From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 835373F37C for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:19:36 -0500 (EST) Received: from lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (IDENT:root@lacrosse.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.154]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g2CDJZF24552 for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:19:35 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) id g2CDJZU13425 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:19:35 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) with ESMTP id g2CDJYR13421 for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:19:34 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g2CDJYF24548 for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:19:34 -0500 Received: from lexx.delysid.org (mail@212186194087.graz.teleweb.at [212.186.194.87]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g2CDIAc26432 for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:18:10 -0500 Received: from mlang by lexx.delysid.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 16kmB0-0003g4-00 for ; Tue, 12 Mar 2002 14:18:50 +0100 To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: talking linux palm? References: From: Mario Lang In-Reply-To: ("Joel Zimba"'s message of "Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:41:09 -0500") Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 14:18:46 +0100 Message-ID: <87bsdt2abt.fsf@lexx.delysid.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.090006 (Oort Gnus v0.06) Emacs/21.1 (i386-debian-linux-gnu) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: "Joel Zimba" writes: > there are keyboards which snap onto the ipaq btw. Uhm, that sounds quite nice. Do you have any link or product name? Remaining problem is that we then pay for a screen we dont need. That makes for additional size/weight too. At least, we d need a reliable way of disabling the screen completely, as it uses battery. > I don't remember if they act as a sleeve, or require the sleeve, but it > seems like the one I read about had added battery life > as well as adding pcmcia or cf flash (as in another slot and maybe bluetooth > or 802.11 CF + pcmcia is quite essential I think. > I'm still not sure the keyboard is necessary. when I can start hacking with > one... which has been put on hold for a while... > I don't think the scheme I've thought of for entering characters with the > finger or stylus would be that hard to implement... > especially if you mark 8 or 9 places on the screen... actually making the > 12 dots of a phone pad would work nicely as well, so numbers could be > faster. Interesting idea, but I wouldnt like to use that I think. I prefer keyboards, no matter how small they are. I once typed a little bit with the NOkia communicator which has a really small keyboard. ANd it worked out quite well. You cant use touch-typing of course, but with a little practice you end up being quite fast. Still, a device with mini-keyboard, without screen at all would be my perfect system. -- CYa, Mario