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p990i, short cuts & key mappings |
TheGuru
Joined: Aug 01, 2005
Posts: 46
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SE experts,
Could you guys share any hidden secrets, key mappings, etc that you know to make life easier with p990i ? thx in advance.
For example,
To switch on speakerphone, click the middle-button twice on the navigation pad in flip mode and on the button with Arrow key/menu option in flip-off mode.
any others?
thx. |
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Mukul
Joined: Apr 27, 2006
Posts: 44
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While workin on the touchscreen and in the music player ...if u want u can pause/play the music with space bar button on the qwerty keyboard.
Again while workin with the toucscreen and typin a messeg u can switch to lowercase/uppercase letters by pressin the first button of the last line of the qwery keyboard i.e-->the upward arrow button.
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tindo196
Joined: Mar 10, 2004
Posts: 252
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thats reminds me ,ive been meaning to ask -does anyone use the pause/play button above the jog wheel at all?wish they had turned it into a skip/back one track button |
Discord
Joined: Nov 21, 2006
Posts: 65
From: down the street
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Check this thread out. I think it was started by a M600 user but there's stuff for the P990 as well.
http://my-symbian.com/forum/v[....]stdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 |
koto
Joined: Sep 18, 2006
Posts: > 500
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In flip open you delete a message with del button and confirm with ok button.
When typing some text using querty and predictive text, move arrow buttons to select a word (on the top)and pres ok button to choose particular word, extremely useful. |
Symbiatico
Joined: Mar 10, 2004
Posts: 212
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From standby in FC, pressing and holding "More" opens the Task Man.
I always have the Shortcuts view in FO, so when you're deep in a lot open stuff, like an open SMS, pressing and holding the side back button takes you to Shortcuts. Same with the back button on the keypad in FC. The most significant thing here is you don't lose you view in the app you're leaving.
Opera Mini has wonderful and useful shortcuts. Unlike the one on the M600i, the Web app on my P990i doesn't have a single Alt# shortcut! Why, SE????
In many apps the have top tabs, i.e. switching from internal to MS in File Man or Pic Viewer, or Swiss Man modules, you can use left and right arrows on the keyboard.
Contacts app responds to input from the keypad or keyboard to take you to the letter you press, but this is an old one.
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TheGuru
Joined: Aug 01, 2005
Posts: 46
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what would be really nice is if I can map the hardware buttons to whatever function I want to every application.
For example,
(1) I want to map 2 buttons (internet and camera) to next and previous track in media player
Basically if every application exposes certain functions ( or menu options) as "key mappable", then we can map it to whatever the key we find it comfortable and the key mapping can change from app to app and is really extensible architecture.
Also, on the Querty keyboard, on the last row, I think there is still enough space to put 2 more dedicated keys for up and down. Now you have to press ALT and then up or down. ALT+UP is fine, but ALT+DOWN is difficult since you have to press both keys with the same finger.
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mange69
Joined: Oct 07, 2002
Posts: 366
From: Sweden
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I really misses the shortcuts in FO when I use the camera. Why didn't they make the arrow buttons on the keyboard work as zoom buttons, or the jog wheel for that matter. Macro and "flash" would also been nice as shortcuts on the keyboard. When listening to music in the headset the play key above the jog wheel is deactivated when the keylock is activated. It sucks.
I think you can use the DEL key to mute the ring signal on an incoming call, but I've never tried it my self...
cheer's |
PeterKay
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: The Ummah
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This shortcut would be nice, in flip off mode making the phone go silent without touching the screen?
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diogine
Joined: Nov 25, 2006
Posts: 31
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yes the DEL key mute an incoming call.
do you know any shortcut that Release a 1st call and Answer an incoming call ? without going to the MENU |
c0mm0n
Joined: Jan 14, 2003
Posts: 216
From: Paris, France
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how to copy/cut/paste from keyboard ?
Same question using Jot ?
I found NOTHING regarding shortcuts in the manual, I think it's a shame...
I really miss Keyquick (Palm Os), it could be a killer app for p990 FO |
Andy_P
Joined: Jun 10, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Warwickshire
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ive got a calibration problem with my screen meaning I cant use the top centimetre or so and its stunned me how little u can do with the keys without the flip.. by comparison can do most things on the tytyn quicker on the keyboard... 
p990 is poo for one handed operation
happy about the del key shortcut tho.. any more good ones? |
Symbiatico
Joined: Mar 10, 2004
Posts: 212
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I remember one of the first apps I installed on my P900 was keymapper. I also remember that Tracker and Handy Day used to do hardware kemapping, too.
Anyone know of something similar for UIQ3?
It is a shame that the Play key can only do 3 things, play or play or play ... !!!
The Web key is equally crippled to only 7 preassigned options, none is really that useful.
BTW, is the Internet key supposed to have a delay? |
TheGuru
Joined: Aug 01, 2005
Posts: 46
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@mange69
you can zoom using the job dial. In camera mode, just click on the zoom icon at the top of the screen, then you can use jog dial. Same way you can adjust the brightness also.
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EagleRider
Joined: Jun 15, 2003
Posts: 68
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Disabling keys ...
Any possible ways of disabling *all* keys except the "lock-slider"?
When carried in hand or in case, the light goes on all the time cause some keys on the keypad are touched accedently.
If this cannot be done on a plain phone, there's might be a marked for making such a program?
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Posted: 2006-11-25 09:48
