#8482 NORM Not Tri: When rotating screen orientation, it would be more helpful if cursor movement stayed un-rotated.

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#8482: When rotating screen orientation, it would be more helpful if cursor
movement stayed un-rotated.
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   Reporter:  garycmartin       |       Owner:  Eben                             
       Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new                              
   Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Not Triaged                      
  Component:  interface-design  |     Version:  Development build as of this date
 Resolution:                    |    Keywords:                                   
Next_action:  communicate       |    Verified:  0                                
  Blockedby:                    |    Blocking:                                   
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Changes (by thomaswamm):

  * owner:  marco => Eben
  * next_action:  never set => communicate
  * component:  sugar => interface-design


Comment:

 Yes, I must agree, except for the special case when almost in tablet mode
 but touchpad is still accessible.

 '''Enumerating the 6 configurations''' -- with comments (for build
 8.2-760):

  0 degree display rotation & normal open laptop mode -- works okay as-is.

  any degree display rotation & tablet ebook mode -- touchpad not
 accessible, so don't care.

  90 degree display rotation portrait mode, keyboard to left of display --
 must fix touchpad.

  180 degree display rotation & upside-down open laptop -- touchpad not
 usable now, but who cares?

  180 degree display rotation & almost in tablet mode -- can finger
 touchpad underneath display, okay as-is.

  270 degree display rotation portrait mode, keyboard to right of display
 -- must fix touchpad.

 '''So the touchpad is a problem now only in portrait display modes.'''

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/8482#comment:1>
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