<div>That's exactly what I already was talking about in the dasher-thread, because this touchpad would be a cool device to control different things, especially for dasher text-input in 1D-mode (or 2D). Glad that you found a matching device.
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<div>Imho it shouldn't be a problem for left-handed people, too. Before some years, I also was left-handed, but I switched to the right hand.</div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><span class="gmail_quote">I cannot write by hand with my left-hand anymore (would need some training), but controlling a mouse, touchpad, trackstick, joystick, ... with my left hand isn't really a problem.
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">But it would also be possible to use the forefinger with the right hand and the thumb with the left hand, so everyone woul be able to use it.e</span></div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">Btw: RIM shows with their blackberry devices (at least the older ones) how cool a such device can be. A touchpad would be even better than the scrollbutton.</span></div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">2007/6/19, <a href="mailto:thomas.cooksey@bt.com">thomas.cooksey@bt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:thomas.cooksey@bt.com">thomas.cooksey@bt.com</a>>:</span></div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi All,<br><br>I've added a new item on the hardware wishlist:<br><br><a href="http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Wish_List_-_Hardware#Side-Mounted_Touch_St">
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Wish_List_-_Hardware#Side-Mounted_Touch_St</a><br>rip<br><br>Add a "touch strip" sensor onto the side of the phone which can be used<br>to scroll. By having it on the side you can use your thumb to scroll
<br>comfortably while holding the phone one-handed. An 8-element capacitive<br>sensor would work wonderfully and be easy to fab using either a Quantum<br>QT411 (<a href="http://www.qprox.com/products/qslide_qt411.php">http://www.qprox.com/products/qslide_qt411.php
</a>) or Analog Devices<br>AD7143 (<a href="http://www.analog.com/en/prod/0,2877,AD7143,00.html">http://www.analog.com/en/prod/0,2877,AD7143,00.html</a>) controller.<br>The Analog Devices chip seems better suited due to it's smaller
<br>allowable element size. With the AD7143 you can have an 8-element<br>(128-position) 25mm long strip - Perfect!.<br><br>This is an idea which was floated on the SVHMPC list a few months ago.<br>The only possible issue is those people who are left-handed. Perhaps a
<br>strip on each side would be the best way to go. :-)<br><br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Tom<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>OpenMoko community mailing list<br><a href="mailto:community@lists.openmoko.org">
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