[axbom]

Why is the letter 'Å' hidden behind the P-button on the E71, while the @-sign has its own key? I use the alphabet a lot more than special characters. What was the reasoning behind this and can I fix it?

Currently my typing speed will be greatly impaired by having to press FN+P each time I want the letter 'Å'.

I am used to the keyboard on E61, where 'Å' has its own key, and having the full alphabet has been previously been one of the main advantages of the E-series. Why take two steps back in a new model?

Swedish Facebook-group about the problem: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33962767810

Message Edited by axbom on 10-Oct-2008 10:39 AM

[wicker_man]

What did Nokia Sweden say - I trust you have already called them:
077-66 22 222

[foomonkee]

Do u lose that much speed by just holding down P to get the Å. I didnt find that big of a problem.

And what are the hopes of the facebook group? That Nokia will take back all phones and change the keyboard for us? Quess we just have to live with it...

[axbom]

They just said: "That's the way it is. That's how they decided to solve it." What we in Sweden call a "nödlösning" - i.e. a solution brought about that is not optimal but because of outside pressure (usually time) we had to have it like that. No one could explain why the @-sign had priority over the alphabet. The guy I talked to (I was redirected to a technician) recommended me to take a look at E66 instead.

[axbom]

I just found out about the "holding down" possibility. The people in support didn't know about that. I don't have one yet but it seems like a sad interface solution anyhow. The Facebook group is just for laughs

Message Edited by axbom on 10-Oct-2008 12:33 PM

[yannv]

It's there because that approximates the position of the å key on a normal swedish keyboard. And if you use the automatic text completion/correction feature, you can skip holding the lower left key; it'll replace p with å to reach a real word. Not quite what you're requesting, but might be better than holding.