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hlchoo 2010-04-01 14:24
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Great thread! Subscribed it now.

Thanks!

v13 2010-04-01 14:26
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by codeMonkey (Post 588099)
Just tried this, it seems to shoot me right to the start/end of the page - which in itself is really useful.
This may be because I have Function Up and Function Down remapped to Home and End, so I'm essentially getting Ctrl-Home and Ctrl-End functionality.
Here is how it seems to work: While pressing the up/down key, press the ctrl once. This will make it scroll faster. Then press it again. It will go even faster. If you press it for a third time it will be slow again. Seems to work about 4 out of 5 times.

Instead of the ctrl key you can also use the blue arrow.

felbutss 2010-04-02 14:26
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
i just found a new one.


WHEN IN A TEXT BOX LIKE SMS OR WEBSITES. PRESS THE BLUE UP ARROW THEN 'Ctrl'. it will bring up a extra symbol box. :)

Bazza 2010-04-02 14:34
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Also if its too hard to manipulate your fingers press function key (blue up arrow) twice to lock it then press ctrl and extra symbols come up.

good find felbutss.:)

Dont forget to unlock function key by pressing twice again ;)

felbutss 2010-04-02 14:59
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazza (Post 592683)
Also if its too hard to manipulate your fingers press function key (blue up arrow) twice to lock it then press ctrl and extra symbols come up.

good find felbutss.:)

Dont forget to unlock function key by pressing twice again ;)

thanks. how do u do the same thing for when you have to press the shift + Ctrl arrow?? lol that gets tricky

LuciusMare 2010-04-03 15:57
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by felbutss (Post 592674)
i just found a new one.


WHEN IN A TEXT BOX LIKE SMS OR WEBSITES. PRESS THE BLUE UP ARROW THEN 'Ctrl'. it will bring up a extra symbol box. :)
New? It was mentioned ITT at least 5 times... :)

aman18narang 2010-04-05 18:46
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
how to go directly to the top or bottom of a page? its a pain scrolling all up to the top of a thread

aman18narang 2010-04-05 18:53
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by codeMonkey (Post 588099)
Just tried this, it seems to shoot me right to the start/end of the page - which in itself is really useful.
This may be because I have Function Up and Function Down remapped to Home and End, so I'm essentially getting Ctrl-Home and Ctrl-End functionality.
how did you remap up n down keys..can you give me the instructions to do so? tia

codeMonkey 2010-04-06 07:30
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Some useful links for learning about remapping the keyboard:

http://www.natisbad.org/N900/n900-ke...remapping.html
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=40806
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=35089
http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/mae...er/014913.html

The usual warnings apply - please read around the subject thoroughly.

assetburned 2010-04-06 14:17
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
sometimes i miss T9. especially if i have to write long messages via the SMS function.
mostly because of the way how umlauts (äöü and ß) has to be entered in the N900. it would be far more easier if the app would recognise that "fur" isn't what i want to write but "für" would be the correct word... just an example ;-)

punto 2010-04-21 15:30
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Is there a way to get the turn-to-Phone feature working across the board? That would actually make it useful: It's pretty useless from the desktop as I have the Phone shortcut there, and besides it takes more time for the N900 to realise it's been turned than to prod a desktop shortcut if you're there already.

allz 2010-04-21 18:17
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
here is the top secret technique that all of n900 users will love it

when u r surfing on the internet browser, u probably use only horizontally view, don't u?

try ctrl+shift (up arrow) + O

then turn it vertically

WOW!!!

TomJ 2010-04-21 20:36
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by punto (Post 621166)
Is there a way to get the turn-to-Phone feature working across the board? That would actually make it useful: It's pretty useless from the desktop as I have the Phone shortcut there, and besides it takes more time for the N900 to realise it's been turned than to prod a desktop shortcut if you're there already.
Try installing shortcutd. This allows you to configure the camera button to launch the phone, which means you can use the portrait mode of the browser as per the previous post, which a universal turn-to-phone would prevent. it also allows you to configure the camera button or prox sensor to work as a browser back button, thus making the portrait mode for the borwser usable.

msa 2010-04-21 21:11
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by felbutss (Post 592674)
i just found a new one.


WHEN IN A TEXT BOX LIKE SMS OR WEBSITES. PRESS THE BLUE UP ARROW THEN 'Ctrl'. it will bring up a extra symbol box. :)
i guess thats why the Ctrl-key has "Sym" printed in blue on it :D

kingoddball 2010-04-22 02:34
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Best thread I have seen! AWESOME!

Neegs 2010-04-22 08:11
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Does anyone know how to tab to the next field online. i.e. logging into online banking i have to tap the screen to jump to the next field. Is there now a keyboard shortcut?????

the_accidental 2010-04-22 08:14
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Ctrl + left or right

ndi 2010-04-22 10:06
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Or up down.

msa 2010-04-22 11:21
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
for users with 2 arrow-keys:
sym-key + up/down

/edit:

nvmd, sym is the same as ctrl xD

rolan900d 2010-04-22 11:24
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Hold these 6 buttons at the same time:

Ctrl 6 a * backspace and space

festivalnut 2010-04-22 11:26
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rolan900d (Post 622342)
Hold these 6 buttons at the same time:

Ctrl 6 a * backspace and space
and before i grow a spare arm to pull that off... what does it do?

dave73 2010-04-22 13:12
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by allz (Post 621366)
here is the top secret technique that all of n900 users will love it

when u r surfing on the internet browser, u probably use only horizontally view, don't u?

try ctrl+shift (up arrow) + O

then turn it vertically

WOW!!!
and then close the phone! otherwise nothing happens ;)

excellent tip ! portrait browsing was a feature that i was still missing.

