I can see ragnar's points, and I think what he proposes would be fine. The instructions for enabling portrait mode for community members should be clear enough for non-developers to follow (like myself) with a boldfaced note that some features will not be as smooth as in landscape mode (or some features may be downright broken).

I *do* think, however, that we *can* find solutions to those problems and eventually push it as an update for "normal" users. It just might take a little time.

I disagree with johnkzin that an unfinished portrait mode should be enabled by default for "normal" users. Apple, with their iPhones/iPod Touch devices, follows the logic that giving "normal" users access to only *fully* developed features makes for a better "experience" overall. I know the people in this forum are quite different than the iPhone/iPod Touch market, but believe me, most of the people owning those device love them a lot. Why else would they pay ridiculous fees to mobile contractors to keep the devices?