where is the rotation button? this is frustrating!

[nap007]

I've checked the unwired video that supposed to be very close to the final product, but that button was missing!

I also seen screenshots from that swedish site that posted in another thread, the button was missing as well!

even Magnus Handerson himself opened the keyboard in every press event which demonstrated the X1!!!

the button should exist like this!!!



vs (taken from that swedish site)


and


now we should all worried!

why? because if the button really missing in the final product then we HAVE TO OPEN THE KEYBOARD every time just to switch the screen into landscape mode

WHICH IS VERY VERY VERY SUXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX!!!!!




I'm sorry for the rant, but I just frustrated, they didn't give the device any accelerometer and then forget to include the screen rotation button??????????????!!!

unbelieveable if this is going to be true!

[bloob]

Keep calm, its only a phone

Let's see what the real deal is when the phone is released this week. I'm sure we will be seeing some in-depth reviews before the week is out.

[nap007]

^ I'm calm now, but still this is going to be nuts if it really missing! I even predict that many would lost interest in the phone.

[norseman]

I think it may be an on screen button, not a hardware one, like press the corner type of thing.

[nap007]

Originally Posted by norseman

I think it may be an on screen button, not a hardware one, like press the corner type of thing.

that would be so out of date (back to the days of P800i)

[norseman]

I'm not 100% sure why it is such a big deal, I agree it shouldn't really be that way but it shouldn't impact our enjoyment of the phone too much, even if we have to open the keypad, it is spring loaded and everybody has commented on how easy and smooth it is to open and close, its is SE first WM phone, they are not going to get everything right first time, the phone has been delayed for months, the future versions will be sound.

[nap007]

but it shouldn't impact our enjoyment of the phone too much

r u kidding? it has a widescreen display res, what if you want to browse pictures captured in widescreen res? what if you want to play a widescreen movie? what if you want to surf on the internet? I'm pretty sure all those task will be a daily use of the phone for most people who want to buy this phone.

I also think if it going to use on screen button then every developer should include it while they program their apps, and it will be easy to be missed!

[bloob]

Where I can see the screen rotation without the keyboard would be useful would be the following:
- reading a document in Word or PDF
- web browsing (granted some keying in of URL is needed, but if everything is bookmarked, or linked, then keyboard gets in the way)
- watching a movie

Maybe SE has chosen to do away with the hardware button, provided the button on-screen, where the rotation is functional. This might be easier to control and you don't have to deal with hardware I/O issues.

[Carlin]

Originally Posted by nap007

the button should exist like this!!!

I don't see any button. I se a USB-connector.

[bloob]

In the right hand side...