Another on my list: 5) Ability to customize the floating wave launcher. -- Michael
...... Original Message ....... On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:00:54 -0500 Barb Strate <[email protected]> wrote: >I hope this wasn't mentioned, I apologize if it was. > >The ability to lock the orientation. I don't like when it changes to >landscape and vice versa automatically, I would like to have the option >locking it in. > > > > > >On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Levi Wallach <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Don your message gave me a thought. Not sure if this is what you meant by >> screenbar, but it would be helpful to have a scrollbar. What is envision is >> something normally invisible but which you could pull out in a similar way >> as the launchpad is when you are inside an app - slow drag from right edge >> of screen inward, then use that same finger (not having lifted it up yet) to >> scroll horizontally)... >> >> >> -- Sent from my Palm Pre >> Don Ferguson wrote: >> >> Interesting concept. Having had 8 months go get used to the function of the >> >> Pre, some of what I would have wanted when switching from the >> >> BlackBerry/Treo/Centro of my past has faded a bit. I've adapted to the >> >> shortcomings of WebOS (with a little help from patches) and that I guess is >> >> a good commentary on the usability of this thing from Day 1. It took other >> >> platforms years to do what WebOS did right out of the gate. Of course, the >> >> original PalmOS was like that too - instantly usable. The difference is one >> >> of extensibility - PalmOS was rather limited. WebOS isn't! >> >> So: >> >> I would like all of the functions of the patches I currently use, but since >> >> those are already available as patches, I will focus my list on other >> >> things. >> >> Patches that I find useful are: >> >> .4x4 icons v3 >> >> .Brightness in Device Menu >> >> .Call Duration in Call Log >> >> .Call History During Call >> >> .Enable add/delete pages >> >> .Enable landscape email >> >> .Enable landscape PDF viewer >> >> .Flashlight in device menu >> >> .Improved filename format >> >> .Mimic Outlook formatting on Email Replies >> >> .No auto refresh after idle >> >> .Repeat Reminder Notifies >> >> .Reset options on power button hold >> >> .Reset to first page >> >> .Timestamp - builtin >> >> .Wrap location field >> >> So, those are important to me, but I can live without Palm doing them, >> since >> >> I can get them through Preware. >> >> Things I can't get that I would like are: >> >> .Fine tune performance everywhere like was done in Photos and Calendar >> >> (it's been long enough; time for the lag to GO). >> >> .More/better control over alarms, alerts and other sounds. Mimicking the >> >> control I had on the Treo would be nice. Doing Profiles like the BB would >> >> be better. >> >> .Fix problem with the dialer where it mixes people up when called, and in >> >> the call log. If I have two people with the same phone number but different >> >> extensions, it seems to randomly pick one of them to display, without >> regard >> >> for who I actually called, and it loses the extension information so I >> can't >> >> tell in the Call Log who I actually called! >> >> .Editing in place in the calendar grid - text and time. I shouldn't have >> >> to open the calendar entry to do that. >> >> .Ability to control the brightness when it's turned off but on the >> >> Touchstone (darker at night, brighter during the day - user configurable; >> >> maybe widgets to add stuff other than the clock and alerts!). >> >> .Virtual keyboard for at least landscape (but both would be nice, and two >> >> letters per key in portrait (like the BB) would be nice too.) >> >> .Navigation controls (global): jump to top; jump to bottom; wide virtual >> >> scroll bar that can autohide when not needed. >> >> .Global quicktext with emoticons too. >> >> .Search calendar. >> >> .Voice recorder. >> >> I guess that's 10. I might've given a different answer a few months ago. >> >> I've gotten so used to this thing that I've forgotten what I used to want >> >> and couldn't have. >> >> Thanks for asking! >> >> Cheers, >> >> Don >> >> From: [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: >> [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of Craig >> >> Froehle >> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:05 AM >> >> To: [email protected] <treo%40yahoogroups.com> >> >> Subject: [Treo] webOS suggestions for Palm - "official" nomination thread >> >> >> As some of you may know, I've been a Real Reviewer for Palm since last >> >> June. Part of my role is to provide feedback to Palm about the device >> >> I'm using (a Pre), but I'd like to assemble your suggestions and >> >> gripes in a succinct list for them. So, to help me help you, here's >> >> what I'd like you to do: >> >> * Reply to this thread, putting your reply ON TOP, with a succinct >> >> list of up to 10 of your (personally) most needed improvements to >> >> webOS and/or the webOS device you're currently using. >> >> * Please don't write a long explanation, as I won't be able to pass >> >> that on; brief is good. >> >> * If you agree with someone else's suggestion, copy and paste that >> >> into your list as well; please do not make this a discussion thread >> >> (don't reply to someone else's reply) as I won't be able to parse >> >> through all that and may miss your important suggestion. >> >> I'll send them my compilation (which I'll also post back to this list) >> >> over the weekend, so please try to reply by midnight your time Friday. >> >> Thanks. >> >> - Craig >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! 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