On Feb 26, 2009, at 08:46 , Pander wrote: > Steve " 'dillo" Okay wrote: >> On Feb 26, 2009, at 08:01 , Shawn "Trash" Thompson 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 >>> Ever used an iPhone? their screen is nice, responsive and the gui >>> is designed where a stylus isn't needed. I actually was rather fond >>> of the iPhone screen and was very unimpressed with the GTA02's >>> touchscreen in comparison. >> >> I have to agree here. Styli are more a hindrance than a help. I find >> I'm always leaving my stylus or retracted pen somewhere and looking >> for another. >> A stylus wouldn't be such a problem if there was a place in the >> device to store it. General users haven't had to use a stylus in >> years. The UI for most >> phones has been either a keypad or finger for a while now. If the >> GTA03 is going to use a stylus, is it possible to have the shell >> molded with a holder built-in ? > > Its fun using all sorts of things as a precision stylus for terminal > keyboard. Zipper of my jacket, plastic coffee stir thingy, etc. I'm > even > thinking of mounting something on my gloves to use the device in > winter > outside.
Years ago, during the Palm era, there was a company that sold a little stylus that you put on your finger like a ring and there was a point at the end to tap on the screen with. Somebody probably still make this. I actually prefer to use a proper stylus since zipper pulls and such risk scratching the screen. ----Steve _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
