of
scrolling as well...
Daniel
>
> Ortwin
>
If it works as well as you describe, I wouldn't be against it. I
thought the touchscreen would provide that functionality well enough
but it sounds like it might provide interesting added functionality
that a wheel could not provide, either.
On 6/19/07, Joe Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thomas Gstädtner writes:
>Yes, a kind of double rocker-push-button (is there a correct english word?
>^^) would be fine, too.
>Not two buttons, but one button with 2 contacts (one on each side) and a
>neutral position in mid.
>Here's a picture I found via google, to imagine what I mean:
>http://awshifting.com/pictures/rocker1.jpg
Normally, these multi-button interfaces have a single cover, conveying
the illusion that they're a rocker switch (perfectly good english
word!). If the plastic doesn't have a pivot under it, pushing the
middle will activate both buttons giving the effect of a middle
button.
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I'd prefer independent buttons which would have the same functionality
but be more useful for gaming.
Ortwin
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