Closing Windows In Portrait Mode
 

Is their a way to close a browser window when in protrait mode? I find it inconviniant to have to switch to landscape, press the fullscrenn button, and then press on the X to close a window. Why can't the top menu bar just stay there, while in portrait mode?

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You could get ShortcutD app and then assign the camera press function for task viewer :)

That way u just tap the camera button as if u were focussing the camera and then press the x for the window ur on :)

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You could press the power button and press "End current task", it will close the browser.

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That will close the entire browser though, so if u have lyk 3 windows open and want to close one. Your method will close ALL 3 windows :/

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Both tips will work, but I was hoping for a diferent solution.
A way to use the phone with my right hand and still be able to exit a window, with out repositioning the phone.

This should work just fine. I'll be usuing both tips, thats for sure.
Thank you sirs.

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Yeah, I assumed OP wanted to close the entire browser, since you're more likely to do fast browsing if you're surfing in portrait, and do more "heavy" browsing while in landscape.

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I've been using the browser in portrait mode.
I realised that what I really want is all the functonality I have in landscape, but in portrait mode.
I guess I better learn to code since it Nokia isn't going to help me out. :(

Re: Closing Windows In Portrait Mode
 

You might be better of using Opera unless you got some specific reason to use MicroB.

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Try Opera. It's now in extras.

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I love this forum/community!!!
Thanks again peoples.

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The browser's UI is closed source like much of Nokia's stuff on the N900, so you wouldn't be able to modify it (even though it'd just consist of removing a call to gtk_window_fullscreen).

It is possible to change the fullscreen state without the browser realising it, thus keeping it in portrait mode with the specialised toolbar using wmctrt; but it's annoyng to obtain the XID each time. You could automate this by getting the root window and setting a filter function (GDK offers such functionality) to monitor the _MB_CURRENT_APP_WINDOW property so that you could act upon that.
A rather convoluted workaround for something that Nokia should just open source the program for, however (see how removing one call would be easier?).

Just use Opera, which has a proper portrait implementation.

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Another tip: when you want to close a browser window in portrait mode, press the rightmost button on the bottom of the screen (bookmarks), then the leftmost button on the screen top (dashboard), then when in the dashboard close the bookmarks window with its X handle and go back to your original window.
It's shorter to do than to tell :)

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I highly recommend this method.

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The reason I prefer the method I reported to pushing the camera button is that, when in portrait mode and kept by my right hand only, I feel easier to push buttons on the screen with my thumb than search the camera button, which for my own hand carries a serious risk of letting the thing drop on the floor :cool: