[maemo-developers] Full Screen Hotkey?

[From: Luca Donaggio]

On 10/21/09, Nathan Anderson <nathan at andersonsplace.net> wrote:
>
>  Luca,
>
>     You would already have to have the keyboard open if you used Ctrl-S or
> Ctrl-Shift-F,  Ctrl-F could be used for Find.  Ctrl-S could be Save.  Using
> Ctrl-<key> is hazardous since different apps have different
> requirements.
>


You have a point here.

My guesses for universal keys that all apps could accept for full screen
> would be:  (It would be good if we make it as universal as possible so as
> not to confuse end users)
>
> Ctrl->Volume  (Would possibly be used by a music program to switch mp3's
> tracks playing)
> Ctrl->Camera (could be used by a camera app to do something different
> (HDR?))
> Ctrl->Power   (If Possible, this might be imo the best one -- I can't think
> of any reason for any other program to use as a hotkey)
>  Ctrl->Space  (I can't think of any reason a app would need to map this as
> a "normal" hotkey either)
>

I think that both would do, but for the reason I stated before, I like
Ctrl+Space the better.

Anything else on the keyboard (
> http://www.nokian900.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/Nokia-N900-front-open-keyboard.jpg) would
> be easily up for application control and I can't see how we could make is a
> universal recommendation.
>
> Nathan.
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Luca Donaggio [mailto:donaggio at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:17 AM
> *To:* Nathan Anderson
> *Cc:* maemo-developers at maemo.org
> *Subject:* Re: Full Screen Hotkey?
>
> I think that any combination of CTRL+<hardware button of your choice> would
> be a little awkward (CTRL is in the slideing keybord, other buttons are on
> the sides of the device).
> I would prefer an all-with-the-keyboard combination.
>
> Luca Donaggio
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Nathan Anderson <
> nathan at andersonsplace.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Ctrl-f is very commonly used as Find.   Users are used to that.  But what
>> about something like Ctrl-Volume (up/down) key?   Or Ctrl-Camera Key.
>> That
>> way you aren't actually "taking" overriding a existing "used" key.  And it
>> could be used by pretty much any program that needed it w/o it being used
>> for some other hotkey.
>>
>> Nathan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: maemo-developers-bounces at maemo.org
>> [mailto:maemo-developers-bounces at maemo.org] On Behalf Of Eero Tamminen
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:21 AM
>> To: ext ds
>> Cc: maemo-developers at maemo.org
>> Subject: Re: Call for testers with N900 for vncviewer
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> ext ds wrote:
>> > Am Dienstag, den 20.10.2009, 20:08 +0200 schrieb Cornelius Hald:
>> >> On Tue, 2009-10-20 at 15:01 +0200, ds wrote:
>> >>> I have no feeling for N900 at the moment. But yes, I have some
>> >>> feature requests left on garage, and as there is not too much UI it
>> >>> should not be a big deal:-)
>> >>>
>> >>> But first I want to have it running an the N900.
>> >> I got it working now :) Attached is a screenshot (in case the list
>> >> allows that).
>> >
>> > Thanks, at least my copy allowed it!
>> >> Getting the UI Fremantle conform should be straight forward, at least
>> >> it looks like that to me. If you need help there, just tell me.
>> >>
>> > I got a message from maemo admin:
>> > After disabling the toolbar and switching to fullscreen mode there
>> > seems to be no way get out of full screen or getting the toolbar back.
>> >
>> > Can you confirm this? Is no Hardwarebutton bringing up the menu or
>> > toggle full screen anymore?
>>
>> Correct.  I would suggest supporting additional shortcut like Ctrl-f as
>> proposed in another mail.
>>
>>
>>        - Eero
>>
>> PS. User can switch to other apps by using the Ctrl-backspace shortcut for
>> the task switcher (or by launching Camera app with the camera button or
>> closing the application from the power menu "End task" button).
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