Is there a way to make it so that whenever you're typing with the phone in portrait mode it uses Swype, and when typing in landscape mode it switches to the standard 2.2 keyboard?
vulcZ said:
Is there a way to make it so that whenever you're typing with the phone in portrait mode it uses Swype, and when typing in landscape mode it switches to the standard 2.2 keyboard?
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not by default, but maybe a tasker profile? That app is supposed to be able to automate just about anything.
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i was wondering if there was a way to set a particular program to launch in landscape mode as opposed to the standard portrait. i think this would be handy for database files/programs that you just need to bring up and check information.
the particular program in question is KeePass. i sometimes just need to launch it and check a password for something, but in portrait mode, i cant quite fully see 3 columns and usually need to scroll sideways, but landscape would be perfect. unfortunately, i cant really just open the keyboard because the phone is usually in a holster...and i tried assigning the rotate screen function to a hardware button, but it turns it the wrong way. in either case, i was hoping to just cut out the extra step and have it launch sideways by default. any ideas?
I love the physical qwerty keyboard but would prefer using the phone keypad when typing in portrait mode using the touch screen. Is there an option for this? Phone is TP2 with stock software. Thanks,
I went to my local AT&T corporate retail store to try the Tilt 2 again because the first device I tried at another store seemed slow and not responsive. I had a similar experience this time around too. But I have to believe that most of that can be chalked up to the fact that it has the stock ROM on it and also every noob in the world has messed with it inside the store. But it did leave me with a few questions.
I could not get the screen to go landscape unless I flipped out the keyboard. And when I pushed the keyboard back in it would go back to portrait even though I was still holding it landscape. Is this a setting somewhere? I thought the Tilt 2 had a true accelorometer.
When in the browser I would touch in the URL line and start typing out a www address. But every time i would get a few letters into it and another text field would open at the bottom and start intercepting my typing. Anyone know what that is?
While the Tilt2 is equipped with an accelerometer, TouchFLO itself is not designed to re-orient itself in landscape using just the accelerometer.
That being said, some applications do go into landscape mode when you turn it with the keyboard closed. The Windows Mobile SMS application, some versions of Opera, and other various apps. Otherwise, to "force" landscape the keyboard needs to be open (or use some 3rd-party app/tweak).
Also, out-of-the-box, the stock ROM is actually pretty responsive and fast. Its one of AT&T/HTC's better built stock ROMs out there. Of course there is always room for improvement. I suspect the slow/unresponsiveness is due to the fact that its a demo unit thats already been messed with.
As for the additional text field in the browser, I have no idea what that is. Only thing that pops up normally during normal browser usage is auto-complete that makes URL suggestions.
ChasDun said:
I could not get the screen to go landscape unless I flipped out the keyboard. And when I pushed the keyboard back in it would go back to portrait even though I was still holding it landscape. Is this a setting somewhere? I thought the Tilt 2 had a true accelorometer.
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You can use G-Config (available here on xda) to add programs (including TF3D and the Start menu) to the sensor database. Works great!
I have mapped one of the hardware buttons (long press on the answer key) to rotate the screen. Find it better than auto rotate depending on the orientation.
NoRotate is small utility application, that will enable or disable device rotating.
Why would someone want to disable rotating?
Maybe I'm only one that wants this but im using it for 2 main reasons:
I'm mostly using device in portait mode. When i want to type something i have to slide keyboard, type and slide keyboard back. But when i slide keyboard, i have to wait for OS to rotate. Disbling roation makes typing much faster.
Lots of apps dont support rotating or even causes problems on device. For exapmle if you accidentally move keyboard while using MorphGear in RawFrameBuffer mode, device will freeze and you will have to soft reset
Camera key is not working when rotating is disabled. Use "launch camera" button in application to launch it.
Thanks, that`s very usefull for me.
I was wondering if there were any modified AOSP Gingerbread phone.apk's floating out there that displayed in landscape mode. I usually put my DInc sideways when mounting for GPS and it would be really great if when I received a call the icons/text were oriented so that I could read it. Thanks.
Would love to see this too.
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In your contacts, go into settings and enable landscape mode.
I think it'll make the dialer and everything go landscape.
I don't see "Enable landscape mode", though I do see "Enable sensor rotation". I have that enabled already, which allows a number of the UI's to switch to landscape mode, but not the phone UI that pops up when someone calls or when I am making an outgoing call. That is the UI I'd really like to figure out how to switch.
nerdBrain said:
I don't see "Enable landscape mode", though I do see "Enable sensor rotation". I have that enabled already, which allows a number of the UI's to switch to landscape mode, but the phone UI that pops up when someone calls or when I am making an outgoing call. That is the UI I'd really like to figure out how to switch.
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That's what I was talking about. I assumed it would affect the dialer, too.
Guess not. Sorry. :/