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[Markus Burrer <mb@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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