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Landscape keyboard?

Is it possible to get a keyboard similar to the full QWERTY keyboard, but in landscape mode instead? making it even easiyer to type?

Resco Keyboard also works in landscape (and great to).

kareem9nba said:
Resco Keyboard also works in landscape (and great to).
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ya, but it ain't free :S

Just switch your screen to landscape and your keyboards will be in landscape as well.

Silly question, only had my phone a couple of days but how do you change to landscape mode, so far I only have managed to flip the screen in opera but nothing else?

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Just switch your screen to landscape and your keyboards will be in landscape as well.
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Well, i just basicly want to text easier, if i flip my phone sideways, it remains the same while texting, i dont understand what you mean, i cant switch it to landscape, can i? how?

you need GSen for screen rotation in virtually all windows except TF3D.
look it up in the forum stickies

Well i cant get gsen to work for me, or even the newer thing

install gsen, tap gsen toggle, you should get a message "Gsen is already working. Turn it off?" or smth like that. like i said, it works in all windows except TF3D.
if that doesn't work for you, flash another rom that has gsen incorporated.
if you still have problems, re-calibrate your gsensor.

worked for me.

Permanent landscape view? + SOLVED +

This is the deal breaker for me.
The lack of keyboard will be better if I can make the screen horizontal as I do on my TyTn II. My screen is permanently on ladnscape mode.
As it looks better and there is no lag when switching.
Possible on the HTC Touch HD?
From the manual I read online and playing with it at the store I think its not possible.
Any info?
Thanks
Solution:
To remain constantly in landscapde mode:
You will need to rotate the screen and switch the phone dialer menu(screen) from the default HTC one to the WM dialer menu.
There are plenty of ways to rotate the screen and one way to switch from HTC dialer to WM.
N.B: You must disable the HTC Touch Flow 3d home menu by deselecting from the Home menu in settings.
To change to WM dialer from HTC dialer:
1- Download and install HD Tweak (thanks montecristoff & co.)
2- Use it to change the dialer to WM dialer.
To rotate the screen:
* Search on the forum for the registry tweak to make the option of selecting either landscape or portrait appear. Then go to Start/Settings/Screen and select landscape.
or
Use software like pbar or quickmenu or spb pocketplus to rotate the screen. Obviously pbar or quickmenu are preferable because they are free and very useful (thanks creators).
Cons:
1- With the WM dialer, you loose the ability to make video calls. Its not forever though, you can easily switch to HTC dialer from the HD tweak app.
2- You fore go the HTC Touch Flow 3d home screen. You will probably need to get SPB mobile shell or similar.
Pros:
1- Screen looks damn nice in landscape mode, or as I like to refer to it as wide screen!
2- More text in a more natural perspective. Things dont look so narrow.
3- Typing onscreen is much easier because the virtual keyboard is larger/wider.
I prefer this way because I did not like the way my previous TyTn II (Kaiser) lagged when it rotated from portrait to landscape every time I opened/used the physical keyboard. So I decided to keep it landscape. Turned out to be the best(my) option.

No landscape mode is supported! only TF3D today plugin doesnt support landscape!
so you will not have a problem!

Most software will work in landscape mode - see the FAQ:
"How do I make all applications turn when I rotate the HD?
Not all applications respond to the g-sensor (screen rotation)
There are a number of applications (eg. Gyrator2, GSen) that can help work around this issue. "
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BlackstoneFAQ
Not sure which applications work in landscape and which don't though, but you'd get most of them in landscape.
The Keyboard is pretty usable in portrait with such a big screen too.

I want it in landscape mode permanently!
Not with some applications...

Well u can rotate today screen aswell but it wont look as nice.Tobad it rotates back though when u return from an applicaiton to the today screen.
But that should be fixable. Just try to rotate today via the built in rotate setting and u will se how it looks.
It looks a little weird on the right side of the screenshot but it disapperas immedeiately.

I use SPB mobile shell & SPB diary combined as my today screen.
So I wont be using HTC's today screen at all.

CorruptedSanity said:
I want it in landscape mode permanently!
Not with some applications...
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Just use HD Tweak to enable the permanent landscape option.

chr5s11, in a hurry, could u plz give me the link to hd tweak.

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chr5s11, in a hurry, could u plz give me the link to hd tweak.
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http://montecristoff.webs.com/

thanks a lot.

I could not find the tweak to enable landscape mode.

Something else you could try - install AE Button Plus, map one of the buttons (e.g. volume up) to "rotate screen", rotate the screen to the orientation you want, then re-load AE Button Plus and un-map the button. That should do it? I'm not entirely sure whether this will stick when you turn off or soft reset your device though...
Alternatively you could do what I have done, and map a long press of volume up to rotate one direction and long press of volume down to rotate the other way. There are occasions where portrait mode is better, others where landscape is better. Also means that volume controls still work as intended when pressed normally. I find gsen and gyrator a bit tempremental at times, so prefer having manual control over the rotation.

