Viewsonic VPad 10 (with Atom N455, not the VPad 10s) Am 13.04.2012 13:17, schrieb Sandy Martin: > What Tablet are you using? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ******** > > Seriously? Sometimes I hate this "auto in the way" behavior. I'm using a > 10" Tablet with Unity 2D and I like the onboard keyboard. There are > still some issues to fix and some features to add, but it's ok. > > > Am 30.03.2012 21:37, schrieb Ian Santopietro: > > I agree on some of your points, but then again, the OP has stated that > > a better on-screen keyboard is a must have for Ubuntu on any > > touchscreen. > > > > Currently, all of the on-screen keyboard utilities are aimed at a11y > > folks, which is fine, but what we need is an on-demand keyboard that > > always runs in the background, automatically pops up when focus is > > placed on a text field, then automatically dismisses itself when that > > focus is lost. > > > > On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 10:40, Henri Sundelin <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> A couple of comments: > >> > >> I'm not sure if the right approach is to copy _everything from > other tablet > >> platforms. Fullscreen interface is one of those features I'm not so > sure > >> about. > >> > >> This is because I see Ubuntu tablet as a device somewhere between a > >> full-blown tablet and a desktop. I myself like the possibility to > use the > >> same device on road (or on sofa), and take it to work next morning > - put it > >> to a dock and do work with keyboard & stuff. Is this case, the > multitouch > >> screen gives some new ui possibilities - funnily I have lately > found myself > >> poking the desktop's screen also...:) > >> > >> I think there could be approach to do both: > >> - Make sure all apps behave nice fullscreen > >> - Have option to auto full screen apps when using as tablet > >> - Unity multitouch gestures should in any case make it easy to work > with > >> many windows. In addition to that I'd really like to see gestures work > >> switching through virtual desktops (ie one app/screen line > Meego/Harmattan > >> has) > >> > >> //HS > >> > >> > >> On 26 Mar 2012, at 00:41, Николай Шатохин wrote: > >> > >> I hope Ubuntu Tablet will have a better interface. Multiwindow > interface is > >> inconvinient on Tablets. Better is signlewindow interface with > convinient > >> switcher between windows. > >> > >> > >> 2012/3/23 Henri Sundelin <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> As I begun using my new tablet, I became more and more frustrated > with the > >>> on screen keyboards currently available. The main issue is that > keyboard > >>> “floats” on the screen, and typically bounces around the screen > depending > >>> where you’re writing (unless you actually fix it to the screen, > which IMHO > >>> sucks even more). > >>> > >>> This is something that Apple, Android, Nokia et al really do way > better – > >>> the existing Linux solutions are just conceptual copies of > similarly poor > >>> Windows solutions. > >>> > >>> One of the things I like in the iPad is that the keyboard pops > always up > >>> from the bottom to the same full-width place – this enables you to > lay your > >>> hands on the table and type. Good luck trying that on a “floating” > keyboard. > >>> So, I thought I had to come up with something, at least in my opinion, > >>> better. > >>> > >>> In short, this is what I did: > >>> > >>> - I modified Onboard so that it always keeps at bottom at the same > place, > >>> as wide as possible. > >>> - Auto-hide works as originally, utilizing at-spi > >>> - If editable field would be behind keyboard, we signal Compiz to move > >>> that window up so we can see what we edit. > >>> - After editing – or moving to different field, we restore > previous window > >>> positions > >>> > >>> Here is a video file on how it works: > >>> > >>> http://users.tkk.fi/u/hsundeli/onboard_compiz.webm > >>> > >>> (framerate really sucks, but thats all the tablet can give.. key point > >>> here is that I’m not moving any windows, just changing the focus.) > >>> > >>> Technically, Onboard sends dbus messages to Compiz’s dbus & put > plugins. > >>> Onboard stores state for what has been moved. > >>> > >>> I guess this solution is bit more “integrated” that what Linux > community > >>> is used to, but that is how it has to be if a better user > experience is to > >>> be desired. I have no idea if this is even possible in say Unity 2D. > >>> > >>> Code-wise I’m pondering what to do next – depends on what people > think. > >>> Either make this a Onboard fork or merge to Onboard capabilities > if there is > >>> sufficient interest.. > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> //HS > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet > <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-tablet> > >>> Post to : [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet > <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-tablet> > >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet > <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-tablet> > >> Post to : [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet > <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-tablet> > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> > > > > > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet > <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-tablet> > Post to : [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet > <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-tablet> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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