Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-09 Thread Chris Wright
2008/6/6 steve [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Stroller you crack me up. (vi rules.) We need a religious war between the Digitii, the Stylii, and Quertii. Or three products? Rant away. Your views are always welcome. What of the Dvoraksai? I do think that thumb keyboards are best -- tactile feedback.

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-09 Thread Flemming Richter Mikkelsen
On 6/9/08, Chris Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] Though if people want a stylus holder, how hard would it be to design one that clips onto a Freerunner? Normal cable clips? http://www.euroffice.co.uk/_image/item/_large/145723_0.jpg http://www.skandia.com.au/images/059es.jpg

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-06 Thread Andy Powell
On Friday 06 June 2008 00:34, Feydreva wrote: a stylus is a another thing to loose... I do NOT want to be Dependant on a stylus... perhaps you could tie yours to a piece of string and then attach it to the loop. I'd also recommend this for your mittens. -- Andy / ScaredyCat

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-06 Thread Gabriel Ambuehl
On Thursday 05 June 2008 16:38:46 Ron K. Jeffries wrote: Can the revised case for GTA03 *please* be designed to hold a stylus? +1 Just having one does not mean OM has to use it. Frankly, I'm not really convinced by the whole finger keyboard stuff. signature.asc Description: This is a

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-06 Thread thomasg
I still think that the Cowon iAudio D2 has the best solution: guitar-pick-like stylus, attached by a short cord at a loop in the housing. On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Andy Powell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 06 June 2008 00:34, Feydreva wrote: a stylus is a another thing to loose...

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-06 Thread Flemming Richter Mikkelsen
On 6/6/08, steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stroller you crack me up. (vi rules.) We need a religious war between the Digitii, the Stylii, and Quertii. Or three products? Rant away. Your views are always welcome. Stylus:) I hate those big keypads and I need to use the terminal a lot

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-06 Thread ian douglas
I see the whole 'stylus holder' as a simple manufacturing choice. Just like we choose the Freerunner based on 850/1800/1900 frequencies or 900/1800/1900 frequencies, having a choice of I want a case with a stylus holder or not, could be a simple case choice when ordering. So design a case with

RE: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-06 Thread clare
Just give thanks that the GTA01 and 02 cases have a hole in them. It is better to tie the stylus to the phone than have to remember to always park it rather than put it down. And with good resolution you can make really good use of the screen and stylus if you dont make everything on the screen

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-06 Thread Vinc Duran
*In theory*, a manufacturer could make replacement, er... *upgrade*, cases, built to take some off the shelf stylus such as those found in some other device, like a Palm for instance. On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 5:32 PM, ian douglas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I see the whole 'stylus holder' as a

GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-05 Thread Ron K. Jeffries
Can the revised case for GTA03 *please* be designed to hold a stylus? The Palm Treo 700p and similar provide good examples re the stylus design and receptacle. -- Ron K. Jeffries http://www.retaggr.com/Card/RonKJeffries ___ Openmoko community mailing

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-05 Thread Stroller
On 5 Jun 2008, at 15:38, Ron K. Jeffries wrote: Can the revised case for GTA03 *please* be designed to hold a stylus? Nooo! Stylii are EVIL! If I can't operate an app with my fingers, then there's no place for that app on my mobile phone! vi FTW! Stroller.

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-05 Thread Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
On Thursday 05 June 2008 18:04:32 Stroller wrote: On 5 Jun 2008, at 15:38, Ron K. Jeffries wrote: Can the revised case for GTA03 *please* be designed to hold a stylus? Nooo! Stylii are EVIL! If I can't operate an app with my fingers, then there's no place for that app on my mobile

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-05 Thread Stroller
On 5 Jun 2008, at 18:46, Michael 'Mickey' Lauer wrote: On Thursday 05 June 2008 18:04:32 Stroller wrote: On 5 Jun 2008, at 15:38, Ron K. Jeffries wrote: Can the revised case for GTA03 *please* be designed to hold a stylus? Nooo! Stylii are EVIL! If I can't operate an app with my

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-05 Thread Lally Singh
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Stroller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That doesn't mean that we will not write all our apps finger- compatible (we also hate stylii), I think what you're saying there is that 1st-party apps will be finger-compatible, but that ported applications are not sure to be

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-05 Thread Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
On Thursday 05 June 2008 23:14:41 Stroller wrote: On 5 Jun 2008, at 18:46, Michael 'Mickey' Lauer wrote: On Thursday 05 June 2008 18:04:32 Stroller wrote: On 5 Jun 2008, at 15:38, Ron K. Jeffries wrote: Can the revised case for GTA03 *please* be designed to hold a stylus? Nooo!

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-05 Thread Feydreva
a stylus is a another thing to loose... I do NOT want to be Dependant on a stylus... On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Stroller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5 Jun 2008, at 18:46, Michael 'Mickey' Lauer wrote: On Thursday 05 June 2008 18:04:32 Stroller wrote: On 5 Jun 2008, at 15:38, Ron K.

Re: GTA03 case should incorporate stylus holder

2008-06-05 Thread W.Kenworthy
As I have short, fat fingers stylii are are a neccessay evil - I find fingers on most smart phones a pain. The only evilness my stylii have is a propensity to hide when they are really needed! - they are so so much faster than my fingers on a treo650 for instance :) And trying to use the dialler