'Gaming Button' on Ipaq

[AlphaFox]

Hey, look at this page i Found at pocketpc.com. it says that the ipaq has a 'Large Gaming Button.' hahahaah!! Why doesnt it work for games then? I think they shoud either remove the reference to the button as a gaming device or fix it so that it works with games. Id prefer the latter. =)<br>http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/bguide/ipaqh3600.asp

[Dan East]

Did you notice the picture being displayed on that iPaq? Bill Gates must have gotten rid of his dog. Either that or he bought a bigger dog house, because his current one is up for sale.<br><br>Dan East

[R0B]

lol...<br><br>No, his dog fired his current trainer, and decided to sell his trainers house.<br><br>BTW, did you notice the price of $600.  I've seen the newer 64mb ones for that price.

[daburnd]

wow, the "large gaming button" supports 5 directions. at my calculations it should be 8. <br>but who am i to argue with bill gates and get sewed for it?

[Moose or Chuck]

It supports left, right, up, down; and also acts as a button if you push it in. For diagonals are treated as two different directions, not one of their own, on the iPaq.

[Chris Edwards]

well... yeah.. 8.. and you can push it down.. so 9.<br>

[daburnd]

well pushed down isn't a direction or it is a 3d direction something. so it should be 4 or 8.

[TBone]

Actually, the diagonals act like the action button. Try it in Quake, and if you try to chord while moving you'll fire the pistol instead. I think it has to do with the way that the iPAQ measures voltages to allow the action button and directional at the same time. Pressing two directionals sends the voltage above a high enough threshold to trigger the action response.