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almost-real keypad on a touchscreen

I heard from a friend that someone is building a phone where the touchscreen keypad is almost as easy to feel as a physical hard-button keypad.
The virtual buttons (0-9, *, #) are spread out in a typical rectangular grid over the whole screen, with large gaps between them. When you (lightly) move your finger across the screen, it vibrates as your finger is passing over any button. If you want to actually press the button, you have to push your finger against the screen harder (this event is acknowledged with a beep).
This sounds like a great interface. Has anyone seen/heard of it? It also seems relatively easy to implement on any PocketPC, unless there are some problems that I'm not aware of.
I'm using one application that uses vibration as a feedback -- Phone_Pad_Vibrate.cab. However, it vibrates only when you actually press a button. I think it's a great app, but obviously its purpose is very different from what I'm talking about (e.g., it won't help you find the right button if you just shift your finger around the screen). Also, I found that it's not reliable -- if I use fast, light touches, I can dial a whole number without any vibration. It may be due to the lag between the button press and the vibration, or due to the different pressure threshold used by this program and the actual phone dialer. If it's the lag, I wonder if it's a technical limitation of the Kaiser.

The screen on the Kaiser (and most other PocketPCs) isn't pressure sensitive, that is, it can tell when you are pressing, but not how hard. You would need a special screen to achieve that.

You are talking about screen technology more advanced than most PocketPCs are currently equipped with. the iPhone has what is generally regarded as the most advanced touch screen in a mass produced product. The software would need to implement it, but the screen's hardware would need to be able to do it in the first place.

Tilt hard buttons light when incoming calls.

Sorry if its a repeat but I searched a lot before posting this.
My Tilt (with Dutty's ROMs and other stock ROMs as well) when calls are coming, my screen lights up but the hard buttons don't light up so in the dark its hard to pick up the phone. Is there a fix for that?
Thanks.

There was a Thread on this, albeit without any solution.
Anyway I have got used to pressing the soft key on the screen when a call comes in when I am in the dark

srmz said:
There was a Thread on this, albeit without any solution.
Anyway I have got used to pressing the soft key on the screen when a call comes in when I am in the dark
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That's true, TBH I always press the softkey to answer calls, don't know why though . I suppose i think, "I've got a touch screen, I'm gonna make the most out of it"

I wish I had a better interface for incoming calls like Palm's or iPhones where I have two big buttons on the screens, Accept call or Ignore call. Is there a dialer like that???

when i had my Wizard (MDA), if i got a call or text message, the hard buttons would light first then the screen...which was helpfull so i can answer the phone before the phone even rings (on my end and the other persons end)

Ear presses during calls...!

Strange one this but I am left handed (eared) and after making a call I always find that my ear has opened lots of programs whilst talking. Is there a way to lock the display while taking a call or some other solution?
Also after uninstalling PocketInformant I now find my Calender softkey key is unmapped. I have seen references that I just need to remap it using "Advance Config" but I can't find that either.
Can someone help a halfwit..!
Thanks, Steve.

shapcott said:
Strange one this but I am left handed (eared) and after making a call I always find that my ear has opened lots of programs whilst talking. Is there a way to lock the display while taking a call or some other solution?
Also after uninstalling PocketInformant I now find my Calender softkey key is unmapped. I have seen references that I just need to remap it using "Advance Config" but I can't find that either.
Can someone help a halfwit..!
Thanks, Steve.
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The Advanced Config is here:http://www.cinetsystems.com/xda/index.php?path=Kaiser+Cab+Collections/

hey, I have the same problem with programs opening up with my ear. the only solution I found is to turn ur screen off while on a call (press power button) or don't press ur ear as hard to the phone
omar

thats what i did. im still seeking a software which can automaticly lock the touch screen while on the call.

The easiest way is to just push the power button on the right side of your device while you're talking, as sometimes you might want to hit the speaker phone button or use the keypad. If you use this method of pushing the power button, all you need to do is hit it again and your screen is active.

PhoneAlarm will automatically blank the screen for you when a call is connected.
http://www.pocketmax.net/phoneAlarm.html

i might be wrong but when i tested S2U2 a while ago i recall seeing something about an option to "blank screen" during calls... may be worth a try, its free and available here at xda =)
cheers
//jonte
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thats what i did. im still seeking a software which can automaticly lock the touch screen while on the call.
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As in post # 6 I also recommend PhoneAlarm. Does the job really nicely for me.

Thanks for all your fast answers..!
I knew all you smart guys would know what to do...

Somehow I am able to manage to switch of my phone ...
With my ear I am entering the connection manager and than I disable the phone or enter flight mode.
I am coming from a SE P990 and here the screen is automaticaly locked during a call.
It would make defenitly sense to block the input from the touch panel during a call, but keeping the display on for basic information. On the other side I would like to have also access if I want to look for a contact information or agenda setting during a call.
Claus

There are alternative solutions like PalmarySoft Phone ScreenLock which explicitely locks the touch screen without turning it off during call.
The best is that this app. does nothing else ... no today plugins ... nothing in excess.
Simple ... yet usefull.

