> > > > **Suggestion : make the hardware home key acts as a shift key when in > > > keyboarding mode** > > > > > > Having strange second uses for well-defined hardware keys doesn't sound > > > like a good idea. What about putting the dot on the same mode (side) as > > > the numbers instead ;) > > > > well, not as default of course. but it would be so easy and > > convenient! the shift key is far left, wich is very difficult for my > > right hand. > > Yes, but what about putting the dot on the same page on the virtual > keyboard? > It's not only about the dot. It's for each time you want to write an uper case letter (a name or whatever). :-) > > > > > Why can't I have access to the MMC card when USB is plugged ? > > > > > > You (actually your PC) _has_ access to the MMC card, I thought that was > > > the whole point (apart from for flashing) > > > > but why is concurrent access not possible? > > Well, two drivers accessing the same hardware at the same time is just > calling for trouble, I'd guess... > heh, David D Hagood completely explains it in his follow-up mail, I > see :) Thanks everybody for explanations. It also explains why you can't access the system flash. > > I put newer mail above (anti-chronological order). but when I start > > the mail reader, he reads all mail once and display them in > > chronological order before redisplaying them as I want. quite a waste > > of ressources... > > I see... so you mean it first displays and formats everything > chronologically, taking time x, and _after that_ loads the saved sort > order and does that _again_, taking time x :) baad... > indeed. That's what I was trying to explain. > > > > Voice recorder: Still missing. I hope to see something so I can record > > > my ideas in speex or ogg format. It would be damned cool as the 770 > > > already has a microphone. > > > > > > Really? might be something I'd like to try hack on... any details? can a > > > normal OSS dsp be used to read from it? :) > > > > > > I remember a talk on maemo-developers that involved an external mike > > > faintly, but nothing much about the internal one ... > > > > Tommi showed it to me at FOSDEM. it's the little hole next your power > > socket. I don't know nothing much than that ;-) > > Good to know :) > > > > > > > > Terminal: Cannot live without it. The annoying bit is that the custom > > > applications are not in the $PATH. that's really annoying. > > > > > > Tommi Komulainen hinted at FOSDEM 2006 that /var/lib/install will be > > > gotten rid of soon :) there is hope... > > > > We were in the same room then :-) but I hadn't a 770 at this time so > > I didn't understand all. > > hehe, I was the guy with the (doodled) Xfce Developer name tag ;) > Must... plan... ahead .... next time (not like, "oops! the plane is > leaving to FOSDEM *runs away from work*" ;)) I was the guy with the red sweater ;-) http://ploum.frimouvy.org/?gallery/life-of-ploum/fosdem-2006/fosdem2006_day2_0008#gallery Thanks everybody for answers and comments, Lionel