Even this will not cause proper rotation if your looking to stay in landscape. tf3d will not work in landscape without some sort of bodge from the diamond. I use my htc device in a car with landscape gps apps. I gave up on tf3d as maybe i don't need it because i've got voice commander. I set gyrator to switch to the phone app and rotate if the phone was landscape and happened to be on the manilla screen. I wanted the phone app to be landscape so i can see who i'm voice calling while in the car. this works, but if you switch to another app then back to the phone then the phone goes portrait and then only re shaking and landscaping the phone gets it to go landscape. Really I don't want to touch it when im driving. I guess I could set a voice command to rotate but I dont think its worth it. I also tried unhiding the landscape with a reg edit but once again the phone app re-portraits. Im now going to try a hreset and stoping the customize incase that affects the phone orientation if not im going a hunting a reg setting as maybe there is one that causes the phone app to portrait? I swear this was easier on my universal but i refuse to give up (and im kinda having fun )

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Even this will not cause proper rotation if your looking to stay in landscape. tf3d will not work in landscape without some sort of bodge from the diamond. I use my htc device in a car with landscape gps apps. I gave up on tf3d as maybe i don't need it because i've got voice commander. I set gyrator to switch to the phone app and rotate if the phone was landscape and happened to be on the manilla screen. I wanted the phone app to be landscape so i can see who i'm voice calling while in the car. this works, but if you switch to another app then back to the phone then the phone goes portrait and then only re shaking and landscaping the phone gets it to go landscape. Really I don't want to touch it when im driving. I guess I could set a voice command to rotate but I dont think its worth it. I also tried unhiding the landscape with a reg edit but once again the phone app re-portraits. Im now going to try a hreset and stoping the customize incase that affects the phone orientation if not im going a hunting a reg setting as maybe there is one that causes the phone app to portrait? I swear this was easier on my universal but i refuse to give up (and im kinda having fun )
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Again, in either HD Tweak or Advance Config, there's a bit where you can check which phone dialer skin is used (I think HD Tweak) maybe if you try setting the phone dialer to the original WM 6.1 dialer instead of the HTC one it might not keep switching back to portrait? You won't be able to make video calls, but that may be something you don't mind losing... I know I never use it...

No thats fine, I have ugly friends

woohoo thanks guys no more poking around in the dark with reg settings for me hd tweak did the job!

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woohoo thanks guys no more poking around in the dark with reg settings for me hd tweak did the job!
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I believe he is woohoo'ing because if you switch from HTC dialer type to WM dialer type via HD Tweak (you do loose the ability to make a video call), it then no longer rotates back to portrait mode after you switched to landscape.
Prior, it would remain in portrait mode till you accessed the dialer screen, then for some reason it would rotate back to portrait mode.
Now with the WM dialer style, it stays permanently in landscape mode.
This is with TF3d disabled of course.

Screen rotation fault.

Right guys, and gals..
I have a problem with my touch HD..
When I have Opera open, and a rotate the unit so the picture is in landscape mode, the screen flickers, shuts down opera and returns to the touch flo mainscreen in portait..
I dont know why its doing this..
Anyone else have this problem, or has had it and has some information.
Rgds
Neil

Liquizen said:
Right guys, and gals..
I have a problem with my touch HD..
When I have Opera open, and a rotate the unit so the picture is in landscape mode, the screen flickers, shuts down opera and returns to the touch flo mainscreen in portait..
I dont know why its doing this..
Anyone else have this problem, or has had it and has some information.
Rgds
Neil
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I think HTC had intentionally rotate back to portrait mode because TF3D does not support landscape mode.

try to install MobileMagic, enable Free Rotation then try rotating in the Program menu of WM, then u'll see if theres a Problem with Opera or the system itself. Maybe it works if the rotation is handled with Mobilemagic.

Liquizen said:
Right guys, and gals..
I have a problem with my touch HD..
When I have Opera open, and a rotate the unit so the picture is in landscape mode, the screen flickers, shuts down opera and returns to the touch flo mainscreen in portait..
I dont know why its doing this..
Anyone else have this problem, or has had it and has some information.
Rgds
Neil
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Have you installed any kind of topbar icons? That's the number 1 reason for Opera crashing with rotation. Try uninstalling the topbar and see if it helps.

