<div dir="ltr">I think you're way over thinking this matter to seriously consider the accelerometers as an option. Sure, it sounds great... but add in practicality.<br>So when the phone is vertical, it locks the screen and dims it? What if I'm in a call, and bend over to pick up something off the floor? Or if my movements are such that I don't keep it quite vertical?<br>
And something that "learns" my habits? Would that not just be a very difficult thing to implement, and an extremely annoying thing to "teach" it?<br><br>Simple solutions are the best and most reliable. A "slider" is the best choice, as it is reliable, intuitive and relatively simple.<br>
<br>Jeffrey<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Al Johnson <<a href="mailto:openmoko@mazikeen.demon.co.uk">openmoko@mazikeen.demon.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Thursday 17 July 2008, Hans L wrote:<br>
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 4:31 PM, AVee <<a href="mailto:openmoko-comunity@avee.org">openmoko-comunity@avee.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> > That should be fairly doable if I understand the accelerometer stuff<br>
> > correctly. During a call the phone should be unlocked when its horizontal<br>
> > or vertical. Any other angle probably means your holding it against your<br>
> > ear...<br>
><br>
> I don't think it will be that simple. If I pick up my cellphone and<br>
> hold it in a natural position in front of me(as if i were about to<br>
> press a button to hang up), it is neither completely vertical nor<br>
> horizontal. Making assumptions about orientation of a phone when held<br>
> against someone's ear, versus how they hold it in their hands might<br>
> not work well in all cases.<br>
<br>
</div>You can always have a calibration routine - hold in front and press button,<br>
hold to ear for 5 seconds then back to in front. Besides you can always add<br>
an override.<br>
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