Thread: When we will start writing in vertical position :(
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2010-03-28 , 19:13
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Originally Posted by Corso85 View Post
DUUDE. Read what I'm saying. i gave examples of both keyboard and non-keyboard devices.

HTC Touch Pro 2 and Droid and E75 have keyboards and their default operations are in Portrait!.

Yes Landscape should be the abnormal use status. That's how it is done on all devices. You're saying everyone is wrong? and the n900 is the only one that got it right??

Forcing people to use landscape for everything IS the unnatural way.
I'm begining to think OrangeBox is back. There are plenty of other devices that use landscape including most media players. The device is not primarily a phone, Nokia stated that at the outset and stated their primary use case was for landscape. If typing is the primary use for a device then wasting on screen real estate with a keyboard is daft. Just because a nmber of other devices have portrait doesn't mean it is the best for the device. The E61, the E71 (nokias most popular handset) not to mention the majority or RIM handsets all have landscape. The E75 has a keypad for portrait primary operation so the QWERTY keyboard is not the primary accessible input mechanism, it's also primarily a phone: not the same use case.

The point is that portrait or landscape have their own uses. For the stated use cases envisaged for the N900 the choice of landscape is considered best. If you don't like it then get over yourself.