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What would you do with a (very) large touchscreen able to run Sailfish?

asked 2014-01-03 18:51:23 +0300

updated 2014-01-03 19:22:26 +0300

Devices like this:

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/03/acer-ta272hul-monitor-android-all-in-one/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPQRagxm32g

What would you change in Sailfish UI on such a large form factor? How would you like it to integrate with your Jolla device? What would you use it for? How would you like it to look :)

Hi, I'm Carsten Munk, Chief Research Engineer at Jolla. Let's try to grow the skunkworks of Jolla and SailfishOS together. Use the tag 'skunkworks' for your ideas and thoughts. Rule #1 of skunkworks: stick to something that is not short term (rest of site is good for that), but is possible 6 months from now or beyond that. I believe that the best research department a mobile OS can have is a worldwide community of passionate contributors and users. Let's prove this theory right.

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I'l make it a xbmc like livingroom machine so my guests can play with it and can have the SailfishOS experience.

BonoNL ( 2014-01-03 18:55:57 +0300 )edit

invent new usage on big screen like E-Ink colors without warm the fingers and eye tired less like e-paper that was never possible before SailfishOS :-)

Available 6x 10 fingers gesture for play/work (usable by 6 simultaneous human input)

I hope better concept play on big screen gesture/eye gesture/virtual keyboard input improvement also optimized for limited human (ease of use) fully usable by single hand or and eye

redge73 ( 2014-01-19 03:53:24 +0300 )edit
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WaylandVNC or SailfishVNC JollaVNC server/client server/viewer or host/guest customer/technician remote/local re-invent remote management full gesture/touch even remote is only keyboard/mice

redge73 ( 2014-02-17 17:17:02 +0300 )edit

I would continue with my sad face since Sailfish OS was not created with portrait AND landscape mode from the very beginning, and in the core. :P

martinrusler ( 2014-07-26 23:20:54 +0300 )edit

@martinrusler didn't you already say it? :)

magullo ( 2014-07-27 00:48:23 +0300 )edit

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answered 2014-07-26 21:45:51 +0300

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I would use several pulling menus depending on the position of the screen. I would create easy gestures to resize the running apps and the icons as well. The gesture to "quit the view"/hide an application should be different, because I cannot go on the borders to quit it.

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answered 2014-07-29 09:42:33 +0300

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i would dualboot the device with windows 7 or 8.1 desktop and full linux. mobile operating systems are not that usefull on big devices.

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answered 2014-07-29 10:18:37 +0300

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I'd like some kind of physical gesture - for example the ability to turn pages of a recipe book without swiping (using front camera) - so if I was using it in the kitchen Id not have to get sticky fingers on the screen. The windows 8.1 tablets have software currently that do this, but its limited to a particular app - not over the OS.

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answered 2014-07-30 00:20:29 +0300

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Windowed apps could just behave like on Jolla, pull in from outside the app triggers edge gestures.

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answered 2014-07-30 00:27:27 +0300

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I will just refer to the big screen as Table Connecting the Table with the Jolla could have several features,

  • RPGs with the Table as host for all and the Jollas around get info from the master invisible to the others
    • Jolla as second screen for any other boardgame
  • Jolla as omnidirectional controller, GPS-mouse, scanner, kbd or any other HID
  • Table as second screen
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