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Email swipe gesture

Hello- I really like the feature on the diamond that allows you to navigate to the next email by swiping your thumb accross the screen horizontally. I use blackberry connect on my Diamond also but for some reason the swiping gesture does not work when I am reading blackberry email like it does on all of my other email. The interesting thing is that the swiping gesture from the email list screen does change to other email accounts from the blackberry account. Can someone please coach me on how to change the registry to make this work. The left right buttons are very hard to use accurately.
Thanks.

I am totally onboard with you and would like this functionality as well... Can someone help out.

Thanks for the tip - I had no idea you could do this! Very, very handy!
(/offtopic - sorry - unable to help with the original question!)
Thanks!
Matto

It would be great if we could also swap or customise the gestures - for example left to right instead of right to left

disable gesture
.....or disable this function, i hate it

Does anyone know enough about this to help please?

I didn't know about this function either, thanks so much for the headsup...its great!

surprised how many people didn't know about the gestures but if you liked that may as well learn some more. Take a read of this: http://www.fuzemobility.com/?p=1487

Hmmm, anyone know the whereabouts of a rotate screen app

Am using windows Mobile 6.1 and all the screen rotate pannels etc I have found apparently were for a previous version of windows mobile? I have no idea just can't get them to work on install.
Am at the point now where I am just so annoyed of having to pull out my keyboard whenever I want to be playing music etc.
Anyone point me in the right direction
been an idle lurker here for months, just hate messaging. Keep up the good work guys

I can't figure out exactly what you want the phone to do..
The Xperia X1 does not have an accelerometer, so it can't 'feel' how it is oriented if that's your problem. The only way to rotate the screen is through settings - screen orientation, or sliding out the hardware keyboard.
I hope it helps...
- Sofa

you could always map a button to rotate the screen...

AE Button plus.

quickmenu also provides rotate
maybe a little less comfortable as you need to access the respective submenu manually

Why didn't I think of that... Mapped a button.
Thankya.

BUMP
nobody with ideas?

ok i guess you want to rotate screen with some software.. ?

SPB Mobile Shell (available as a panel for free) or SPB Pocket Plus (commercial) both provide such a feature.

[Q] Simple page turning accessory?

I bought a Color Nook for my husband when they first came out, to replace his B/W Nook. Unfortunately he wasn't able to use the onscreen page turning. He has MS and it is too difficult to hold the tablet and swipe the screen without activating undesired functions.
What would be ideal is a stand and some way to control the page turning. I don't know if a wifi keyboard would work or not but I saw a mention of the wiimote in an earlier thread. Is that a possibility? (A wireless mouse might not be usable for someone confined to bed.)
I do have an old Android phone that I could use if there was a remote application, along the line of the Roku remote. I also have a Nokia N900 that I could sacrifice, if there is a Linux way to control the Nook and I do have lirc installed. I'm not a developer but I could probably do some simple scripting, if necessary.
Any links or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Terry

tapping on the left side of the screen will bring you back a page. tapping on the right will bring you forwards. you don't need to swipe

The Aldiko ebook reader app allows you to set the volume keys for page forward and page back. It's under Settings --> More --> Use Volume Keys. Hope that helps, should eliminate the need to swipe the screen.

blackice168 said:
tapping on the left side of the screen will bring you back a page. tapping on the right will bring you forwards. you don't need to swipe
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I guess I wasn't very clear in my description. He has very little feeling in his hands, so when touching the screen he either taps too hard or not hard enough. It gets frustrating for him when things go bonkers because he can't control it. His balance is bad, too, so he tends to sway when reaching out, so his hands might land anywhere.
For some disabled people, this might be a very nice reader but there isn't a once size fits all.
That's why I wondered if my old G1 could control the reader. It would fit snugly in his hands and the Nook could be on a stand.
Terry

Bibliosaur said:
The Aldiko ebook reader app allows you to set the volume keys for page forward and page back. It's under Settings --> More --> Use Volume Keys. Hope that helps, should eliminate the need to swipe the screen.
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I will check that out. the volume buttons are not as accessible as the bezel buttons but worth a try.
Thanks,
Terry

you might try the new bluetooth enabled cm7 rom and use a wiimote to turn pages. I will be testing that out later this week when my wiimote gets in. I have neck problems so I need to keep the nook on an eye level stand.

