Screen Rotation (Protrait/Landscape) on M2K

[Riceburner]

(Not sure if this is the correct forum tbh).

Anyone know of a utility which I could install on my M2K which will place a small icon at the bottom of the "Today" screen that will automatically flip the screen back and forth between Portrait and Landscape??

A work colleague who has the 02 version of the phone has just this utility - is it an 02 "special item"?

[Jiggy]

There are a number of today plug ins that help.

The best I have found which includes lots of other useful stuff is SPB Pocket Plus. Whilst it is commercial software it is well worth the asking price. You can download a trial version from Hangango or Pocketgear.com

Good luck

[danielalvers]

These utility programs were packaged by SIN for use with the XDAii 2003SE update. Together they may do what you wanted:


Rotate Screen Utility
http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=2911

Tray Launch Utility
http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=2916

See here for further details:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=16916&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=25

[Rick GM]

I recently installed the trial version of spb Pocket Plus and am suitably impressed. One small problem though. If I try and change the settings (options) I can't exit. I can still move around and go to different settings screens but can't go back with the OK button or exit settings. Have to exit with a soft reset and even then won't reboot beyond the background screen (Qtek 9090 logo) without a further soft reset or two. Any similar experiences or better still ideas to sort ?

[cbrow51]

I have an O2 xda IIs and have the same screen freeze problems with Pocket Plus. Looking through the FAQ on the SPB web site, I came across a response that said in the XDAIIs there is a frreing problem that SPB put down to the way O2 implemented WM2003SE. Given that you are seeing the same problem on the Qtek 9090, leads me to believe that it may be an HTC/WM2003SE Phone Edition problem....

There is however another product that offers very similar functionality. Its Battery Pack Pro form Omega One and available at Handango. I have just sent Omega One a support question to see if they know of any issues with their software and the XDA IIs. If they say "no", I will uninstall Pocket Plus and try the trial of Battery Pack Pro to see if its more stable. Will post here with more info when I have it...

[Rick GM]

Since removing SPB Pocket Plus I've had a similar locking/no exit experience when playing around with backgrounds and wallpaper. Can't make it happen today though (not that I want it to !!!).

[Jiggy]

I haven't had the freezing problem yet on the MDA III.

However I had to move from Battery Pack Pro as when I installed it for some reason the calendar and contact button mapping went awry.

The issue was odd in that the buttons would work when you initially pushed them but you could not repeatedly press them to scroll through the different calendar/contact views. A feature which I use frequently.

My advice is to tread carefully and try it out carefully before buying. Good product though if it has no side effects.

J