I am moving this back to org, since I suspect they will be interested people.
Bastien> Hhmm... yes, this is what I expected. Daniel, is the physical keyboard Bastien> something that you miss? How are you dealing with Emacs key chords? I can't miss what I have never had ;) The stylus is ok with Ctrl sequences, they just need one extra tap. Unfortunately xterm is broken in OS2007 (control-_ is impossible) but I fixed it. In OS2008 it is difficult to issue Ctrl- commands (they require an extra tap). I might look into this once i fully move to 2008. So I guess that out of the box, a phyical keyboard might make a difference, if it supports <Ctrl>. With respect to the virtual keyboard, it lacks <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Meta>. But a physical key can provide ESC. This is the reason I run emacs inside an XTerm (emacs -nw). The Xterm can provide me a shortcut to <ctrl>: I tap it, then next key I tap is read as <ctrl-key>. The disadvantage is that is no "mouse" support (the stylus can be used as a pointer). Now, OS2008 can work in host-mode (I have tested it myself). This means you can attach any external keyboard. Some people have luck with the apple bluetooth keyboard. I own a bluetooth IPaq keyboard (but I haven't been able to connect it to it under OS 2008). So when I really need to use emacs, I can always connect a real keyboard. Not ideal for standing up, but way more practical than a virtual keyboard when sitting. Bastien> Sorry to ask so insistently, but I *can't* test the N800 Bastien> until I make up my mind on this :( And chosing the N810 Bastien> instead means that I'll have to wait for another two Bastien> weeks... Well, it depends on how much money you are willing to spend. The N800 is around 150-250 dollars cheaper than the N810. I personally don't see a reason to upgrade. But this is mainly because I always have a laptop with me. Bastien> (There are many other factors. For example, how many softwares are Bastien> available for 0S2008, compared to 0S2007? Is it worth waiting for Bastien> an AZERTY physical keyboard? etc, etc...) This is why I dual boot. Some applications I use regularly haven't made it to OS2008. What we need is to compile emacs23 and see if works well with a physical and stylus keyboard. -- -- Daniel M. German http://turingmachine.org/ http://silvernegative.com/ dmg (at) uvic (dot) ca replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode