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

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

On 10.05.2007 17:18, Jordan Crouse wrote:
> 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.

What about left-handed children?

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

>> 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
>>> ---------------------+------------------------------------------------------
>>>   * summary:  Holding the rotate button => Rotating in reverse and/or
>>>               better feedback for the rotate button
>>>
>>>  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.