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 <henri.sunde...@iki.fi> 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 <henri.sunde...@iki.fi> >> >> 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 >> 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 > -- Ian Santopietro Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html "Eala Earendel enlga beorohtast Ofer middangeard monnum sended" Pa gur yv y porthaur? Public GPG key (RSA): http://keyserver.ubuntu.com:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x412F52DB1BBF1234 -- 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
