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IsaacDFP	2010-03-24 , 00:21
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Originally Posted by der_stefan

Hi sorry, but in most of your points, portrait is senseless.

> more easy to use the cellphone (one hand)
this is already implemented, you can use the phone that way.

> to send sms,chat or web browser
useless. the keyboard is landscape, why should i use it in portrait mode then ?
in addition to that, nearly 100% of all monitors (notebook & desktop) are in landscape, too

>see photos,videos
i would guess, that 90% of all pictures are in landscape mode.

I completly agree with you. Portrait mode is pretty useless, everything requiring Portrait has already it implemented. I am 100% AGAISNT portrait mode on the desktop. All my widgets/contacts/shortcuts are configured to be set up horizontally, how da hell is Nokia gonna perfectly re-arrange them vertically? The ONLY good reason I would require portrait is on the Music Player, but the entire music player is open to questioning, lol. Do you ever feel the need to turn your laptop 90 degrees?

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	dharder	2010-03-24 , 00:57
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I have to say I have gotten quite used to landscape mode on this device, but there are some times portrait would be nice. Having the option system-wide is, I believe, all folks are asking for. And not out of the question. There's a reason it works.

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andraeseus1	2010-03-29 , 07:25
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Originally Posted by volt

I voted no. Not because I am opposed to having portrait mode. But because the N900 has a list of missing features that you1) would expect in every phone, cheap or expensive. I believe those should be prioritized before this, and I believe there is a limited amount of resources being put into post-sales upgrades.

1) Well, at least that I would.

Honestly.. portrait mode is one of those expected features you are mentioning. i can name a few lower and higher end phones that haev portrait mode in almost all applications

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	biggzy	2010-03-29 , 07:29
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All id like portrait for is texting and IM on the go, would be happy with that.

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chase15	2010-03-29 , 07:31
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well, everything i want to be in portrait is already set up like the web browser. all i want now is the virtual keyboard on portrait mode.

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andraeseus1	2010-03-29 , 07:33
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Originally Posted by chase15

well, everything i want to be in portrait is already set up like the web browser. all i want now is the virtual keyboard on portrait mode.

would u actually use a portrait virtual keyboard? i guess it would be like typing with a BB or pre. i don't know if i cold appreciate a portrait virtual keyboard. on the flip side there are many happy BB users and pre users

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rofo1000	2010-03-29 , 07:39
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I would use it sometimes, nice with an option.
T9 in portrait, tried it yesterday on HTC Tattoo, worked well I think.

Something like this:

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spoonbuddy	2010-03-29 , 07:56
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The phone rotates just fine when you turn of auto-rotate.
I've turned portriat mode back off in the browser, didn't use it, much better in landscape.
Photos auto-rotate any way.
Why you would want to watch video in portrait is beyond me.

Although I can't see a problem with implementing an SMS fearure using the current phone dialling pad for sending texts t9 style, I like the conversations display as it is.

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	volt	2010-03-29 , 07:57
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Originally Posted by andraeseus1

Honestly.. portrait mode is one of those expected features you are mentioning. i can name a few lower and higher end phones that haev portrait mode in almost all applications

And I can name a few lower and higher end phones that doesn't have landscape mode. That's beside the point. Adding portrait mode would be adding another way of doing something this phone can already do. Instead, I think it would be good if they used that effort to add functionality that the phone should be able to do, but cannot.

Not talking about MMS here, but quite a few people have been stating that they miss that too. I don't think they'd complain if they only got MMS in landscape mode. As opposed to no modes, that is.

Portrait mode is by far not the most important feature missing.

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Xizor	2010-03-29 , 08:21
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I also do not need or wan't a global portait mode in N900. But Conversations and Media Player are some apps (+Browser) in which portrait mode would be quite useful sometimes...