[OSM-newbies] Tablets

[Russell Tiedt]

On 2012/01/18 11:09 PM, Clifford Snow wrote:
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> I would be nice if Potlatch2 were to switch from Flash to HTML5 for 
> editing on an iPad or Android Tablet.  Flash is going away.  If I 
> understand it correctly, this is the last version of mobile flash. 
>  After that, Adobe is moving to HTML5.
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Now that would be nice, but it is going to take time ...

> I really wanted to take my wife's iPad on my last mapping outing. 
>  Lugging my laptop isn't as much fun.  I do wonder if a finger can 
> substitute for a mouse when mapping.
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I agree, lugging a laptop, is not fun, and even tho the EeePc, is 
smaller, so unfortunately is the screen size and resolution. My biggest 
beef with iPads, is the lack of USB ports, am sure that if there are 2 
USB ports on a tablet, then one has a very good chance of plugging in a 
keyboard and mouse ... , tho one might well be able to use the native 
touch keyboard without too  much discomfort.

Also, if you can do rough live mapping on the tablet, one can always 
"neaten" it up on the desktop, where you have a high resolution monitor, 
and mouse, for precise adjustments ...

For me there are currently just too many "unkowns" and I don't have 
money to go out and try this and that, and see what is practically 
useful, and what is not.

Regards,

Russell