[maemo-developers] Xournal and Volume keys

[From: Aniello Del Sorbo]

No hints on this?

How can I intercept the Volume +/- keys in Maemo 5?

Aniello

2009/11/2 Aniello Del Sorbo <anidel at gmail.com>:
> Sorry forgot the reference [1]:
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> [1] https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5387
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> 2009/11/2 Aniello Del Sorbo <anidel at gmail.com>:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Some people are complaining that Xournal does not intercept Volume
>> Up/Down to actually zoom in/out
>> a note.
>> (I will make it configurable, but I want to discuss this a bit).
>>
>> I believe that, by default, those key should be left to where they
>> belong, Volume settings.
>> Indeed, that's also the design decision take for Ovi Maps [1].
>> They already provide huge +/- keys on the screen while Xournal uses
>> the keys 'i' and 'o'
>> (as in Zoom 'I'n/'O'ut).
>>
>> What are your thoughts about this?
>>
>> I do know that Photos and Browser use those to zoom in/out, but
>> shouldn't those provide
>> alternative ways of zoom in/out (like the browser zoom gesture)
>> instead of stealing the hardware keys
>> from the Volume adjustment ?
>>
>> The +/- keys MAINLY set the volume (i.e. Desktop, Media player, Maps,
>> Lock screen and so on) and does
>> something else in Photos, Browser and few others.
>>
>> Wouldn't it make more sense to leave then to the Volume? So that its
>> use would be consistent everywhere ?
>>
>> I think that someone (may be me.. uhm.. don't remember) raised this
>> issue in Maemo < 5 already.
>>
>> Anyway.. what do you think?
>>
>> --
>> anidel
>> Sent from London, Eng, United Kingdom
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> --
> anidel
> Sent from London, Eng, United Kingdom
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anidel
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