Re: [Orgmode] Re: suggestions of Android smartphones

2010-04-20 Thread Sven Bretfeld
Matthew Jones writes: > ConnectBot seems to be an option as well (when you have connection, of > course!) > > Sven, you seem quite happy with a virtual keyboard. Am I right? I wouldn't write a book with it. But I wrote some paragraphs of articles and do my Gnus stuff via ConnectB

Re: [Orgmode] Re: suggestions of Android smartphones

2010-04-20 Thread Daniel Martins
2010/4/19 Matthew Jones : > Maybe I misunderstood what you meant about the "swipe" feature.   There is a > keyboard called Swype which is fairly overrated. Sorry for the misspelling and confusion! > I can't comment on how well or if a bluetooth keyboard would work... I think > if I were going to

Re: [Orgmode] Re: suggestions of Android smartphones

2010-04-19 Thread Matthew Jones
Maybe I misunderstood what you meant about the "swipe" feature. There is a keyboard called Swype which is fairly overrated. I can't comment on how well or if a bluetooth keyboard would work... I think if I were going to go to the trouble of carrying around a keyboard I would rather just carry my

Re: [Orgmode] Re: suggestions of Android smartphones

2010-04-19 Thread Daniel Martins
Just to comment that I am in the same situation/expectation as Eric. I entered in the "buy mode" and despite my frustation with the phone company procedures I perceived that "buy mode" is a "major mode". Daniel 2010/4/19 Eric S Fraga : > On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:50:40 -0400, Matthew Jones wrote:

Re: [Orgmode] Re: suggestions of Android smartphones

2010-04-19 Thread Daniel Martins
2010/4/19 Matthew Jones : > I used swype for about 2 days on my droid before getting rid of it... it's a > good concept that needs be iterated on. I could not follow your comment here > Trying to use emacs from any of the Android shells is borderline > impossible... unless you have a full keyboa

Re: [Orgmode] Re: suggestions of Android smartphones

2010-04-19 Thread Eric S Fraga
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:50:40 -0400, Matthew Jones wrote: [...] > Trying to use emacs from any of the Android shells is borderline > impossible... unless you have a full keyboard to hook up to your Android > phone then I would say you should rule out using it in that fashion. okay. this is wort

Re: [Orgmode] Re: suggestions of Android smartphones

2010-04-19 Thread Matthew Jones
I used swype for about 2 days on my droid before getting rid of it... it's a good concept that needs be iterated on. Trying to use emacs from any of the Android shells is borderline impossible... unless you have a full keyboard to hook up to your Android phone then I would say you should rule out

Re: [Orgmode] Re: suggestions of Android smartphones

2010-04-19 Thread Daniel Martins
The device I was tantalized to buy was the Motorola Quench maybe mainly for Swipe feature http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWpqsDnXIOY (at about 1:00) or maybe for the price (in Brazil is about 500 USD while the Milestone is about 780 USD. I know both are outrageous prices in American or Europea

[Orgmode] Re: suggestions of Android smartphones

2010-04-19 Thread Richard Riley
Eric S Fraga writes: > On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:07:32 -0300, Daniel Martins > wrote: >> >> --- resending with a proper title --- >> >> Matthew, >> >> Just a suggestion for newbies. >> >> Could you generate a video of MobileOrg Android similar to those of >> the MobileOrg Iphone. >> >> I am