From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Using emacs on a tablet computer Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:29:15 -0500 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203705006 24464 80.91.229.12 (22 Feb 2008 18:30:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:30:06 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel To: joakim@verona.se Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Feb 22 19:30:30 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JSceh-000653-H8 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:29:55 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JSceC-0007qa-5G for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:29:24 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JSce7-0007nC-2t for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:29:19 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JSce5-0007kd-GX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:29:18 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JSce5-0007kN-8M for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:29:17 -0500 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.pppoe.ca ([206.248.154.182]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JSce5-00074A-19 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:29:17 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgAAADujvkfO+J2cdGdsb2JhbACQYAEwnj6BAQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.25,391,1199682000"; d="scan'208";a="14853406" Original-Received: from smtp.pppoe.ca ([65.39.196.238]) by ironport2-out.pppoe.ca with ESMTP; 22 Feb 2008 13:29:16 -0500 Original-Received: from pastel.home ([206.248.157.156]) by smtp.pppoe.ca (Internet Mail Server v1.0) with ESMTP id CUZ22216; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:29:16 -0500 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id EBDDC8A37; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:29:15 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: (joakim@verona.se's message of "Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:15:22 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:89996 Archived-At: > Sometimes I dont get anywhere to sit on the commuter train > and I use my laptop in tablet mode to amuse myself. > Today I tried to read things in Gnus using only the pen interface. > It didnt work out too well, basically because of lacking menu options. > Most I can fix myself of course, but what about keyboard-quit? > keyboard-quit is quite essential for emacs usage, and there doesnt seem > to be a way to map it to a menu or toolbar button that works when you > need it. I don't know how a tablet computer is used, but have you looked into the strokes.el package? Tho I guess there must be some similar system-level facility available somewhere. Stefan