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2009-09-26 , 19:23
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Originally Posted by christexaport View Post
Fremantle already supports portrait mode, but only for third party apps and the phone app. What many of us are asking for is that the desktops, menus, and all included default apps included in the device (those not added by the user) allow rotation and full functionality in either orientation. This is what is considered ASR.
No, that is not AutomaticScreenRotate (ASR).. ASR is, if the screen changes automatically the orientation based on the accelerometer input.

But what is, if you're lying in your bed sideways, like this an you want to surf the web or just read something... The screen would change the orientation to portrait mode... wtf?!

I would love to see a function in which the front camera would detect the orientation of your face and based on that change the screen orientation... xD
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Happy Birthday, Jay!

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Originally Posted by zehjotkah View Post
But what is, if you're lying in your bed sideways, like this an you want to surf the web or just read something... The screen would change the orientation to portrait mode... wtf?!

I would love to see a function in which the front camera would detect the orientation of your face and based on that change the screen orientation... xD
I repost this logic here because it's simple, it works, and most importantly, the user doesn't have to configure anything. The n900 should be able to do this.

This is the ASR logic on the iPhone and the iPod touch. It allows you to lay on either shoulder and keep the device in landscape mode. I happily use it every day:

Code:
If in landscape mode:
    if home button on opposite side of rotation:
        don't rotate screen to portrait mode
    else:
        rotate screen to portrait mode
For example, if the home button is on the right and I rotate counter-clockwise, the screen will stay in landscape mode. If the home button is on the left and I rotate counter-clockwise, the screen will rotate to portrait mode.
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I'm indifferent to your indifference.

Happy birthday, b*tch.
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Because daperl couldn't do it properly: Happy birthday, JayOnTheBeat.

("B1tch" is automatically implied when I mention your name)
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You two bítches don't even add up to one of these bítches. That makes both of you li'l bítches. Or me an old bítch...

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Originally Posted by christexaport View Post
If Nokia announced a date for adding ASR support for the N900, preorders would blow through the roof!
I'm skeptical. Yeah, it's cool but I can't see it making that big a difference. Unless you have access to user wishlist data I haven't seen?

EDIT: O crap. Asking for data violates the spirit of indifference. I'd apologize but I don't really care that much.
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Me and the rest of the indifferent community thank you for the leadership that you have shown.
Perhaps you should post a small announcement in all threads with the word "indifferent" in them.

Write it once and just cut and paste it everywhere else. It'll save time.
I think Obama said it best in reference to Kanye, and it applies to you as well.
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DOH!
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I'm skeptical. Yeah, it's cool but I can't see it making that big a difference. Unless you have access to user wishlist data I haven't seen?

EDIT: O crap. Asking for data violates the spirit of indifference. I'd apologize but I don't really care that much.
I guess all of the topics about ASR on various forums including those I've started or been in here, the negative comments in all the other phone related site about the N900 being landscape only or two handed only, and the expectations of smartphone users isn't enough. The fact that S60 was and is the best seller possibly because its designed for one hand in most instances could be a clue. One of the caveats with the N97 was that it lost some of its one handed wizardry from 3rd Edition.

I'm really in tune with the various smartphone communities, especially Symbian, and while the N900 is the talk of the town, you can bet that all of the former Symbian bloggers moving into the Maemo space will be rudely awakened when they learn that the N900 isn't the on-the-go utility monster that was S60, and mostly because of lack of ASR in the base of the device.

Apps with ASR are ok, but the N900 includes such a large feature set, most of the apps people use on their phones won't be necessary, but using two hands to Tweet, check MySpace and Facebook, IM, and the like are a downgrade no matter how you cut it. Mark it down in ink, I tell ya.
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