HOpefully it is centralised like you say Gary, But ...
"Some XML DTD will evolve no doubt for that <g>. " Some XML DTD will evolve no doubt for that <g /> 2010/1/18 Gary T. Benner <g...@benner.co.nz>: > [Reply] > > HI all, > > At 09:54 on 18/01/2010 Jolyon wrote > >>I was nearly tempted by the "installment plan" but fortunately (for me) the > >>Vodafone rep was able to demonstrate the device as she herself had one. As > >>a result I quickly changed my mind. The on-screen keyboard (it has no > >>physical keyboard at all) was just too small for my fingers and didn't have > >>cursor keys that I (or she) could find. > >> > >>So, e.g. when entering a txt message, if you make a mistake the only way to > >>position the cursor on the offending text is to try to hit exactly the >> right > >>spot in the txt with your finger (or backspace ALL text back to it) .. you > >>can't simply cursor back over/thru the txt!!! > >> > >>And unless you have a child's fingers and prod the letter out *real* > >>carefully (i.e. slowly), you will make mistakes with the tiny virtual > >>keyboard. Guaranteed. > > It only takes practice to learn how to do it - also when the phone is in > landscape orientation the keyboard is bigger. I guarantee I have as big, or > bigger fingers than you, and it now works fine for me. I figured out that > the system works by calculating the centre point of the finger presented to > the screen, and you only have to get used to that. > > I really love it now. > > And as it's purely software ( and O/S at that ) I can be sure that such a > feature will turn up real soon. Along with two finger gestures. ( not the > rude ones either!! ) > >> > >>There is no stylus. > > Thank goodness ... you always lose those things! or they get caught on your > trouser pocket. > >>"Way cool" doesn't outweigh simple practicality in my book. > > Learning new ways and new practices always takes time. For me it is way > cool, and getting practical as I learn how to use it. Learning Linux back in > the 90's was the same. Same for a very powerful motorbike back in the 70's > ... but I lived to survive and really enjoy it. > > Regarding the maths on your costs .... gee that was creative ... I've been > on a plan ( albeit high usage ) previously with my own paid for phone, and > the HTC phone was provided at no extra charge, with only a 24 month > commitment - since I've been with Vodafone since the Bellsouth days there > was no issue with that. > > My view is that computing will shake down to the client server model - we > will carry or access devices that provide purely a human interface ( as > appropriate ) and the computing mostly back end. There are a number of > people showing proofs of concept of where it will go, merging the real and > virtual, with cameras supplementing our world view and sensory input, and > providing mechanisms to feed data back to us as if we had an "angel on our > shoulder". > > I see that with Google introducing voice recognition (VR) we are heading to > the Star Trek scenario where we also talk to the computer. Rather than every > program implementing VR, I predict our "personal device" will be trained to > understand us ( with our language, accent and terminology ) and convert that > to a digital stream, that will then be input into any application we are > currently using, on whatever platform. Some XML DTD will evolve no doubt for > that <g>. > > Where Delphi fits into all this - just to stay on topic - depends on > Embarcadero keeping up witht he play, and on us creating great apps that > customers like, on budget and on time. > > Just my 2.5c worth. Have a good year guys! > > cheers > > Gary > > Gary Benner MNZCS ITCP > > Ref#: 41006 > > ________________________________ > Semantic Limited - Online Education, e-Commerce, Software Development & > Systems Design > > 123 Internet Limited - Managed Web Hosting, Virtualisation, High > Availability Systems & Cluster Technologies > > Mob: 021 966 992 > > DDI: +64 7 543 1206 > > Email: g...@benner.co.nz > > Skype: garybenner > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
