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Originally Posted by Raccroc
I understand, I really do. It just not what I'm used to and, from a more functional viewpoint, it doesn't make as much since to me.
First and foremost, it is a phone, and that is it's most important task. To facilitate that, from my viewpoint, you basically need an "on-hook" and "off-hook" button.
What I''m used to is...
Green (off-hook) - I'd prefer this go to a dialpad, but can get used to it going to a searchable contacts list.
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I can kinda understand this point but it would silly for Palm (or any phone manufacturer) to duplicate this with
only a software dialpad by using the green dial key since the device has a hardware dialpad on the front. I know you may not be used to the search feature by just typing but if you know the phone number you can just dial and hit call and it'll work just like using the software dialpad. I think thats why they added the extra "features" when you press the green dial key, to try and make it a little more useful. I put features in quotes because there are many people that don't like it. I like the way Palm has done it because it saves me the step of having to open the dialpad and then a submenu just to get to my call log and redial list. The software dialpad is just a click away though after hitting the green dial key.
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Originally Posted by Raccroc
Red (on-hook) - End calls, and doubles as a end (or minimize in the WM world) applications.
To add any additional features to either button just complicates things, and can cause it to behave in ways I do not expect. Hitting the End Button to go to Today isn't a problem; however, it's tendency to turn off the display whether or not I'm already there is a problem (applications still opening, during open dialogs, etc.).
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If you left the end key functionality stock it should only turn the screen off when you're at the Today screen. If your in the middle of an app or open dialog and you press the end key it should take you directly to the Today screen. I'm not sure why its turning off the display when you don't expect it to.
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Originally Posted by Raccroc
Plus (and this may be the bigger issue), since it functionally "ends a call", I have no way to manually turn off the display off while talking. That means, I'm going to use another button to blank the screen anyway, so why have t[w]o buttons assigned to the same task? This is especially true when I'm already used to the display-off being a side button.
In the end, it's just a personal preference thing.
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Ah, now I see what you're talking about. I guess that was the reason I was looking for when I was asking all those questions earlier. Many, many people (including myself) find it annoying that you can't turn the screen off while in a call. Its simple functionality that should be present. It hasn't really bugged me enough to do anything about it but I know I've read solutions at treocentral.com.
One thing you may keep in the back of your mind is that there is a registry hack to enable the assignment of an app to a single click of the side button in addition to pressing and holding it for 2-3 seconds. It can be
found here. I assigned an app called Keylight to the side button so that then I press it once it turns the keyboard backlight on or off regardless of whether the backlight for the screen is on or off. I'm sure you could find an app that would turn the screen off and assign it to the side button's single click, that way you're not taking up the functionality of another button.