On Thu, 12 May 2011 02:47:36 -0700 Michael Jennings <m...@kainx.org> said:
> On Thursday, 12 May 2011, at 09:03:16 (+0900), > Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > > grandma :) could call it "hardware buttons". frankly.. i think that acpi is > > abused/misused in so many ways by hw vendors. if its a button like a key.. > > it should be a key. always. wired up to the kbd controller with a keycode. > > there should be another CLASS of switch that is on/off - like lid open > > state, "flight mode wifi switch" on some laptops is a sliding on/off switch > > that physically retains its state (its not a soft-toggle). imho even the > > power and reset buttons should be keys (just with a bonus hold power for > > 8secs+ and machine hard powers down feature). > > How about "Hardware Controls?" Just calling it "Buttons" is even thats probably good. i changed it to hardware switches. > worse than "ACPI," not because Grandma won't know what it means, but i wouldnt say worse - but it is closer to its common use. better than acpi which means nothnig to anyone who is not a ultra-nerd. > rather because Grandma won't know to which meaning of "Buttons" it > refers. It's too broad/general. Mouse buttons? Toolbar buttons? > Menubar buttons? Whatever interpretation comes to Grandma's mind > first, it's unlikely to be "power buttons, Fn+Function keys, and lid > closures." :-) > > Michael > > -- > Michael Jennings (a.k.a. KainX) http://www.kainx.org/ <m...@kainx.org> > Linux Server/Cluster Admin, LBL.gov Author, Eterm (www.eterm.org) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > "That's who I am. I'm a positive person." "No, *I'm* a positive > person. *You* are like Santa Claus on Prozac...at Disneyland... > getting laid!" -- Alec Baldwin and Lisa Kudrow, "Friends" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability > What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. > Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools > to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay > _______________________________________________ > enlightenment-users mailing list > enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
