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Hans-Peter
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 24. März 2016 um 10:54 Uhr
Von: Mark <j.m.hol...@me.com>
An: ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net
Betreff: Re: [Ubuntu-phone] The Dialler!
Von: Mark <j.m.hol...@me.com>
An: ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net
Betreff: Re: [Ubuntu-phone] The Dialler!
I too maintain that the Dialer and Contacts app ought to either be one
and the same, or if not, enjoy close collaboration.
On 24/03/16 01:23, Eran Benjamin wrote:
>
> I think the dialler needs some love (and maybe a grep or two).
>
> 1. Finding the contact to dial; I noticed that people hardly remember
> telephone numbers any more, so it makes sense to either do a dial-pad
> recognition (recognise letters from the number pad and suggest a
> contact via partial match), or send me directly to a text search field
> with a keyboard (which will also do a match on the name, or part of
> it, or maybe from other fields in the contact).
>
> Sending me to a dial-pad which doesn't do auto-search, and then making
> me click once for the full list (which is too long to scroll), and
> then another click on magnifying glass to get to the search keyboard....
> It's a lot to do while cycling or driving.
>
> 2. Two stage dialling; I use a service with a two stage dialling,
> first I dial an access number, it answers and provides me a dial tone
> so I can dial the actual destination.
> This is used mostly for expensive international calls (first you call
> the local number of the service provider, and when you hear a tone you
> dial the international destination).
>
> a. First problem is keeping both numbers in the contact similar to
> Nokia, IOS and Android ("access-umber,,destination number" where the
> "," acts as a pause character). The phone just tries to dial both
> numbers including the commas and fails (of course).
>
> b. Second problem happens if I manually try to dial the first number
> and then, after it's answered, type the digits of the destination in
> the num-pad. When I bring my hand close to the phone to type, it
> thinks that it's my head and dims the screen.
> So I can't dial digits manually after the call is answered.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Regards,
> Eran
>
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and the same, or if not, enjoy close collaboration.
On 24/03/16 01:23, Eran Benjamin wrote:
>
> I think the dialler needs some love (and maybe a grep or two).
>
> 1. Finding the contact to dial; I noticed that people hardly remember
> telephone numbers any more, so it makes sense to either do a dial-pad
> recognition (recognise letters from the number pad and suggest a
> contact via partial match), or send me directly to a text search field
> with a keyboard (which will also do a match on the name, or part of
> it, or maybe from other fields in the contact).
>
> Sending me to a dial-pad which doesn't do auto-search, and then making
> me click once for the full list (which is too long to scroll), and
> then another click on magnifying glass to get to the search keyboard....
> It's a lot to do while cycling or driving.
>
> 2. Two stage dialling; I use a service with a two stage dialling,
> first I dial an access number, it answers and provides me a dial tone
> so I can dial the actual destination.
> This is used mostly for expensive international calls (first you call
> the local number of the service provider, and when you hear a tone you
> dial the international destination).
>
> a. First problem is keeping both numbers in the contact similar to
> Nokia, IOS and Android ("access-umber,,destination number" where the
> "," acts as a pause character). The phone just tries to dial both
> numbers including the commas and fails (of course).
>
> b. Second problem happens if I manually try to dial the first number
> and then, after it's answered, type the digits of the destination in
> the num-pad. When I bring my hand close to the phone to type, it
> thinks that it's my head and dims the screen.
> So I can't dial digits manually after the call is answered.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Regards,
> Eran
>
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