Terry,
What if you were able to make him a large soft conductive stylus? It might be easier to him instead of trying to point with his fingers.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Soft-iPhone-and-iPad-Stylus/
You can also buy conductive silver thread on ebay for about 2 bucks.

Any trick to get pen window to work easily?

Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I have a heck of a time swiping from the top corner to reduce an app into pen window. Try it in chrome and see what you get.
I either end up pulling the notification shade or swiping tabs. After 10 tries I might get the window. what am missing?

If your talking about pop up window I was having the same problem, here's what you do.. Swipe the corner of either the right or left side down but go ABOVE the screen a little start from the bezel where there's no screen and you should get it every time.. Hope this helps

Yeah that's it. Sorry, they used to call it pen window on note 3.
I'm still struggling with it.

Lol im opposite of you. They get swype too easily!....though I wonder if screen sensitivity increase have anything to do with it

It also doesn't work on everything.. No homescreen, you have to be on the browser or other applications for it to work..
Pen window was a different thing all. Together where you would draw a little box with the pen and a few applications would come up, this you don't need to use the pen for it to work, so if you're using the pen it might make it harder try what I said using your finger and see if it helps..

I'm not using the pen at all. I just tried it a bunch of times and I get better results (not 100% but much better) if I swipe quicker and from the corner of the PHONE, not the corner of the screen. Just about what Melissa recommended. But for me speed seems to factor in too.

Good I'm glad it's working better for ya! ?

Try near very corner, where it says PM/AM ...starting from the status bar...pull down past the bar, then i towards the center. You'll notice that if you go straight down the shade won't move.
That's usually where I reach to pull the shade down and kept wondering why it wouldn't come down the first time I try it.

are there any videos or picture tutorials of this? I'm really having problems. Granted this is my first Note device, but I haven't ever gotten it to work even one time.

rabilancia said:
are there any videos or picture tutorials of this? I'm really having problems. Granted this is my first Note device, but I haven't ever gotten it to work even one time.
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It really is as easy as it sounds. Put your index finger over the front facing camera in the upper right corner of the phone then slide your finger diagonally across the screen towards the bottom left. Works for me every time as long as the app support it. Not all apps work so make sure you are using a supported multi-window app.

rabilancia said:
are there any videos or picture tutorials of this? I'm really having problems. Granted this is my first Note device, but I haven't ever gotten it to work even one time.
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Yeah, there are 'dead' zones on both ends of the status bar. After you pull down from the dead zone, just swipe towards the center. You can actually pull down about 1/2 inch and it will still work.

I'm very embarrassed to report back, but I had never turned on "Multi-Window." Perhaps my noobiness will help someone else!
Thanks to all those who offered help!

Bottom Part of the Screen Not Working

I damaged the bottom part of my phone
I wanted to know a few applications that can help me use the phone for basic functions like WA and calling.
I am on MIUI8 and I have enabled the Quick Ball, any other such applications will be helpful.

You could try a couple of different things.
Pie controls app lets you access a lot of things by touch.
Swiftkey in floating mode to type
Screen rotation controls app to rotate screen 360 degrees depending on how much the bottom part is broken. (Be careful else you will be stuck 360 until in uninstall the app, as the shortcut to switch back is in the notification bar)
Arrow launcher from Microsoft . Access as lot of things from the home screens.
I will let u know if I remember more applications.

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You could try a couple of different things.
Pie controls app lets you access a lot of things by touch.
Swiftkey in floating mode to type
Screen rotation controls app to rotate screen 360 degrees depending on how much the bottom part is broken. (Be careful else you will be stuck 360 until in uninstall the app, as the shortcut to switch back is in the notification bar)
Arrow launcher from Microsoft . Access as lot of things from the home screens.
I will let u know if I remember more applications.
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Thanks

Do you have root access?
Let me know coz that opens up a wide new horizon

Deathonator said:
Do you have root access?
Let me know coz that opens up a wide new horizon
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I could get it