Tips & Tricks: Landscape View for Standard Displays
If you’ve ever been slightly jealous of your friend’s E61 because of the landscape display then you can stop living in envy! Landscape displays certainly come in handy when using the S60 3rd browser, viewing emails or sms, and in plenty of other instances. Well now your S60 3rd device can have landscape mode too - for free!
Start by downloading the trial version of ImageExpo by SysOpen Digia - a great and complex PC-based presentation and demonstration tool for Symbian devices. The trial does have limitations including a maximum connection time of two minutes, but that’s more than enough time to take care of your display aspect.
Once ImageExpo is installed on your PC, you’ll see a new shortcut folder on your desktop containing five Symbian installer files. Use Nokia PC Suite to install ImageExpo_S60_30_3.4.2.sisx to your device. This is the app that will allow you to connect your device to the ImageExpo PC app. Once you’ve done that, the rest is simple.
Open ImageExpo on your PC and you will see the connection screen. Now open the Connect app on your device and connect your phone to your PC using the USB cable (other connection methods supported). ImageExpo will quickly recognize your phone.
Now in the ImageExpo Menu at the top of the screen, go to “View” -> “Orientation” -> “Rotate Counter-Clockwise”. It’s as easy as that. Disconnect your phone and you’ve got a landscape mode device! To restore your standard display aspect, just restart your phone or reconnect to ImageExpo and change the orientation again.
One thing to note is that on some devices such as my N80IE, you may see a Multimedia Error constantly pop up on your screen. No worries, just use Best Taskman or another task manager capable of seeing hidden apps to close “Multimedia List”. Now you can go ahead and enjoy your new landscape display.
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UPDATE: This option is no longer available in updated versions of ImageExpo. I suggest you have a look at Rotate Me - an app that allows you to rotate your screen orientation right on your device!
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