#2249 NORM Untriag: Web browsing should be possible in ebook mode.

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#2249: Web browsing should be possible in ebook mode.
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 Reporter:  cscott  |       Owner:  jg       
     Type:  defect  |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal  |   Milestone:  Untriaged
Component:  distro  |     Version:           
 Keywords:          |    Verified:  0        
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 We need a few more keybindings to be able to comfortably browse the web
 (or online ebooks) when in ebook mode.  Currently, the directional keypad
 does panning through the web page, and the X and O keys do "page up" and
 "page down".  I suggest:
  - directional keypad does both panning and "page up" / "page down" --
 depending on press duration or double-clicking?  Sj suggested using smooth
 scrolling and a parabolic or hyperbolic response function, which would
 make long jumps more intuitive at the expense of the commonly-desired
 "jump just shy of one screenful up/down".
  - game page keys: "up" (O) and "down" (X) cycle forward/backwards through
 the links or form elements.  If there are no links in the visible part of
 the page, should do PgUp/PgDown. "Left" (square) should go back to the
 previous page in the history, and "right" (check) should follow the
 currently highlighted link.  If the current highlighted element is a form
 element instead of a link, it should toggle a checkbox, click a submit
 button, open a drop down list, etc.

 All these mappings should probably rotate with the screen.

 The Treo devices have similar key mappings which might be useful to
 consult.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/2249>
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