By opening the XO in its traditional laptop configuration and then holding it by the handle as if it were an opened book (twist 90 degrees), results in a portrait mode configuration that is more ergonomic for a standing user and perhaps more comfortable for casual use while sitting on a couch or in a reading chair. Applications for such a use might easily be imagined.<br>
<br>The track pad and keys would be available and could be exploited by application designers.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Eben Eliason <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eben@laptop.org">eben@laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 5:39 PM, <<a href="mailto:david@lang.hm">david@lang.hm</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Sun, 1 Mar 2009, Eben Eliason wrote:<br>
><br>
>> This whole argument, I feel, is fruitless. That's just my opinion, of<br>
>> course.<br>
>><br>
>> The touchpad isn't readily accessible in handheld mode, and was never<br>
>> made to be. I'll continue to suggest that the cursor simply be<br>
>> automatically hidden in handheld mode, and that a simple means for<br>
>> taking full advantage of the handheld buttons which are present be<br>
>> made available to activities in a standardized way.<br>
><br>
> actually, it's pretty easy to lift the screen a bit and hit the touchpad if<br>
> you have the screen oriented in portrit rather than landscape (in many ways<br>
> it's easier than hitting the game keys)<br>
<br>
</div>But /why/? Can you honestly say that's a desired mode of interaction?<br>
I think proper support of the keys would negate the need for such<br>
clumsiness.<br>
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- Eben</font><br></blockquote></div><br>