[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by Phillip Dyson

That's a relief. That's been on my mind since I've seen people do the pinch.

A surprising number of people don't know about double-tap, and even those who do seem to be enthralled with the concept of pinching and continue to do that.

In general, the iPhone is eminently one-handable. I can typically turn on, unlock, and launch the phone or ipod apps without even looking. (Of course, at that point I must look.)

--janak

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by Phillip Dyson

That's a relief. That's been on my mind since I've seen people do the pinch.

A surprising number of people don't know about double-tap, and even those who do seem to be enthralled with the concept of pinching and continue to do that.

In general, the iPhone is eminently one-handable. I can typically turn on, unlock, and launch the phone or ipod apps without even looking. (Of course, at that point I must look.)

--janak

[UCCOFFEE]

it's getting worse.... no buttons is just a NO for WM PRO!!! !
if I want minimal buttons , i ll get a iphone!!!!
if I want more buttons, i ll get a RIM or a WM standard.

I wont get a WM with 0 buttons, I still remember when I upgrade my Jam to Jamin , just becos of the 2 extra buttons! I got a diamond now becos I want to have 3.5G , but I still think it's not as good as my jamin becos the diamond 's lag of hardware buttons.

Diamond 2 is coming out with even less buttons and NO navigation pad!

Maybe should get a ASUS WM next time or change to a iphone ....
WM Pro with no navigation pad and no customizable hardware buttons is just not for me.

[Menneisyys]

[QUOTE=superrrguy;705714]

Originally Posted by superrrguy

I'm using an AT&T Tilt with a Hyperdragon ROM from September. All the newer ROMs have an updated version of PocketIE and it sucks!

You mean IEM6 alpha? Just tell the cooker not to put IEM6 in it. (It indeed sucks - see my dedicated article if interested: http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/f323...iew-91980.html .)

I wish double push and holding would be program specific so holding the Internet button would open up favorites and double pressing would go to the home page.

Use an IEM plug-in with button hold functionality - IIRC, both PIEPlus and MultiIE are capable of this. (Also see my dedicated reviews & comparisons - there, I've elaborated on this q too.)

I vote to keep buttons and d-pads but make the screens responsive enough for touch as well.

I'm afraid you'll need to wait for capacitive screens to arrive - resistive screens are a real pain in the back; they're the sole reason I've switched to using the (capacitive) iPhone 3G for casual Web browsing.

[Menneisyys]

I really miss buttons and, even more, decent D-pads on the newer devices. For example, the Toshiba TG01 would be an excellent gaming machine (very fast, 3G hardware acceleration etc) with a D-pad and some additional buttons.

Too bad most legacy WinMo games are based on the existence of the D-pad and only vewy few, new titles can be controlled with touch (for example, Gameloft's Prince of Persia HD). The situation is different on the iPhone, where every game/emulator has been created keeping touch-only in mind, using the accelerometer and/or on-screen tap areas/buttons. Legacy games on WinMo doesn't have this (either).

[superrrguy]

[QUOTE=Menneisyys;705847]

Originally Posted by superrrguy

You mean IEM6 alpha? Just tell the cooker not to put IEM6 in it. (It indeed sucks - see my dedicated article if interested: http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/f323...iew-91980.html .)


Use an IEM plug-in with button hold functionality - IIRC, both PIEPlus and MultiIE are capable of this. (Also see my dedicated reviews & comparisons - there, I've elaborated on this q too.)


I'm afraid you'll need to wait for capacitive screens to arrive - resistive screens are a real pain in the back; they're the sole reason I've switched to using the (capacitive) iPhone 3G for casual Web browsing.

Thanks for the info!

I didn't know I could set PIE specific buttons with PIEPlus or MultiIE.