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Originally Posted by gregmills
Sorry, but I just found this thread and I think the term "hardware soft key" is hilarious. Is that what it's really called or did you make that up?
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I think it's a good enough term to differentiate between the soft keys on the screen and the soft keys as an actual button. Just calling it soft keys can go two ways.
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Originally Posted by gregmills
I can see the usefulness of it if you don't have a touch screen (take my mobile phone for instance). Why would the lack of "hardware soft key" support on a device like the x51v be considered a "failure?" I would consider it to be a bit redundant.
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There's a different feel to it. Tapping the screen with your thumb has zero tactile feedback - quite unlike the case if you had dedicated buttons for the soft keys. Some people prefer that feedback, and I'm one of them (for various reasons). The other reason is that these buttons tend to be placed closer to the D-pad than the screen is. If you constantly use the D-pad and soft keys to navigate your way through Windows Mobile 5.0, it's much easier reaching for the buttons when placed closer to the D-pad than having to go that little bit further to touch the screen. Again, you might ask, what's an extra centimetre going to do? As you use it, you'll know there's a difference, no matter how small it may seem.