It's important to remember that the same Ubuntu that will be found on desktops will not be on tablets. It will merely be a similar experience on the same codebase. Thus, Ubuntu desktop will not become optimised for touch any more than Ubuntu Mobile will be good on desktop.
On 13 February 2012 07:16, Ian Santopietro <isan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Onboard doesn't really work as a touchscreen keyboard, though. It should > pop up automatically when you touch a text field, and disappear > automatically when the focus goes elsewhere. > On Feb 12, 2012 1:51 PM, "Markus Burrer" <m...@embedit.de> wrote: > >> Onboard works fine with the Dash. Just watch my video from today >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3DBaRlJ2350 >> >> Am 12.02.2012 21:42, schrieb Mitchell Reese: >> >> Actually, a lot of work has been done to make unity touch friendly, but >> more needs to be done. Once a keyboard works with the dash, it will be well >> on it's way. >> >> It's worth keeping in mind that Cannonical's plans are for Unity to work >> across all devices, so discussions about using gnome shell instead are >> going to be counterproductive. >> >> Re mail clients, has anyone else had a chance to look at the current >> offering from android with ICS? Really well put together in terms of design >> for a tablet. I use it on a 7 inch hacked kindle fire. It's awesome. >> >> Apart from speed issues with lower end hardware, I wonder if thunderbird >> could be a good way to go. Rather than rewriting the entire program, we >> could probably use plugins to customize it. Of course, with mozillas rapid >> update cycle these could potentially break, but with Cannonical's support, >> it just might be possible. >> >> Mitchell >> >> Curious Mail - Sent via Linux >> >> Markus Burrer <m...@embedit.de> <m...@embedit.de> wrote: >> >> Am 12.02.2012 16:23, schrieb Chris: >> >> Why would the Gnome Mail not be usable on a small (smartphone) screen? I >> haven't looked at it with much detail, but if they program it properly >> (currently they're only designs) it shouldn't be a problem from what I've >> seen. >> >> Right, it depends on the GUI design. The current mockups wouldn't work on >> a Smartphone. >> >> Besides, I think the current GNOME Shell is better for tablets than Unity. >> >> Until now there is no work done to make Unity touch friendly. I have a >> 10" tablet running Precise. Here is a first impression report (in german) >> >> http://blog.elektronik-projekt.de/?p=1053 >> >> With metta, Chris >> On Feb 12, 2012 4:12 PM, "Markus Burrer" <m...@embedit.de> wrote: >> >>> I guess, it really would be better to create a new mail client special >>> for Ubuntu. Gnome Mail looks nice, but if Unity should come also to small >>> tablets like the Streak or a Smartphone Gnome Mail wouldn't work. >>> >>> The Client needs an interface that fits both tablet and smartphone >>> >>> Just my two cent >>> >>> Markus >>> >>> >>> Am 11.02.2012 11:22, schrieb Nicholas Shatokhin: >>> >>>> I think the better choice it's a creating a new email client special >>>> for Ubuntu. >>>> >>>> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:14:50 +0200 було написано Markus Burrer < >>>> m...@embedit.de>: >>>> >>>> Hi, I wonder which email client shoud be used on a tablet (or even on >>>>> a phone). Thunderbird is not really a good choice. I tried it yesterday, >>>>> but it's awful. Or is it possible to make the surface touch friendly? >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Markus >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet >>> Post to : ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet >> Post to : ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet > Post to : ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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