On Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:25:26 +0000 Barry Titterton <titterton.ba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 27/02/15 13:08, Alan Pope wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I thought some might find this video interesting. It was made by the > > Ubuntu Desktop Engineering Manager Will Cooke, to demo some of the > > current convergence ideas we're working on. It might make some > > things make sense that we've been talking about for a few years > > now. Hope so. > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3PUYoa1c9M > > > > For those that can't or won't watch it the video, what's shown is > > Ubuntu Touch based on Unity 8 and Mir on an x86 based tablet. Will > > demonstrated a few standard things like browsing and video playback, > > then switched to 'desktop' mode by attaching a bluetooth mouse. At > > that point the user interface adapts with applications splitting off > > into windowed mode assuming you want to work with it as a laptop. > > When the mouse is detached or switched off it reverts back to touch > > mode. > > > > It's quite a nice demo as it finally shows off an early version of > > what we're aiming for. > > > > Cheers, > > Al. > > > Hi Al, > > Very impressive. I have a question:- > > What about keyboard input? Is there an on-screen keyboard, or do you > need to connect a bluetooth keyboard as well? > > Regards, > > Barry T > There is an osk but the plan will be that if there is a keyboard present that it will use that. Initial bluetooth support for keyboards has landed in vivid but they need to hook in a connected keyboard to the actual system, not sure if this is done yet. -- You Make It, I'll Break It! I Love My Job :) http://www.canonical.com http://www.ubuntu.com
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