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Old 06-18-2009, 12:24 PM   #16
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I'd love to see a screenshot of the keyboard. The first review of the SmartQ 7 (from UMPC Portal) made it sound like the screen keyboard was a complete horror, but my impression is that the latest firmware has improved this. Also, do other people with this device find the screen keyboard OK?
Here are the 2 keyboards. The larger one is the default.
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Old 06-18-2009, 12:30 PM   #17
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Is the touchscreen OK too? Does it react fast, or do you have touchscreen lag when typing fast?
Responsiveness seems to be okay, but I'm still at the stage where I miss a lot of buttons.
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Old 06-18-2009, 01:37 PM   #18
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Thanks for all the info. I just ordered mine yesterday, so I can't wait to get it. I couldn't help but notice the firefox 3 package on your desktop in the screenies you posted. Have you got that working yet? I can't wait to tinker with this thing!
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Old 06-18-2009, 04:06 PM   #19
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Responsiveness seems to be okay, but I'm still at the stage where I miss a lot of buttons.
Does the keyboard work well with fingers, or is it only really useful with the stylus?
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Old 06-18-2009, 06:07 PM   #20
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Thanks for all the info. I just ordered mine yesterday, so I can't wait to get it. I couldn't help but notice the firefox 3 package on your desktop in the screenies you posted. Have you got that working yet? I can't wait to tinker with this thing!
I downloaded the tar.gz, but I don't know how to install it.

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Does the keyboard work well with fingers, or is it only really useful with the stylus?
One worked okay with fingers, but it lacks needed punctuation marks. At some point we'll have to find a replacement.
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Old 06-18-2009, 06:08 PM   #21
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Has anyone noticed that the clock is exceptionally unreliable? It can gain or lose 20 minutes in less than a day.
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Old 06-18-2009, 07:43 PM   #22
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I just looked at my clock and it was off. I went to reset the time and noticed there is a "sync with server" option. I chose that this time. Maybe that will keep the time from changing.

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Old 06-18-2009, 07:46 PM   #23
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My clock has been off at least 3 times now.
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I downloaded the tar.gz, but I don't know how to install it.
tar.gz is essentially a zip file, they are almost always source code that needs to be compiled when talking about applications. Much better to try and find a deb, although I imagine firefox would be pretty slow on the q7.
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Old 06-18-2009, 11:00 PM   #25
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tar.gz is essentially a zip file, they are almost always source code that needs to be compiled when talking about applications. Much better to try and find a deb, although I imagine firefox would be pretty slow on the q7.
I know how to unzip it; I can even do that on my XP machine. The problem is that I don't see a script named readme or run or install. I'm stumped about what to do next.

There is a deb, but it's for x86 ubuntu.

Never mind, I went looking for instructions.
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The linux standard is

./configure
make
makeinstall

But you will need all the build dependencies and compilers installed as well. There was a firefox 2 deb in the repository coldsun linked to in his guide in this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49234 but no firefox 3 one as far as I could tell, presumably it didn't build.

f2 is here: http://repository.handhelds.org/hast...-mojo1_arm.deb

Hopefully mp4nation come through with the q7 I ordered a day or two ago and I can try some of this stuff myself.
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One worked okay with fingers, but it lacks needed punctuation marks. At some point we'll have to find a replacement.
Coolness. Is the size and shape of the Q7 good for using the screen keyboard as a thumb keyboard that you can hold and type on, or do you need to set it down to type on it?
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Old 06-23-2009, 02:31 PM   #28
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I've had a bunch of devices, and one thing I've figured out is how to evaluate a device as an ebook reader. You don't read just any book. Instead you read a book that you've been dying to get to so that any dissatisfaction you encounter will be caused by the device, not the content. Last night I started reading my Oz Omnibus, and I'm really enjoying the experience. This is a very good ebook reader.


I've also been playing with the web browser. I just added my GMail account. I wouldn't want to do any serious amount of work without a keyboard, but it's quite usable. I also have Weather.com, MobileRead, and a bunch of free ebook sites bookmarked. Chippy was right when he said this was a pretty good device for browsing from your couch.
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Old 06-23-2009, 02:33 PM   #29
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Coolness. Is the size and shape of the Q7 good for using the screen keyboard as a thumb keyboard that you can hold and type on, or do you need to set it down to type on it?
Sorry about the delay; I wanted to use it for a few days before answering.

I've found that it's fastest to hold the Q7 in one hand and use the stylus to type.
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please could you inform me if include a pdf reader that make possible the annotations highlighting and office like open office?
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