Single Handed Use of N900 Hardware Keyboard is Not Possible.

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What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
QIMSYS 2011-02-06

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Hold something in one hand so you can't use it to type.
2. Try and input characters using the other hand on the hardware keyboard while 
holding the n900 in the air.

What is the expected output?
Without requiring a 2nd hand at any point you can switch to and from type all 
of the following on the hardware keyboard including:
- numbers/symbols (labeled on the keys)
- romaji
- katakana
- hiragana

What do you see instead?
qimsys breaks the modifier keys so you have to press 2 keys simultaneously for 
many inputs on the hardware keyboard which requires 2 free hands.

I still expect to have to use a virtual keyboard for symbols not labeled on the 
keypad. ie) > < |

I also expect to have to switch back and forth between input modes by using the 
touch screen.

See also:
http://code.google.com/p/qimsys/issues/detail?id=30

Original issue reported on code.google.com by j3va...@gmail.com on 14 Feb 2011 at 12:20

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I should have been more specific on steps to reproduce the problem as typing 
many characters are not a problem. However if you want to type any of the 
following from the hardware keyboard it is difficult/impossible using only 1 
hand and holding the n900 in the air with that same hand and QIMSYS enabled:
- capital letter
- number
- symbol
- katakana (when in hiragana mode)

More Info:
Another thing that I would like to see fixed that was never working on the 
hardware keys is sticky control c (copy) and sticky control v (paste). I don't 
think this even works in Hildon input method.

Original comment by j3va...@gmail.com on 14 Feb 2011 at 6:53

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Original comment by stas...@gmail.com on 18 Feb 2011 at 8:12

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Milestone-0.3.0