Adapting your application to Netbook hardware
As an Application Engineer at Intel, I’ve been able to work with many companies over the years. During this time I’ve put together some information that is useful to consider when you are working to port your software to a Netbook.
Issue and Recommendation
Physical screen sizes and resolutions are different- Make sure your text is readable on an actual Netbook.
- Be aware of the possible default resolutions: 800x480 and 1024x600, with 800x600 and 1024x768 available through video scaling technology.
Some devices are optional (optical drives may not be present)
- Don’t require an optical drive, use web install and other methods to work around this.
Right clicks and multi-button clicks are difficult
- Avoid requiring difficult to accomplish clicks. Design to provide easy methods for common activities.
Additional UI considerations
Don’t rely on a peripheral that may not be connected (an optical drive).
Avoid requiring right click as the multi-button methods make that difficult
Use the display emulator to evaluate your design in 800x480
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylan=en&familyid=9c01c822-e6d2-4240-9fb3-b00e8ff4fbbf&displaylang=en
Comments
Happy day Dale ! Very great information about a Netbook when we are working to port of our software. Thanks.
Good work.
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