The Onboard developer are working on a auto popup feature. And I don't like the auto popup. I prefer manual control.
Regards Markus Am 13.02.2012 02:46, schrieb Ian Santopietro: > > 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 > <mailto: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 > <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> <mailto: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 >>> <mailto: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 <mailto: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 >>> <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-tablet> >>> Post to : ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net >>> <mailto:ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net> >>> 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 : ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net > <mailto:ubuntu-tablet@lists.launchpad.net> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-tablet > <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-tablet> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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