[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
List: kde-devel
Subject: Re: A new interaction technology for input devices at K Desktop
From: "Christos Margiolas" <margiolas.christos () gmail ! com>
Date: 2008-07-30 12:13:45
Message-ID: e71d5ed10807300513p61df4113rf193d98f307f622c () mail ! gmail ! com
[Download RAW message or body]
[Attachment #2 (multipart/alternative)]
I have to say that the resize of the photo was one of my thoughts.
I will do a better presentation for my idea and I will send you the link to
my blog
Christos Margiolas
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 2:42 PM, John Tapsell <johnflux@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2008/7/29 Christos Margiolas <margiolas.christos@gmail.com>:
> > Ok! I will try to express my recent idea as simple as I can and without
> > technical specifications for two reasons, first I want to think and find
> > many things for the implementation and second I just want to publish my
> > idea. Many mouses and touchpads have very good abilities but because
> either
> > of the deficiency of the drivers or either of the final application
> > development the final user doesn't relish these features. I believe that
> the
> > development of a library for the support of those special features at kde
> > will help enough the usability and the usage of the environment. At other
> > environments like mac os x the user can do many useful things with the
> > touchpad, with a simple touch can change his pdf page or go to the next
> > photo. My idea implementation at this early stage I believe that will
> > contain a library for the integration of this feature at the apps, a
> library
> > with plugin system for the support of different hardware(let's say
> backends)
> > and for the adjunct of new "interaction" features. The first backend will
> > support synaptics touchpads(this is my touchpad type ). Also I think that
> > every application should use the advanced device abilities specialized
> for
> > their needs.
> > KDE 4 as we know is a revolution with many glorious technologies such as
> > plasma, akonadi and phonon, so I believe that at a high tech technology
> > environment the user needs also revolutionary input devices usage and
> that
> > is the big goal of my idea. I believe that my idea would be relative not
> > only with mouses and touchpad devices but also with motion detectors and
> > other more advanced devices. With this technology I think that we will
> have
> > interact with plasma via a touch screen or something more extreme like
> > motion gloves.
> > Only this for now. This is just an idea and if I will find out that is
> > useful for the community I aim to spend enough time. I am waiting your
> > comments.
>
> The way forward with such ideas is to try to come up with some very
> specific use cases.
> Write out a few use cases such as:
>
> Jane wants to resize her photos using a motion detection glove.
>
> Then look at what the minimal set of changes would be to solve the
> specific use cases that you've come up. Then look at how to abstract
> and extend.
> If you look at specific use cases and propose very specific changes
> broken up in small useful chunks, you'll find it becomes a lot easier
> to push forward ideas and get people involved :)
>
> JohnFlux
>
> >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to
> unsubscribe <<
>
[Attachment #5 (text/html)]
<div dir="ltr">I have to say that the resize of the photo was one of my thoughts. \
<br>I will do a better presentation for my idea and I will send you the link to<br>my \
blog<br><br>Christos Margiolas<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 \
at 2:42 PM, John Tapsell <span dir="ltr"><<a \
href="mailto:johnflux@gmail.com">johnflux@gmail.com</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;"> 2008/7/29 Christos Margiolas \
<<a href="mailto:margiolas.christos@gmail.com">margiolas.christos@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">> Ok! I will try to express my recent idea as \
simple as I can and without<br> > technical specifications for two reasons, first \
I want to think and find<br> > many things for the implementation and second I \
just want to publish my<br> > idea. Many mouses and touchpads have very good \
abilities but because either<br> > of the deficiency of the drivers or either of \
the final application<br> > development the final user doesn't relish these \
features. I believe that the<br> > development of a library for the support of \
those special features at kde<br> > will help enough the usability and the usage \
of the environment. At other<br> > environments like mac os x the user can do many \
useful things with the<br> > touchpad, with a simple touch can change his pdf page \
or go to the next<br> > photo. My idea implementation at this early stage I \
believe that will<br> > contain a library for the integration of this feature at \
the apps, a library<br> > with plugin system for the support of different \
hardware(let's say backends)<br> > and for the adjunct of new \
"interaction" features. The first backend will<br> > support synaptics \
touchpads(this is my touchpad type ). Also I think that<br> > every application \
should use the advanced device abilities specialized for<br> > their needs.<br>
> KDE 4 as we know is a revolution with many glorious technologies such as<br>
> plasma, akonadi and phonon, so I believe that at a high tech technology<br>
> environment the user needs also revolutionary input devices usage and that<br>
> is the big goal of my idea. I believe that my idea would be relative not<br>
> only with mouses and touchpad devices but also with motion detectors and<br>
> other more advanced devices. With this technology I think that we will \
have<br> > interact with plasma via a touch screen or something more extreme \
like<br> > motion gloves.<br>
> Only this for now. This is just an idea and if I will find out that is<br>
> useful for the community I aim to spend enough time. I am waiting your<br>
> comments.<br>
<br>
</div></div>The way forward with such ideas is to try to come up with some very<br>
specific use cases.<br>
Write out a few use cases such as:<br>
<br>
Jane wants to resize her photos using a motion detection glove.<br>
<br>
Then look at what the minimal set of changes would be to solve the<br>
specific use cases that you've come up. Then look at how to abstract<br>
and extend.<br>
If you look at specific use cases and propose very specific changes<br>
broken up in small useful chunks, you'll find it becomes a lot easier<br>
to push forward ideas and get people involved :)<br>
<br>
JohnFlux<br>
<br>
>> Visit <a href="http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub" \
target="_blank">http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub</a> to \
unsubscribe <<<br> </blockquote></div><br></div>
>> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]
Configure |
About |
News |
Add a list |
Sponsored by KoreLogic