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From: Gregg Vanderheiden
Date: Wed, Sep 12 2007 2:25 PM
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Sorry
I omitted a key phrase.
...that cannot be done from a keyboard without an inordinate number of
keystrokes.
(the mona lisa could be painted from a keyboard given an infinite number of
keystrokes.)
Gregg
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Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.
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> Of David Poehlman
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:54 PM
> To: TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee
> Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] Keyboard proposal
>
> hmm,
>
> can they done via the keyboard? I have seen them both
> referred to but think that at least sort of free hand drawing
> is overcomable but if these are ops not provided through the
> keyboard, it needs to be clearer.
>
> On Sep 12, 2007, at 3:40 PM, Gregg Vanderheiden wrote:
>
> Sure
>
> The famous one is watercolor painting.
>
> Also any freehand drawing.
>
>
> Gregg
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> Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of David
> > Poehlman
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:36 PM
> > To: TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee
> > Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] Keyboard proposal
> >
> > Ok, Is there an example?
> >
> > On Sep 12, 2007, at 2:43 PM, Gregg Vanderheiden wrote:
> >
> > The exception covers things where we do not know how to
> make non-time
> > dependent keyboard equivalents.
> >
> > Basically it is an exception that covers that class of things are
> > impossible to do this way.
> >
> >
> > Gregg
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> > Gregg C Vanderheiden Ph.D.
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
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> > Behalf Of David
> >> Poehlman
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:39 AM
> >> To: TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee
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> >> Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] Keyboard proposal
> >>
> >> I know we discussed this at length, but what is the meaning of the
> >> exception?
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Gregg Vanderheiden" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> >> To: "'TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee'"
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> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 11:32 AM
> >> Subject: [teitac-websoftware] Keyboard proposal
> >>
> >>
> >> On the keyboard provision
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> We need to limit it to devices that have a Keyboard or keyboard
> >> interface.
> >>
> >> We need to allow that some functions may be from other mechanical
> >> buttons.
> >>
> >> Needs to say Keyboard or keyboard interface so that we
> > don't require
> >> addition of an interface.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> How about
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Where products have a keyboard or keyboard interface , all
> >> functionality of the product operable through the user
> > interface must
> >> be operable through the keyboard or keyboard interface or other
> >> mechanical buttons without requiring specific timings for
> > individual
> >> keystrokes. The only exception is where the underlying function
> >> requires input that depends on the path of the user's
> > movement and not
> >> just the endpoints.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> NOTE: A software product that accepts text input would have a
> >> "keyboard interface".
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> This puts the condition up front so it is easy to see (and discard
> >> provision if not true)
> >>
> >> Meets the needs stated above
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Gregg
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