Thats the fault, I had installed a new flashy topbar, which looked cool, but interferred with my ability to change rotation of programs.
I uninstalled the topbar, and it works fine.. Just gotta decide if I want a flashy topbar which looks lovely, or have the rotation back..
Decisions decisions.
Thanks for your help.
Neil

Liquizen said:
Thats the fault, I had installed a new flashy topbar, which looked cool, but interferred with my ability to change rotation of programs.
I uninstalled the topbar, and it works fine.. Just gotta decide if I want a flashy topbar which looks lovely, or have the rotation back..
Decisions decisions.
Thanks for your help.
Neil
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Not at All! There are many top bars (color ones and flashy ones and everything in between) throughout these excellent HD forums which will not give you the rotation problem. Simply try again and soon enough you'll have the best of both worlds. (for me, out of about 7 different top bars only 2 had the rotation problem....maybe just one)
Good hunting!

No ladnscape to the right?

Hi,
Just got my Topaz today.
I only manage to get it to landscape mode when turning left, is there a way of getting to go landscape when turning to the right. I prefer it that way for querty usage, being right handed I prefer to have extra reach with mi right hand.
Thanks.

I thought that it can rotat each way except for upside down. If not that will suck but sure there is a hack for it. Try turning it to the right and tilting the screen down a little bit?
If it works let me know. And by right I assume you mean that you like the bottom of the phone to be on the right side. Because I hate diveces that rotate to the left.... I've seen a few where you need to turn it left to slide out the qwerty. Seems Bass Ackwards to me.

Is it possible to rotate both ways?
Anyone found a fix for this? I'm using the new WM6.5 rom, and after enabling auto-rotate, I can only get it to rotate one way. I'd like it to rotate the other way as well as that would suit the position of my car mount and car charger better. Any ideas anyone?

not sure if it works but you can try to change with advance config 3.3 landscape mode from 270° to 180° for right rotation but its fixed

abzza said:
not sure if it works but you can try to change with advance config 3.3 landscape mode from 270° to 180° for right rotation but its fixed
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Don't you mean "to" 90 degrees?
180 would be upside down?

yes 90 degrees

You can use ChangeScreen to rotate all the programs.

Changescreen does the trick
Thanks chaps for all the advice. Advanced config does seem to have settings to rotate in all directions, but the Touchflo interface would still only rotate in the one direction.
However, changescreen seems to override that, and allows you to rotate it in all directions (as long as you take the restrictions of the Manilla settings).
Thanks everyone!
Lee

Landscape Use --> Home Button --> Portrait ???

Hey Forum,
while in the car i mainly use my Leo in Landscape Mode which works quite well with the GoaTrip 4.5 Rom and in combination with BSBTweaks. But theres one thing annoying me:
I am using the device in Landscape i.e. scrolling through the tabs, using some Progs and so on, but as soon as i press homebutton, the HD2 jumps to HomeScreen but in portrait mode where it stays for about 2-3 three seconds. Sometimes it is even the case, that it doesnt flip to landscape at all which is very annoying when you p.ex. want to switch from igo to CHT to skip a musictrack.
My questions are therefore: Has anybody made the same experience? Does anybody know why my Leo doesnt jump to the Homescreen in Landscape Mode directly? Is it a ROM-thingy or do you all (who use Landscape) suffer from that.
With the phone it is quite similar. As soon as i press the Dial Button, It shows up the Dialer in Portrait mode and doesnt flip until i turn the device around and back again...
I would be glad if anybody could help me out with this one. Thanks

Hmm seems like no one is using landscape on the HD2, huh?

I use landscape many times, especially in my car.
But, it seems the Manila installed in it cannot handle landscape.
When starting Opera, iGO, or picture viewer from Manila, everything works in landscape. But as soon as I see a Manila screen, it still shows in portrait.
I have the HyperROM with version 2.5.2013 and would love to see Manila in landscape mode!!

If your ROM supports it, then this cab should work perfect. There a just small glitsches with the Twitter, Internet, eReader and DokTab but they are still fully usable. If you dont like it, just uninstall it. But i can tell i love it how EVERYTHING is in LS when you need it (i.e. in the car )
P.S. i dont take any credits as i didnt make the cab
P.S. 2 Even works great with Co0kies Hometab 1.8.0

I have been trying various landscape apps for manilla. They all work except for the home page. If i restart the device in landscape mode i loose all the quicklinks, even when i turn the device to portrait. Any sugestions?

a big BUT.... so we can use even manila in landscape.... but did anyoane managed to keep the phone canvas in landscape even after initiating a call?
and is it possible to start the landscape mode manually and end it the same?

ccezar2004 said:
a big BUT.... so we can use even manila in landscape.... but did anyoane managed to keep the phone canvas in landscape even after initiating a call?
and is it possible to start the landscape mode manually and end it the same?
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Yes the phone Canvas works completely in LS but only if you press call button and THEN go to LS. Thats crap when you have the device in a car-mount...