Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Beaverton, OR USA
Posts: 87

If you had the courage to open your Visor to see its guts, this question is probably for you.

I noticed that the Visor display is not centered within its plastic case. If you look at the case border on the left, it's about 1/8 inch wider than the border on the right. By "border" I am referring to the distance from the screen edge to the case edge.

I was wondering if there was something inside that forces this. I seem to remember that the Visor is about 1/8 of an inch smaller (more narrow) than the Palm III, so maybe it's not that there is 1/8 inch more on the left side, but that there is 1/8 inch less on the right.

Just curious.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Interests: Women, Drums, Visors, Computers, Home Theater and any cool gadgets.
Posts: 138

If you would read the "Visor Screen" thread you will see posts discussing this topic. Just info
http://www.visorcentral.com/visor/d...TML/000867.html

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Beaverton, OR USA
Posts: 87

Nope -- completely different topic. The construction of the Visor case is my question. Why is the case width greater on the left of the screen than on the right?

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Hebron,CT USA
Posts: 14

This may be due to the placement of the IR device. Don't know, have not recieved mine yet.

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Mililani, HI, USA
Posts: 256

I don't think it's because of the IR. This width difference is also present in the original Palm Pilot design. I don't know why they chose to make the sides with differing widths. Maybe it has something to do with a right-handed bias. I don't think there is any mechanical necessity for such a design. It's either ergonomic or aesthetic.

BTW, I did open up my visor, and I couldn't detect any reason for the design.

[This message has been edited by ragamuffinn (edited 11-24-1999).]

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Texan in Calgary for a while
Posts: 1361

I noticed this, and the only thing I can think of is for the IR.

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Registered: Sep 1999
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Posts: 95

If it's true on the Palm models, also, then I'd guess it's because of where a right-hander's thumb would probably be.