I can now use it for my N900/ipad startpage with mobile websites
http://brullendeleeuw.nl

sophocha 2010-04-22 13:27
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
I`m still looking for a tab key!....like when you put your username and the press tab to go to the password box.....is there a way to do it easily on the N900 rather than tapping on the password box?

dave73 2010-04-22 13:34
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by whaleyboy (Post 585734)
Here's one I find really useful...in the web browser you can use ctrl + right arrow to go to the next field in a form (like hitting TAB on a normal keyboard). ctrl + left arrow acts like shift-TAB, going to the previous form field.
here ya go

aman18narang 2010-04-22 16:02
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
in the default media player if you go to list of songs and press the songs tab, you will see a playlists option. it displays all playlists like most recently played, newly added and never played...

am surprised how i missed it till now..anybody else who didnt notice it or is it just me?

punto 2010-04-22 19:35
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by festivalnut (Post 622348)
and before i grow a spare arm to pull that off... what does it do?
Yes indeed. Inquiring minds would like to know.

I was thinking more like 'before I have the disinfectant ready after keyboard contact with both my toe and wedding tackle' but yes, spare arm would be a much better option.

whaleyboy 2010-04-22 19:57
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sophocha (Post 622491)
I`m still looking for a tab key!....like when you put your username and the press tab to go to the password box.....is there a way to do it easily on the N900 rather than tapping on the password box?
It was answered above...hit ctrl + right arrow (or left arrow to go to previous box)

bioman 2010-04-22 20:44
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rmerren (Post 574094)
When in the browser, use the volume rocker switch to zoom in and out.
That is certainly handy. However I would like to know how one can adjust the sound-volume while in the browser.

In the user manual (p. 47, Browser/Web Settings) there seems to be a switch for it under the browser settings, i.e. to use the volume rockers for zooming or for sound, but in real life I can't find this. Is this one of the mythical FW 1.2 options, together with e.g. the option: "Enable Rotation"? Or am I looking in the wrong place?

ER444 2010-04-22 20:44
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Press the power button quickly once and a small menu appears that includes changing to "offline-modus" (flight modus by other phones). Is the quickest way to keep the phone from ringing when at the doctor's office.. or where ever. I use it all the time.

ER444 2010-04-22 20:53
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fargus (Post 574134)
Something a lot of people don't seem to know is that pressing Ctrl+Shift+P snapshots the current screen to the images folder on the device.
Don't know what use it is, but it works !!

ER444 2010-04-22 21:04
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by casper27 (Post 574634)
If an application you are using such as the Browser freezes up and is unresponsive. Click the power button and choose End Current task. Just like in task manager in windows.
Very cool !!!!

Luz 2010-04-22 22:17
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by dave73 (Post 622468)
and then close the phone! otherwise nothing happens ;)

excellent tip ! portrait browsing was a feature that i was still missing.

I can now use it for my N900/ipad startpage with mobile websites
http://brullendeleeuw.nl
trying this but nowt happens?! just hold down all three buttons at same time and then close phone and flip phone ?!

treck 2010-04-23 03:26
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
When you connect your n900 to a Mac in Mass Storage mode, then delete some files via the Mac, this folder is created:

/home/user/MyDocs/.Trashes

This contains the deleted items (think Trash or Recycle Bin), which could, eventually, take up a lot of valuable space.

It's safe to delete this folder from the xterm (rm -R /home/user/MyDocs/.Trashes). I freed up about 6gb of space in doing so. >_<

JohnLF 2010-04-23 11:08
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Found a new one accidentally which I've not seen anywhere: -

Similar to typing a letter to jump to your contacts, if you enter a number it immediately brings up the phone. So e.g. from the desktop, blue arrow and P brings up the phone interface with a zero ready entered.

Only minor issue then is that the blue arrow is then not needed for the rest of the number so you have to remember to let go of it. :p

This is the quickest way to add a new contact - if someone gives you their number, you can type the number in, then from the top menu bar select New Contact to enter their name details.

msa 2010-04-23 12:04
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnLF (Post 624239)
Found a new one accidentally which I've not seen anywhere:
uh, that comes in handy :O

Niggydip 2010-04-23 13:24
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
I hope this aint off-topic but forgive me if it is though....Download the Wifi switcher app to disable WLAN which in turn prolongs battery life!

ndi 2010-04-23 22:07
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Better yet, there's an app that disconnects idle connections after a while.

woody14619 2010-04-23 23:14
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rolan900d (Post 622342)
Hold these 6 buttons at the same time:

Ctrl 6 a * backspace and space
It does the same thing as Ctrl backspace.

FYI: It's the same as hitting the menu/multi-select button in the upper left corner.

festivalnut 2010-04-23 23:19
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
for those of you having trouble viewing TMO on the n900 and don't like the minimalist theme solution (like me.) you can swipe in the cursor to a space between posts, lock it, and scroll the missing parts of the page with the right arrow key.

sorry poor explanation but if anyone can put it more elequently then feel free!

kobiblack 2010-04-24 13:43
Re: Gimmicks you might have missed on the N900
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JCH (Post 574293)
This also lets you scroll the map in Google maps. Without doing this, there's no way to scroll a Google map, and screen swipes move the screen around instead of the map.
This might be a silly question but how exactly do you swipe, everytime i try the page seems to just move to the left :eek:


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