Phil Yates wrote:
> 
> >> I want to type text into a standard edit field (at the bottom of a 800 x 600
> >> window), and have the text print out inverted in a selectable font at the
> >> top of the screen, so that if the display is on its back, facing upwards,
> >> the text appears the right way up to someone sitting opposite me.
> 
> > Create (or acquire) an inverted font and print to screen using it.
> 
> > Another idea. Hang a mirror over the screen at an angle of 45° pointing at
> > the person opposite you (fast and cheap).
> >
> > O     /     O
> > |    ___    |
> 
> I was aware of the gWorld approach, but the first above is an interesting
> idea. Unfortunately, although cheap and simple, the latter is a non-starter.
> This has to be a portable solution on a powerbook.

The mirror is a non-starter not just for the portability issue, but also
because it won't work.  The text as seen by the other user will appear reversed.

- Rick