On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 23:43, Michael T. Dean <mtd...@thirdcontact.com> wrote: > On 02/29/2012 05:35 AM, Nikita V. Youshchenko wrote: >>> >>> Then, we have to define a keyboard layout. QWERTY or ABCDEF. Add >>> numeric keys or make them Num+QWERTY to save one row of keys. >>> >>> And to unsimplify, we need a US, a UK, a German, a French, an Italian >>> layout and maybe Chinese, Japanese etc. This is doable by exchanging >>> keycaps or keymats - but we have to stock and provide several different >>> ones. >> >> Layout could be changed via software. >> What is actually printed on keys, does not matter much, it is changable on >> user side. > > > Or just don't print it, a la http://www.daskeyboard.com/model-s-ultimate/ . > :) > > For me, it's the tactile feedback of a hardware keyboard I like--and I don't > mean making the phone vibrate or the whole screen's "clicking" down or the > phone's making a click sound when I hit a key, but being able to clearly > /feel/ the edges of the keys so I know what key I'm hitting before I hit it > and even when my finger is covering the keys. No idea if you could simulate > it well enough with something like Senseg's (electro-static) haptics > technology ( http://senseg.com/ + > http://senseg.com/technology/senseg-technology ), but I have my doubts, and > I'm sure patents and licensing costs make that a no-go, anyway. >
One idea to get the feeling of buttons is to use a protective film with some cuts or similar that you can feel, over the area where the virtual keyboard may appear. > Mike _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
