On Apr 14, 2006, at 1:38 PM, Ian Hickson wrote:
On Fri, 14 Apr 2006, Robin Berjon wrote:
: New Key Identifiers
JoystickUp
The joystick's up orientation.
JoystickDown
The joystick's down orientation.
JoystickLeft
The joystick's left orientation.
JoystickRight
The joystick's right orientation.
JoystickOk
The joystick's OK.
MobileLeft
The left application key on a mobile device.
MobileRight
The right application key on a mobile device.
Why not use these?:
Up
Down
Left
Right
Enter
F1
F2
...?
That way applications built to support arrow keys automatically
work on
mobile devices without having to do anything special.
I had the same reaction when I saw the list. I agree it would be
better to overload these onto the closest corresponding traditional
desktop keys. This increases the odds of apps written for the desktop
working out of the box.
Regards,
Maciej
