In my case the particular reason for this is because of the way I have DC set up: Case #1: DC is configured to dial to my skype number. I have skype on my home dect phone in addition to my n900. If I'm home and I make a DC call, GV calls my skype number and I suddenly have everything ringing around me. Case #2: DC is configured to call my gizmo number which is only configured on the n900. Gizmo sometimes just does not work correctly. So quite often, I make a DC call, and the call that is supposed to reach my gizmo never actually activates on my n900, but GV then *does* go to the other party and all they hear is a wall of silence. If DC were to initiate the call to the number that GV provides, case #1 is taken care of automatically. Errors like the one in case #2 are also immediately brought up in DC itself - allowing me to take remedial actions without letting the other party get frustrated.
I can now see the characters left all the time - AND the text wraps at the right side of the window (both if minimized and full-screen)!! Did this come in this release? AWEESSOOMME!!!
(If I were super nit-picky I'd say that the text starts awfully close to the left side of the screen. Maybe pad the left side with a few more pixels but seriously, this is fantastic).
What is the multi-part SMS supposed to be about?
I really do love the idea of portrait mode. Maybe instead of depending on a hack, you could do it via the UI? a selectable option via the menu. If you tried it for the N8x0, would there be a way to switch to landscape on the fly. This would allow you to navigate everything in portrait, then when a text box is clicked, switch to landscape automatically. When item is sent or text box is gone, flip back to portrait auto.
**Edit Bug in 1.1.0-8 in the text window, the letters left counts up not down.
**Edit 2 I love the new text interface. I however hate the dial/send buttons. They are tiny. Can you make 1 large button located in the bottom right near thumb that is Dial and switches to send when you type, would be swell. I also like how the text window does not open up in full screen even if I am full screen. I like the easy x at the top. great work!