Re: GTA03 - buttons or touchscreen

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Od: JW <jameswillmer at googlemail.com>
Do: community at lists.openmoko.org
Data: 25 października 2008 18:39
Temat: GTA03 - buttons or touchscreen

> Ok Community,
> 
> vote and tell OM what you want for the next phone
> 
> [also realise this is still a long time away and Freerunner is available to buy
> now!]
> 
> 1) touchscreen (no qwerty buttons) - freerunner, HTC Orbit, iphone
> 2) qwerty keyboard and tracker ball - blackberry curve
> 3) combination touchscreen plus qwerty - G1
> 
> ***************************************
> Please don't write endless pages about why - just indicate which one YOU want.
> ***************************************
> 
> For myself my vote is
> 
> 1) no, my HTC orbit experience was horrible (yes, i realise there are better)
> 2) yes, my preferred user input method - intuitive, fast, flexible
> 3) no, i think combo is too much to ask from OM right now
> 
> ciao
> JW
> 
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In order of preference:
combo
keyboard
touchscreen

Tactile feedback doesn't need so much focus on the things done and is also more accurate in the most common phone use cases. Not all, though.

I think you should also specify whether it'd be a qwerty keyboard and multitouch screen.