Portrait mode use cases - Page 27 - maemo.org

attila77 | # 261 | 2009-09-09, 20:46 | Report

Originally Posted by konttori View Post

If you guys would produce a list in order of priority of what you would want to be in portrait mode, perhaps Nokia could use that for help in prioritizing work.

Not that I believe t.m.o is the perfect cross-section of users to determine this, but for what it's worth, I started a poll with most of the mentioned apps here.

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Capt'n Corrupt | # 262 | 2009-09-09, 22:55 | Report

Wow, it seems that portrait mode really is a largely desired feature for users. I've now heard it mentioned in quite a few videos, and read about it quite a few blog-comments (unrelated to this forum).

I often wish my N810 had more portrait mode. Sometimes I just don't want to use two hands...

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lagonda | # 263 | 2009-09-10, 09:49 | Report

I've looked through this thread and could not work out if this has been answered.

When using the phone application in portrait mode do you have access to your contacts and if so how do you search through them?

Capt'n Corrupt | # 264 | 2009-09-10, 11:39 | Report

I think that the contacts are portrait as well (could be wrong about this).

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ragnar | # 265 | 2009-09-10, 12:01 | Report

There is access to the contact list (through a specific portrait designed dialog) in portrait mode for the call UI, yes.

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kapianna | # 266 | 2009-09-10, 16:44 | Report

Originally Posted by Jack6428 View Post

for me would be enough if Nokia added to portrait mode even only sms(read, write)...and calculator.. but hey, anything extra is welcome as long as it works

A limited, but finished, release for SMS, Phone and Calender would work just fine for me too.
Ofcourse this means that the dashboard too would probably need to rotate.

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Tommy | # 267 | 2009-09-10, 22:01 | Report

Desktop and dashboard MUST support portrait, because when you unlock the device it will be in landscape and then the app you open will be in portrait and the dashboard again in landscape and so on .....

elimoon8 | # 268 | 2009-09-10, 23:23 | Report

This is just a concept that shows that a portrait mode keyboard could indeed be usable (with keys that are not too small). The positioning of the keys is not indicative of actual key placement (I just whipped this up pretty quick). The other options are kind of squished on the side, so I'll have to figure out something about that.

Any suggestions?

christexaport | # 269 | 2009-09-11, 00:44 | Report

I'd start with the iPhone's portrait keyboard. And the longer I think about this, the more I realize my left hand doesn't really know my device very well. I will need portrait badly, or my dog walking and working will no longer coexist. I have a feeling Nokia will get the GUI fully rotational in no time.

kapianna | # 270 | 2009-09-11, 12:23 | Report

Originally Posted by elimoon8 View Post

This is just a concept that shows that a portrait mode keyboard could indeed be usable (with keys that are not too small). The positioning of the keys is not indicative of actual key placement (I just whipped this up pretty quick). The other options are kind of squished on the side, so I'll have to figure out something about that.

Any suggestions?

Good effort.. but probably will not please the one-handed guys

Not to mention that there will be a learning curve involved to get used to a non-standard layout. More fodder to those who want to pan the product.

Much rather prefer the T9 solution. Most Nokia users will anyway be used to it

Last edited by kapianna; 2009-09-11 at 12:34. Reason: Additional comment on learning curve