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[Chris <cyber.druif@xxxxxxxxx>]

That's actually not a bad idea. And I'd welcome something like a
split/thumb keyboard on a tablet. It would make sense to user the side for
a keyboard so you can keep holding it with two hands and still type fairly
quickly. But that being said, it should be optional, long live linux
remember? The os with choose.

With metta, Chris
On Feb 1, 2012 2:04 AM, "Sandy Martin" <siegfried_m22@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Why not have an option for the keyboard that you can switch to either
> Thumb board or finger board. Thus still giving users options.
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> *From:* Markus Burrer <mb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* "satchitb@xxxxxxxxx" <satchitb@xxxxxxxxx>
> *Cc:* ubuntu-tablet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Monday, January 30, 2012 10:30:43 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Ubuntu-tablet] Revealing the launcer on a tablet
>
>  No, there is no difference. It is just about how you hold your tablet
> (one hand, both hands...)
>
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> Am 30.01.2012 16:27, schrieb satchitb@xxxxxxxxx:
>
> Can it understand the difference between a thumb and a regular finger?
> Else it's just a one finger swipe (which makes sense as well. Drag down for
> notifications, drag right for launcher).
>
>  On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 8:06 PM, Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> A quick note on the thumb keyboard. It's an awesome idea, but on a
> widescreen (16:9/16:10) tablet, the keyboard is workable in portrait
> orientation. The thumb keyboard is much more useful on the iPad, which uses
> a 4:3 screen ratio, and has a much wider portrait keyboard.
>  On Jan 30, 2012 3:03 AM, "Markus Burrer" <mb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   I think, it's more "natural" to swipe with the thumb because normally
> you hold the tablet with both hands, thumbs on top. You just need to move
> your thumb to launch or switch apps. Thats what I don't like at Android.
> You need a lot of actions to switch between apps.
>
> With the  four finger tap you need to let loose the tablet with one hand
> to make the gesture or the tap. With the "left thumb swipe" you don't. I'm
> holding my tablet right now and try the four finger gesture and it feels
> uncomfortable. Or is there a "swipe with the thumb patent" somewhere so you
> can't use it?
>
> Also the screen keyboard should have a "thumb mode" like the MultiLing
> Keyboard from Android because even on a 7 inch Tablet with big hands like
> mine it is uncomfortable to type with the standard Android keyboard.
>
>
> http://macoymejia.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/wpid-cap201107121734.jpg?w=549
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> http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab307/mobilesat/android/ThumbKeyboard.jpg
>
> With the "left thumb reveal" and a thumb keyboard you can launch
> applications from the launcher or switch between them without the need to
> let loose the tablet. You also can open the Dash and type to search with
> both hands on the device. Especially with bigger and heavier devices (10
> inch Atom Tablets) this would be an important convenience
>
> Hope you understand what I mean, my english is worst
>
> Markus
>
>
> Am 30.01.2012 09:51, schrieb Mitchell Reese:
>
> A lot of this is already implemented in the multi-touch gesture stack
> built on top of Ubuntu. I.e., a four finger tap opens the dash, while a
> four finger swipe unhides the launcher (or dock, depending on what you call
> it), etc. From what I've read, it shouldn't be too hard to remap these if
> your preferences are different. The main thing we need is a multitouch
> device we can actually *install* Ubuntu on natively that supports
> multitouch at this level.
>
> Plasma Active looks really interesting, as does the Mali graphics core.
> I'm interested to see where it goes. For myself, I love the 7 inch tablet
> form factor.
>
> On 30/01/12 19:19, Markus Burrer wrote:
>
> I think, the easiest way to reveal the launcher on a tablet would be a
> gesture like at the dolphin browser for Android to open the bookmarks.
>
> Just wipe right from the left border. The launcher should stay open.
> Wipe left to hide. Wipe up and down to scroll and tap to open the Dash
> or run an application.
>
> Markus
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