By opening the XO in its traditional laptop configuration and then holding it by the handle as if it were an opened book (twist 90 degrees), results in a portrait mode configuration that is more ergonomic for a standing user and perhaps more comfortable for casual use while sitting on a couch or in a reading chair. Applications for such a use might easily be imagined.
The track pad and keys would be available and could be exploited by application designers. On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Eben Eliason <e...@laptop.org> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 5:39 PM, <da...@lang.hm> wrote: > > On Sun, 1 Mar 2009, Eben Eliason wrote: > > > >> This whole argument, I feel, is fruitless. That's just my opinion, of > >> course. > >> > >> The touchpad isn't readily accessible in handheld mode, and was never > >> made to be. I'll continue to suggest that the cursor simply be > >> automatically hidden in handheld mode, and that a simple means for > >> taking full advantage of the handheld buttons which are present be > >> made available to activities in a standardized way. > > > > actually, it's pretty easy to lift the screen a bit and hit the touchpad > if > > you have the screen oriented in portrit rather than landscape (in many > ways > > it's easier than hitting the game keys) > > But /why/? Can you honestly say that's a desired mode of interaction? > I think proper support of the keys would negate the need for such > clumsiness. > > - Eben >
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