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Re: Easy things for Android port
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T.V Raman |
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Re: Easy things for Android port |
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Thu, 12 Jan 2023 06:46:37 -0800 |
All sounds good; but I'd still like to ask the higher-level -- perhaps
somewhat research-oriented question:
Emacs from 40 years ago created a lot of innovations that still shine
in today's world. Given that those innovations happened in a world
that distinctly lacked the hardware ans the associated UI affordances
that we have today; how might Emacs create the next round of
innovation that will shine for the next 40 years?
Po Lu writes:
> "T.V Raman" <raman@google.com> writes:
>
> > One question re on-screen keyboard:
> >
> > Given Emacs' heavy usage of modifier keys, simply adding on-screen
> > keyboard support may not deliver something very useful.
>
> There is a free input method for Android which does have modifier keys.
> I think it's called ``Any Soft Keyboard'' or some such.
>
> > perhaps we should step back and ask "How Can Emacs Leverage Touch Input"
> > in a broader sense, and use that as the motivation to do some real UI
> > innovation
>
> We already have touch screen support for the X builds, but the events
> are not bound to anything at the moment.
>
> Touchscreen support for Android is being worked on, but I think it will
> also require a lot of Lisp for gesture recognition, et cetera. Does
> anyone want to write that?
>
> Thanks.
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Thanks,
--Raman(I Search, I Find, I Misplace, I Research)
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--
Thanks,
--Raman(I Search, I Find, I Misplace, I Research)
♉ Id: kg:/m/0285kf1 🦮