[maemo-users] further beating on OS2008 beta

[From: James Sparenberg]

On Tuesday 04 December 2007 12:25:54 am Eero Tamminen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ext James Sparenberg wrote:
> >> Press Home key and thumb the terminal you want from the window
> >> list.  (it would be nice if the terminal would e.g. show the
> >> current directory name in the window title though)
> >
> > Not very practical actually.  If the screen updates (which if say
> > I'm compiling remotely it's constantly doing) then as soon as the
> > home widget pops up it closes and you can't use it.  (in full
> > screen mode) plus to do this also requires that you
> >
> > 1.  close the keyboard
> > 2.  put away the stylus
> > 3.  change hand position and minimize the screen
>
> The above steps are not needed.
>
> > 4.  use home key open the list
> > 5.  change windows
>
> If you have the full screen finger keyboard open, you need
> to press Home key twice (first press closes FKBD), otherwise
> one Home key press is enough.
>
> > 6.  re-maximize
>
> This step is not needed either.


This is what I think you don't understand.  Using the thumkeyboard in 
Xterm is a royal problem.  It just doesn't work right, period, 
because you can't use it and see/read the screen at the same time.  
No cut and paste, and heaven help you if you are doing e-macs or 
vi ... because... depending on the remote system it often causes 
problems in that data previously entered gets lost due to focus 
change.  

James