today screen background and data connection notification

[Sturatt]

I have a cool 240x320 picture that i use as my today background, and it works great, but when i open the keyboard and switch to landscape, it makes the picture look weird (it shows the top half then repeats itself). is there a way to have the picture change orientation when i open the keyboard, or to use two diff pics for portrait and landscape?


my second question has to do with the data connectoin bubble that says "dialing 777..." Is there a way to disable that notification?