#2249 HIGH Trial-3: 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:  Eben   
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new    
  Priority:  high         |   Milestone:  Trial-3
 Component:  web browser  |     Version:         
Resolution:               |    Keywords:         
  Verified:  0            |  
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Comment (by cscott):

 In http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Browse#Handheld_Mode, I'd propose that "hold"
 for left/right activate scroll left/right, which is consistent with hold
 for up and down.  This also avoids the need for a separate panning mode,
 since panning is uniformly available by holding the directional buttons.

 The previous proposal doesn't specify what happens when you use "focus
 next/prev link" and there are no links on the page.  If "focus next/prev
 link" is an up/down key, then it is intuitive for this to page up/down.
 But skipping forward an arbitrary amount to the next link could be
 unpleasant.

 I'm not convinced that link sharing is a vital activity for "handheld"
 mode.  I'd rather see the navigation and TOC displays mapped to the non-
 hold north and south buttons.

 You don't need a 'forward' button if you make sure to highlight the link
 you came through when you hit "back".  Then "back" then "forward" brings
 you to where you where.

 I don't think you need a special "help" overlay; instead you should just
 opportunistically pop up  a small legend in a corner when you invoke any
 overlay.  Normal presses of the north and south buttons would then have a
 side effect of telling you what the "hold" modes are.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/2249#comment:5>
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