12 Oct
Type e-mails in landscape mode on iPhone or iPod touch
Posted on 2008 under iPhone Development, iPhone FAQ |For all of the great features found on Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, one of the big annoyances is that when you are writing an e-mail you can’t turn the phone horizontally to make the keyboard bigger (landscape mode). Although Apple may fix this problem in a future software update, if you can’t wait, you can download TouchType, a 99-cent program that lets you write e-mails in landscape mode.
1. Access the App Store on your iPhone or iPod touch or through iTunes when your device is connected to your computer.
2. Search for “TouchType,” select it and purchase and install the app.
3. When you want to compose a new e-mail message in landscape mode, tap to launch the app and turn your phone sideways. Type your message in the blank space and when you are finished, tap the send button in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
4. A new e-mail message opens up in your default e-mail account (you can change which account is the default one in the Settings menu) with the text you just entered pasted in the body of the e-mail. Address the message, fill out the subject line and send it as you normally would.
5. To reply to a message using TouchType’s landscape keyboard, open the message in the Mail program, tap to reply to the message and then press the home button. Launch TouchType, type your reply in the blank message that appears and click to send it. The text you just typed is then pasted into your reply message and you can just tap “Send” to dispatch your response. If you have multiple e-mail accounts and you are not replying to a message sent to your default account, you’ll have to tap the “From” line and select the correct e-mail address to send the reply from.
by mike_kaplan, on October 13 2008 @ 12:45 pm
I installed this app and it works wonderfully in composing email. However, I can’t seem to figure out how to use it to reply to email. Any body figure that out? The links to the developer on the iTunes Store don’t work.
by iTouchInNaples, on October 13 2008 @ 12:45 pm
I have no problem creating email messages in landscape mode on the iPod Touch using either my Google mail or my MSN Hotmail accounts. . . Just need to use Web access vs. iPhone mail accounts.
by timaging, on October 13 2008 @ 12:46 pm
and what about text messaging? That’s the one that kills me the most for getting my text correct. With email, I always re-read it before sending… not so much with SMS.
by Charles Ridley, on October 13 2008 @ 12:47 pm
I purchased the app. but now feel stupid — I do not see any difference. The keyboard is the same size as my email keyboard. What gives?
by digiprod--2008, on October 13 2008 @ 12:48 pm
This is good for someone that sends a lot of email. It is for send only so only a partial solution. Come on Apple!