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	allnameswereout	2009-09-29 , 17:03
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Popularity is not an argument. Yes, Nokia E90 has portrait mode and T9, and just like a G1 portrait mode is the default mode. No wonder portrait mode is then more used. Can you see Nokia N900 does not have the required hardware to give a similar experience as Nokia E90? Can you see that Nokia N900 default mode is landscape and draw from the strength and weaknesses from this? For example, Dashboard makes it difficult to support full ASR. But we discussed that elsewhere already...

Originally Posted by Gorgon

I don't understand the responses from some of the community in regards to this. Do you deny that there is a use case for portrait mode?

No, I do not deny that. The person I quoted keeps discussing this very issue in various threads ad nauseam. First of all, it is difficult to follow the same arguments/discussion scattered in several threads. Second, it is not productive.

One handed operation is key to productivity when one wants to check quick status of calendar, email, etc. and quickly respond to a message or reminder. Learning Linux isn't going to let me be able to manipulate the device any easier in landscape mode. And landscape mode is great for web browsing, gaming, typing email, remote admin, etc. but you can't deny that there's a portrait use case.

The point is, like lcuk said, to start from what we are and have, instead of comparing to an other device series and then saying we don't have that. My reply was not directed to you. Person I quoted and replied to has no experience with Maemo or Linux whatsoever therefore I suggested learning Linux until Nokia N900 and Maemo 5 are released. Learning Linux desktop will give the person a boost to exploit the strong points of Maemo.

In other words if you start using a new platform don't compare it with your current experience. Forget that, unlearn, and give the new platform a fair chance.

I'm an E71/N810 user as well. Being able to pull the device out to check messages, calendar events and to answer calls one handed is part of what makes the device great. Walking around having to use two hands all the time in landscape mode is not efficient or productive for short tasks.

Same here, and I can say you cannot always walk around with Nokia E71 while using it. Walking requires focus. Using a computer requires focus.

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