Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

Does any know if will be complet portrait mode in new firmware? Thanks

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

No, only for the browser.

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

hope not. Never use it for a big fat phone like this. focus on important stuff.

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

portrait was scheduled for harmattan afaik. So maybe in the meego release.

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Portrait Mode will never be available for Maemo 5.

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I dont know about you guys but I hate portrait mode on this device. its fine as it is.;)

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At least portrait sms.....?

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I only want to see portrait mode for the Media Player.

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I think that portrait mode can be a bless for a device like this, when implemented in as many applications as possible, including some system apps like SMS.

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

Knowing Nokia....No!

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i hope we will see portrait mode on n900 , sometimes a mobile phone is really hard to use in landascape mode!! -.-

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i'dv love portrait sms, yeah the keyboards great for emails or long messages, but i cant touch type with this small a kb, so when i'm walking down the street or tuned into the tv i also want to be able to rattle off a quick reply without looking or having to open the phone and use both hands!

surely its not that much effort to at least give us the option?

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

It's not a matter of knowing Nokia or not. The OS is built using GTK (I think). I think the next OS is built using QT, which has better support for things like switching between portrait and landscape mode. Easier to move forward to something that natively supports portrait rather then hacking around to take something that was designed for landscape to force it into a portrait mode

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

The sms and mediaplayer portrait is quite important. Ofc we have the hw keyboard, but you wont always have both hands free!!

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Yes QT will be much easir in supporting portrait / landscape auto sizing.

I remember QT based Qtopia for the Zaurus and the QT layout widgets aloowed auto placement and sizing of the controls in an app when rotated from landscape to portrait.

Of couirse it still require some thinking and planning ahead when designing the individual apps - but the native QT based environment allowed that very easily.

This is the reason why Nokia is insisting on implementing OS level rotation support in QT based Maemo 6 (MeeGo) - I guess.

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

n900 will never get poitrait mode.... live with it or sell it and get a icrap....

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I would love to see portrait mode. Sure, the N900 isn't perfect and I understand it is more of a PC with phone capability than vice versa. But I don't think that should be an excuse during these times of great gadgets and gizmos. IMO, implementing portrait mode would enhance the user experience significantly.

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

let us repeat yourselves shall we?NO, not for Maemo 5 it will never happen. For Meego yes

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I have to say I was a skeptic regarding portrait mode, but I have to admit that I use it in the browser in portrait regularly, primarily for reading these forums, and with the iPhone version of Google Reader. I've got the half-press on the camera button mapped to the back function in the browser, and it rocks!

The only other app I run in portrait mode is the phone itself which is set for portrait only.

I find the rotation transitions to be glitchy and cause audio drop outs. If Nokia don't improve performance in that respect, they may as well forget further support for portrait mode, IMO. I'd be much happier with a slower rotation transition than the glitchy audio.

Generally, as far as my N900 is concerned, I'm a happy bunny :)

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

How did you do that?

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Using shortcutd. I think it is in extras now.

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

Probably "no", since Nokia is investing resources now with "Meego" and if Nokia is expecting the N900 to transition to Meego, perhaps they will for the feature to be universal, then.

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I don't think so. I think eventually Nokia will create portrait mode for N900. May be by using QT4.6 or 4.7

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I got myself very used to the landscape mode and pushing out the keyboard becomes my habit even when it's not necessary :rolleyes:

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The more you use the keyboard the more the key warn out lol. Also the slide getting rugged and lose. Scratches underneath etc.

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I would like to see portrait-landscape rotation mode in all applications.

It should be done through window manager, not by each individual app.

There should be a mode for anti-rotation (like, you are lying, and your eyes are not left-right, but up-down).

Warning: somewhat off-topic.

And I would like neither GTK+ nor QT, but simple, minimalistic Matchbox.

(X Terminal should work in it, it doesn't depend on GTK+.)

File Manager will have to be replaced, and Camera App possibly too, and Maps, and Clock...

And Fennec will have to be compiled without GTK+, if it's possible. :-/

What are your thoughts about minimalistic desktop environment with Matchbox (or anything minimalistic) as window manager, no widget toolkit, no fancy interface, compatible with Maemo 5 Fremantle 1.2.

A single hack to turn GTK+ off (not uninstall, but temporarily disable) could be welcome.

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

i think it'll come and ctrl+shift+r is a prerelease of that

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

That's what a warranty is for. :)

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I'll put my money on that if there is another firmware release, it'll be a simple bugfix release.

Re: Wil be portrait mode in next firmware??
 

There is going to be another firmware release (bugs have been getting marked fix for PR 1.3 by Nokia bugfixers).

And you are right, it'll be a simple bugfix release.