On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 02:03:13PM +0700, Sean McNeil wrote: > Matthias Apitz wrote: > > El día Wednesday, February 25, 2009 a las 06:36:31PM +0100, Yorick Moko > > escribió: > > > > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Resistive > >> vs > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Capacitive > >> > > > > Thanks; > > > > But: Do we really want a GTA03 which can't be managed with a stylus pen? > > I can't imagine a 'Terminal' like keyboard (i.e. one having all keys > > like the actual Om2008.9 'Terminal', including Shift, SHift-Lock, ...) > > and using it with my finger tips; how should this work? Where this idea, > > GTA03 with Capacitive, comes from? :-(( > > > > matthias > > > > What do you mean? You can get a stylus that works with capacitive touch > screens: > > http://songtak.manufacturer.globalsources.com/si/6008826112271/pdtl/PDA-styli/1006246576/Touch-Pen.htm
You call that a stylus????? Scroll a little further down the page for some _real_ stylus examples. :) That thing is HUGE and uneeded. If you need something just as big, then you're ok with using the finger (unless you sweat a lot). > Just about all phone manufacturers are going to capacitive screens as > they virtually eliminate accidental touches in something like a purse or > pocket. They also eliminate precision. > How a keyboard works with the iPhone is it expands a key on touch, lets > you slide your finger if you missed the right one, then types in when > you release. Which is freakishy horrible in my experience. Rui -- Keep the Lasagna flying! Today is Boomtime, the 57th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3175 + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown + Whatever you do will be insignificant, | but it is very important that you do it -- Gandhi + So let's do it...? _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community