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| Authored by: Ian Al on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 05:33 AM EDT |
They are all wrong! They have all got it wrong! Except for Windows 8 which has
got it disastrously wrong.
The allegedly difficult thing is to design a window manager which is equally
usable to run 'apps' on a touch-screen, run desktop programs on a touch-screen
and to run desktop programs with mouse and keyboard.
The key features necessary for this have been built into Linux to support Wacom
touch and stylus pads for some years, now. The tablet can be configured to work
as an absolute co-ordinate pad or to work as a relative co-ordinate pad, just
like the touch-pad interface on a laptop.
All that the window manager needs to add is a window parameter that sets
absolute co-ordinates or relative co-ordinates automatically depending on the
need of the program. An 'app' window would have absolute co-ordinates and big,
finger friendly icons to operate.
The window would also have all the swipe gestures implemented. A desktop program
would have relative co-ordinates that could access small icons and menus with a
mouse or laptop touch-pad or a tablet touch-screen in relative co-ordinate
mode.
Any device that did not make sense in 'desktop' mode (such as a small
smartphone) would be locked into an 'app-screen' interface that had the
traditional icon arrays. Dual devices like touch-pads would require a simple and
convenient way of switching between a desktop with program launcher or an
app-screen with app launcher.
It might be an app or a launched program depending on the initial mode, or it
could be a universal gesture recognised by mouse or touch-screen. Opera already
implements mouse gestures. Devices with a full keyboard could use the, otherwise
worthless, 'Windows' key. Except for when UAE was running. Then it becomes the
Left-Amiga key.
The window control would remain relative co-ordinate control for menus, resizing
and toolbar operation. You can see this in operation with the Amiga UAE emulator
for Windows (WinUAE from Cloanto) whereby the Amiga machine is emulated in a
Windows... er... window.
Within the window, the mouse operates as the Amiga mouse pointer and outside of
the emulation it operates as the Windows mouse. The mouse can be forced into
Windows mode by using the escape key. Now, where have I seen the Amiga used as
prior art, before?
If Windows 8 had retained a full Windows 7 desktop as well as the 'Metro'
interface then they might have had a successful product. Starting in Metro would
be a pain, but as long as the first app was 'Desktop' then the touchscreen would
work as a glorified laptop touch-pad from then on, perhaps just using the
bottom-right hand quadrant of the screen. (Oh, OK. Optionally the left-hand
corner!)
Unfortunately for Microsoft, they have crippled the multiple screen working by
limiting it to a maximum of one small window and one large one. It would need a
lot of work to put this right.
Kubuntu is almost there, already. It has had a Metro style interface for years
before Microsoft. It is one short step away. The Unity interface would take a
little more revision, but it is not far away.
My reason for giving away my fabulous TabAppliPuter design is that I want an
Android touch-screen computer that also works like a Linux desktop. The Wacom
Bamboo touch and pen tablet works just fine with the Linux desktop. Google are
already working on the combined Linux desktop and Android. I just want them to
get the input devices right.
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Regards
Ian Al
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| Authored by: tiger99 on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 07:57 AM EDT |
| BBC It seems that
not all Android devices are affected equally. Some of the malware,
which activates a factory re-set, appeared to target only Samsung devices, he
added. Possibly the work of some of the more extreme Apple fanbois?
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| Authored by: tiger99 on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 08:01 AM EDT |
| BBC Typical
dishonest business practice, trying to deprive customers of their legal rights.
And, it seems that they have been in similar trouble previously. They get more
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 09:32 AM EDT |
I was caught so completely off-guard by the last speech of the day,
delivered by Noah Kagan. But I’d like to believe that I’d be insanely offended
hearing his speech at any conference.
Noah had a point. I
think. I think it was that you need to do what you enjoy doing in order to
succeed. The reason I’m unclear if that was his point is that I got so angry at
a remark he made that I forgot most of the talk.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 10:46 AM EDT |
clickable links are dangerous. I always put mine in plain text. A decent browser
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 11:45 AM EDT |
According to American Banker, the big banks are going to end up
paying “$5 billion to consultants just to find out how much they owe.”
That’s a large amount of money, and enough to establish a real temporary public
agency that could actually enforce real servicing standards.
Matt Stoller, naked
capitalism[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 11:54 AM EDT |
http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/2012/09/do-patent-and-
copyright-law-restrict-competition-and-creativity-excessively-
posner.html
Sensible judge.
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| Authored by: sumzero on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 12:02 PM EDT |
font designed specifically for proofreading ocred text.
http://boingboing.net/2012/10/01/font-designed-for-
proofreading.html
sum.zero
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48. The best book on programming for the layman is "alice in wonderland"; but
that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 01:59 PM EDT |
| "...we must be
allowed to express our anger when Samsung consistently violates Apple patents,
denigrates our iPhones, and insults the name of Steve Jobs. Not to mention all
the pent-up resentment following decades of anti-Apple sentiment, particularly
from the media who constantly portray us as vacuous phoney cliches,'' she said,
flinging back her tribal Kenyan-print ethno-scarf and adjusting her pair of
vulcanised retro glasses, non-prescription.
..."
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/dial-m-fo
r-murderous-intent--someones-upset-the-apple-cart-20120928-26r3v.html
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 02:05 PM EDT |
| What ever happened with this (Article)?
Was this an
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 02:27 PM EDT |
href="http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/10/googles-motorola-mobility-withdraws-its
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I can't wait to hear the comments on this development.
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| Authored by: DannyB on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 02:56 PM EDT |
Samsung files patent infringement motion
against iPhone 5
Apple should be happy about this. It's another
lawsuit! Their favorite thing.
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The price of freedom is
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 04:44 PM EDT |
| "In December the nations of the world will gather in Dubai for the
UN-convened World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT –
pronounced “wicket”). The topic of the meeting is nothing less than the
regulation of the Internet." link [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 05:36 PM EDT |
What is the status with the fully unsealed JMOL, are we getting a copy of it? Do
we already have one? Where? Or is it not available yet?[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 06:51 PM EDT |
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http://www.macfound.org/fellows/class/2012/
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MacArthur Fellows
Strategy
The MacArthur Fellows Program awards
unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary
originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for
self-direction.
The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted
fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and
dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction.
There are three criteria for selection of Fellows: exceptional creativity,
promise for important future advances based on a track record of significant
accomplishment, and potential for the fellowship to facilitate subsequent
creative work.
The MacArthur Fellows Program is intended to encourage people
of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual, and
professional inclinations. In keeping with this purpose, the Foundation awards
fellowships directly to individuals rather than through
institutions.
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| Authored by: SpaceLifeForm on Tuesday, October 02 2012 @ 07:57 PM EDT |
| Link
Vilma's side is arguing there are
no statutes, rules or precedents that require a district court to
not enforce subpoenas based on the status of another case in another
jurisdiction.
The NFL continued its argument in the memo that Peter
Ginsberg, Vilma's lawyer, cannot issue subpoenas to former Saints defensive
coordinator Gregg Williams, former Saints assistant Mike Cerullo and former lead
NFL investigator Joe Hummel, along with deposing Goodell since there's been
no ruling yet on the NFL's motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit
entirely.
I agree with Vilma. Whether it is the same
jurisdiction
or not should not be even an issue. Yeah, maybe if the
same
*case*.
Otherwise, false frivolous cases could be filed to prevent
subpoenas
against potential damaging witnesses.
But such is the darkside,
attack until it backfires,
them come up with baloney
in order to not lose ground
in your attack.
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You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner. [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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