Does it have the functionality to unlock while you're on the call?
Say you want to look something up while on the phone....

yes it does.

Any way to lock screen phone buttons?

Is there a way to lock onscreen phone buttons?
Everytime someone calls, and diamond is in my pocket I either accept or reject call when trying to get it out of pocket.
So can I dectivate touch screen during incoming call?
Is there any tweak for this?
Greets guys

dont own a diamond but a quickfix...get bigger jeans.

No way... too big balls will bounce

resolved!!!
the fastest way to solve your problem is to install s2u2 (slide to unlock) newest version is 1.05 what i know...
so with the right settings when incoming call, you'll need to slide then answer/reject call or setup slide to answer or other.
its great i LOVE IT..

I just installed it... then uninstalled it 5 mins later because it looks GHASTLY!!
To lock the touch screen buttons you simply hold down the End Call button for a few seconds. Or is it the physical buttons that you're trying to lock?

You didn't get it
I want touch screen buttons to be locked DURING incoming call to be sure i wont press them when trying to put it out of pocket.
Even if diamond is locked, when phonecall screen appears, those buttons are ACTIVE and that is baaaaad
and S2U2.... doesn't work!!!
When incoming call, original diamond call screen appears and buttons are ACTIVE - su2u DOES NOT lock device during the call although there's option called 'slide to answer'

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You didn't get it
I want touch screen buttons to be locked DURING incoming call to be sure i wont press them when trying to put it out of pocket.
Even if diamond is locked, when phonecall screen appears, those buttons are ACTIVE and that is baaaaad
and S2U2.... doesn't work!!!
When incoming call, original diamond call screen appears and buttons are ACTIVE - su2u DOES NOT lock device during the call although there's option called 'slide to answer'
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You are right: I do not get you.
At least I do not see your point. You want to have the phone locked during incoming calls? - how senseless is that. Especially in that moment I want to have it unlocked to be able to accept it. That is the way all my phones worked.
What do you do, if you get a call and have a your cell in the pocket? I never encountered such problems...

Jeeeeeeeezzzzzzzz !!!
In Diamond one can answer a call in two ways:
1. press onscreen button
2. press hardware button
Onscreen button can be pressed accidentaly while taking out of pocket, pouch or whatever.
So: All i want is to have onscreen buttons INACTIVE while hardware buttons ACTIVE so I can answer call ONLY by pressing answer HARDWARE button.
Tapping onscreen button will do NO ACTION.
Hope now everything is clear, cause my english isn't very good

^^and you made a joke when i offered my quick fix =P

I have the same problem that by the time I get the case out of the case i find that I accidently answered or hung up because I accidentaly touched the screen,I tried slide to answer but it is not working properly on the Diamond

This would be helpful, I have the same problem sometimes.
I'll look for a registry setting.

s2u2 not working?????
if its bad, ugly, or something, put an self image as backgruond, maybee that would cheer u up, im using version 1.00 that dosent got the slide to answer working good(beta), so i turned it of, then it worked great and i can still use hardware buttuns to answer, and if u dont like the apperence just remove background an d remove clock, all thats left is a black screen and the slider...

This thing with enabled screen answer/ignore buttons pisses me off too... May be we can install a new dialler without screen buttons?

Really no one cares?

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Really no one cares?
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i don't think it's about anyone caring. i think it's about the diamond being a new device and no one having the tricks/tips/tweaks yet. patience

I understand that. But if nobody care about an issue no one will look for the solution. I would install another dialer but i do not know how to uninstall the existing one.

jehlinger said:
This would be helpful, I have the same problem sometimes.
I'll look for a registry setting.
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Be great if you (or anyone else?) could find a hack for this - I have the same problem when taking the phone out of the case. It would solve my (our) problem if only the hardware buttons could answer/reject an incoming call.
Regards,
Gary.

Since nobody answered this thread anymore... Did someone find out? Or did you give up?

I need this badly, stupid on screen buttons always go off

I had the same problem but after i did this I had no problem anymore.
The answer button in default phone skin(WM6) is much smaller so the risk of accidentally reject or answer the call is not so high.

how to disable date/time touch area on home screen

When making a call the home screen often switches to the date and time settings. The cause: my ear touches the clock area on the home screen and thus activates the switch. Does anyone know how to disable this?

Yeah I face the same problem. I think this problem is in all touch phones... specially in the htc elf. Is there any solution to this?

No doubt more than one way to skin a cat. But one simple way that works is to turn the phone power switch off during your call. You wont get cut off. Press the center round button to bring the screen back on when you need it.

Thanks, I know. Also, if you still have the screen set to automatically switch off during a call, it won't happen. But I tweaked that for obvious reasons and now am stuck with this side-effect. I'm looking for a tweak that forfeits the need to push extra buttons.

Thats why the screen should goes off during calls....
I dont get it why some ppl insist to tweak the phone to make the screen on while calling.
Its just silly.