[sugar] eBook Reader user interface

[Zvi Devir]

On Tue, 5 Jun 2007, Dan Williams wrote:

> On Tue, 2007-06-05 at 12:38 -0700, Don Hopkins wrote:
>
>> you press the button again, but require you to either press and hold
>> the button, or press another button (like the arrow keys) to actually
>> rotate the screen or power the system down.
>
> That's pretty indirect; I'd argue the more direct the better.  The
> button has a rotation icon, and when you press it, it should rotate the
> screen.
>

I think regarding the rotation key as a "modifier" is very intuitive. 
Pressing the rotation key + gamepad UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT rotates the screen 
to the appropriate direction (see the ticket). It will also prevent 
unwanted and expensive rotations.