[maemo-developers] N800: Loss of touch screen sensitivity/pressure detection

[From: Neil Jerram]

Neil MacLeod <gmane at nmacleod.com> writes:

> A number of users, including myself, have reported a loss of touch
> screen sensitivity which can be visualised by using the Maemopad+
> application. In my case, I've lost touch screen sensitivity in the
> right hand part of the screen covered by the vertical scroll bar
> meaning that page scrolling by dragging the thumbtrack is a hit and
> miss affair - I may have to click the stylus on the screen up to 3 or
> 4 times before a hit is registered.

I'm seeing something like this too.  For me it occurs most frequently
when I type my VNC Viewer password, which contains two 3s.  The first
3 is usually OK, but the second one hardly ever registers until I've
tried 3 or 4 times.

Another case is navigating menus where the "mouse" needs to be "held
down" the whole time (Emacs via VNC Viewer).  Almost always, I don't
get as far as the menu item that I want, because the N800 thinks I've
lifted the stylus up - when in fact it's still touching the screen.

Would be great if this was a software problem, but my current
impression is that something about the N800 screen is a lot less good
than the 770.

Regards,
     Neil