On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:52:10 +0300 Marius Gedminas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 01:44:58PM +0100, Andrew Flegg wrote: > > On 7/11/07, Igor Stoppa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 13:28 +0100, ext Andrew Flegg wrote: > > > > This being reraised made me think about why, the other day, I *did* > > > > want user suspend. Sometimes I just want a quick way to: > > > > > > > > * Shut off all network connections. > > > > * Stop any noise (except configured alarms) > > > > * Have the screen locked > > > > * Not have to save my position > > > > * Be able to resume quickly > > > > > > > > This isn't "suspend" in a power sense, but in a use-case sense the > > > > purpose is clear. > > > > > > Why not just put it in offline mode and lock the screen and keys? > > > > > > That's what i do and it simply works. > > > > Well, that doesn't block sound so if the battery starts going down in > > the night, or similar, I could be awoken by a noise. It's also clumsy > > as the sequence is: > > > > 1) Press power button > > 2) Select offline mode > > 3) Press OK > > 4) Press power button > > 5) Press OK > > > > Unlocking is a simlar number. That's not exactly a simple sequence, as > > say the 770's cover was (as Andy Mulhearn points out). > > Right. Palm had a simple sequence: > > 1) Press power button > I could suggest using a "double click" on the power button First click opens the "Device mode" dialogue. Second click "suspends" the device. Apply a timeout after the dialogue appears, if the power button click happens after this, the dialogue just closes (to prevent accidental "suspends") > There's also the popular story about a guy at Palm whose job was to > count the taps needed to do something. ("If it takes more than three > taps, the user interface needs to be fixed", or something like that.) > As a user, I noticed that immediately when I exchanged my old Palm to a > 770. (It's getting better in newer software versions: copy & paste > moved one level up in the virtual keyboard menu.) > > Marius Gedminas > -- > If "con" is the opposite of "pro", then what is the opposite of progress? _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers