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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

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" <mb@xxxxxxxxxx> 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 <mb@xxxxxxxxxx> <mb@xxxxxxxxxx> 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" <mb@xxxxxxxxxx> 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 <
>>> mb@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>
>>>  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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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