Rotating in reverse and/or better feedback for the rotate button

[Jordan Crouse]

On 10/05/07 07:12 -0400, Walter Bender wrote:
> I think #2 is the simplest...

This is bolstered by the fact that we can't reliably figure out the
orientation of the machine - we can only figure out if e-book mode is
enabled (i.e - the screen is flipped and down on the base of the laptop).

Only supporting one horizional and one vertical orientation makes the logic
of figuring out what to do in e-book mode very simple.

Jordan

> On 5/9/07, Zarro Boogs per Child <bugtracker at laptop.org> wrote:
> > #1049: Rotating in reverse and/or better feedback for the rotate button
> > ---------------------+------------------------------------------------------
> >   Reporter:  pengo   |       Owner:  jg
> >       Type:  defect  |      Status:  new
> >   Priority:  normal  |   Milestone:  BTest-4
> >  Component:  sugar   |     Version:
> > Resolution:          |    Keywords:
> > ---------------------+------------------------------------------------------
> > Changes (by Eben):
> >
> >   * summary:  Holding the rotate button => Rotating in reverse and/or
> >               better feedback for the rotate button
> >
> > Comment:
> >
> >  Hmm, good question.  I see a few possible approaches to this issue, and
> >  I'm not sure what will work best.
> >
> >
> >  1) Hold the rotate button for an extended time (1 sec?) to rotate backward
> >  [[BR]][[BR]]
> >  2) Support only 1 vertical and one horizontal orientation, so the button
> >  is actually just a toggle, eliminating the problem altogether
> >  [[BR]][[BR]]
> >  3) Implement a delay on the actual rotate action, but show a small,
> >  centered onscreen graphic immediately when the button is pressed
> >  indicating the direction up will take once the rotation occurs.  Then,
> >  pressing the button 3 times quickly would have the effect of rotating the
> >  indicator graphic 270CCW (-90CW), and after short delay a single rotation
> >  event can occur.
> >
> >
> >  I think the latter two are the better options, since they are clearly
> >  discoverable.  The last may actually be the best, since it provides more
> >  immediate feedback about the button's function.  Thoughts?
> >
> > --
> > Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/1049#comment:4>
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> >
> 
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Jordan Crouse
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