12-15-2004, 05:50 PM
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Executive Editor
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Square Screen Pocket PCs Coming Soon?
Pocket PC Developer Darryl Burling received an interesting email from Handango recently that stated the following:
"Handango is preparing a special marketing program for applications that support the new square screen Pocket PC. Are your Pocket PC applications screen orientation aware? If so, please send a quick email to [deleted] with your company name and a list of your screen orientation aware Pocket PC applications."
If Handango is looking for developers to make sure their apps are square-screen aware, that much mean we'll soon be seeing square-screen Pocket PCs. We've heard rumours about them since 2003 SE allowed for multiple resolutions to be supported, but details on the hardware has been virtually non-existent. The thought of a clamshell Pocket PC phone edition with a keyboard gets me pretty excited! :mrgreen: If the iPAQ 4350 had a square screen, it wouldn't been so painfully tall, and likely would have been my preferred device over the 4150 I used for many months.
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12-15-2004, 05:53 PM
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Pontificator
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A gameboy advanced sized Pocket PC with a keyboard? Yah I could see that.
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12-15-2004, 05:54 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Square...ICK
I don't like square screens. I also have a 4355 and feel that size wise, it's just fine. In fact it's shorter then my 5555. All square screens do is make life easier for the developer. All they have to do is turn the screen. when the orientation changes. Snce the dimensions don't get all flim flammed, the app does not have to be rearranged for landscape mode. The dimensions are always the same...it's just the orientation that changes.
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12-15-2004, 06:16 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Aug 2006
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square screens mean a PPC in a treo form factor. :mrgreen:
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12-15-2004, 06:30 PM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
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As long as it's at least 320x320.
That way, software that was designed for 320x240 has a chance of working...
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12-15-2004, 06:32 PM
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Executive Editor
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Originally Posted by sub_tex
square screens mean a PPC in a treo form factor. :mrgreen:
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Bing!
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12-15-2004, 06:49 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jun 2003
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I'm in the camp for the long screens (or widescreen). Better for movies, spreadsheets and general viewing. Going to a square screen seems like going back to a 4:3 television. I WANT 16:9 everything.
The reason for wider screens is because it's natural to our eyes.
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12-15-2004, 06:58 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Aug 2006
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This may add a little fuel to the rumored Dell Trio running Windows Mobile. That would be the ultimate converged device! 8)
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12-15-2004, 07:00 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Originally Posted by silver99
I'm in the camp for the long screens (or widescreen). Better for movies, spreadsheets and general viewing. Going to a square screen seems like going back to a 4:3 television. I WANT 16:9 everything.
The reason for wider screens is because it's natural to our eyes.
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All PPCs are 4:3. Even HVGA Palms are more widescreen than PPC's QVGA and VGA.
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12-15-2004, 07:32 PM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
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Jason, you're such a tease... that could mean so many things. :P
--janak
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