QUOTE(mfitri77 @ Oct 20 2010, 10:20 PM)
For me, input is what's stopping N8 from becoming the King, and like everyone else was also wondering why on earth did Nokia not implement a better soft keyboard UI. I mean, it's practically the same as 5800 and that was what, 2 years ago?
Until I read about Storm's rather strange input method, surepress. The reason why Storm had to implement such a strange touch entry was linked to how the OS is navigated. To choose and option on Blackberry os, you must first navigate to the item, and then click select. Because of that, they had to invent a way to differentiate a navigate action, and select action.
Probably that's the reason why Symbian hasn't yet implemented a system wide soft keyboard UI. Basically, what they do now, is just run the soft keyboard program when the os detects that you want to do an input, but they had to run it full screen, and probably in a very priviledged mode (you don't want the program to stall from appearing when asked) because they can't layer the soft keyboard program on the active screen. The other way to do things is maybe do a screen capture and get the program to layer over the soft keyboard (wondering how swype implements its input). In fact, one iteration, I think it was the 5800 managed to do this. How come N8 can't, unless its something major in the OS that they have to modify if we want this?
kind of agree on what u said..
ya.. I do think they have difficulty have active 2 layers concurrently to be touch together...
I m not sure will u agree on me.. Microsoft have touch OS soooooo many years in mobile, even before symbian?? they have improve the OS and try to make it friendly as possible.. do not forget they are pure software ppl... hardware part they leave it to other vendor except giving them the requirement... at the end of the day.. they still force to abandon the OS.. and re-write an entirely new one.. which have totally new concept....
already a very good example with MS.. do u think Nokia keep improving the symbian is the way to go?? to me.. I don't see the light infront of this...