why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

also , i updated sygic and was viewing the new features and i found out that the portrait keyboard wokrs with it ! , so why doesnt it work with other apps.?
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/392...0060221034.png

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

+1 ..I really like the layout too.. it would be great if this would work as part of the desktop

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

I guess that Sygic uses their own virtual keyboard.

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

Yea, that's not our VKB

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

so sygic could make a portrait keyboard and Nokia couldnt !

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

Opera has a portrait vkb too. Apparently, it is easier to do it for an app than for the whole system

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

opera mobile 10 browser has it too and its really cool layout too!
just wanted to let u know!

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

You could take a look at my proof-of-concept type of thing here:

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=54741

There's also various modifications and alternatives posted by qwerty12 and Radicalz38 there as well.

Please note that forced rotation can cause stability issues leading to a reboot. (Nothing serious, really, everything should be fine on the next boot.)

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

what there is a portrait keyboard?

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

Yes, FYI, it is only for Sygic app. The app it self has Portrait VKB as a part of the application function.

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

The one pictured here, is only in sygic, since it's a part of the application.

The one I posted is a forced rotation of the normal hildon virtual keyboard.

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

Witter might be getting a portrait VKB soon

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

When this app is released, I think people can somewhat reuse the keyboard for other apps or some sort of hack to make other application calling this keyboard when in vertical mode :D

Interesting!!

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

it does indeed now have a portrait VKB, it is annoying that I had to implement it my self rather than there just being a system wide one.
I would assume that a system one would be much better performing and provide all sorts of options for interesting enhancements to usability of input. Mine is just a basic set of buttons in a layout.

whilst I very much use my n900 in landscape, and bought it because it has a real physical keyboard, I have to admit there are times when a portrait keyboard is of use.

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

Is there anyway to add a vkb just to the built-in browser? and maybe to conversations app as well? Since changing the system wide vkb is probably not doable, adding it to individual application might be a good work-around.

Re: why does the portrait keyboard works only with sygic and not with other apps. ?
 

It's not much, but try rotate.py or rotate_app.

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=54741

(rotate_app is somewhere past the first page.)