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Title: Frequent smartphone users, when using your smartphone to read an article site...
Post by: rcjordan on October 07, 2012, 12:29:10 PM
...how do you orient your screen for viewing? Portrait or landscape?

Do you re-orient the phone when you get deeper into a page/site?

Do you resist having to re-orient?
Title: Re: Frequent smartphone users, when using your smartphone to read an article site...
Post by: dogboy on October 07, 2012, 01:01:58 PM
how do you orient your screen for viewing? Portrait or landscape?
Portrait

Do you re-orient the phone when you get deeper into a page/site?
yes, to landscape with an additional tweak to eliminate white borders

Do you resist having to re-orient?
No, but I get irritated that I have to.
Title: Re: Frequent smartphone users, when using your smartphone to read an article site...
Post by: Brad on October 07, 2012, 04:48:40 PM
Portrait.

I will re-orient, but resist having to.
Title: Re: Frequent smartphone users, when using your smartphone to read an article site...
Post by: thesaintv12 on October 07, 2012, 06:38:15 PM
Landscape.  I only use portrait if I am typing and want to see what I have written.
Title: Re: Frequent smartphone users, when using your smartphone to read an article site...
Post by: Chunkford on October 07, 2012, 06:57:13 PM
Quote from: rcjordan on October 07, 2012, 12:29:10 PM
...how do you orient your screen for viewing? Portrait or landscape?
Portrait

Do you re-orient the phone when you get deeper into a page/site?
Come to think about it yes I do

Do you resist having to re-orient?
Na doesn't bother me. TBH I have to as I get hand cramp after awhile in one position

Quote from: thesaintv12 on October 07, 2012, 06:38:15 PM
I only use portrait if I am typing and want to see what I have written.
Yea, PITA that.
Title: Re: Frequent smartphone users, when using your smartphone to read an article site...
Post by: Zwart on October 07, 2012, 07:46:35 PM
Article site? You mean like BBC News or something? Landscape. If only because I hate horizontal scrolling

I only view proper mobile sites in Portrait mode.
Title: Re: Frequent smartphone users, when using your smartphone to read an article site...
Post by: IrishWonder on October 07, 2012, 09:18:44 PM
Portrait, I will only re-orient if I absolutely have to
Title: Re: Frequent smartphone users, when using your smartphone to read an article site...
Post by: Rupert on October 08, 2012, 09:23:06 AM
Quote...how do you orient your screen for viewing? Portrait or landscape?

I only read the BBC, but BBC always landscape. I can get the font larger, os I can read it. Portrait is just too tiny.

QuoteDo you re-orient the phone when you get deeper into a page/site?
mmm, not sure.  Will have to check.

QuoteDo you resist having to re-orient?
No, happy to swap so I can read more easily. often rotating.

Phone is an HTC desire if it makes any difference.
Title: Re: Frequent smartphone users, when using your smartphone to read an article site...
Post by: Travoli on October 08, 2012, 04:08:50 PM
>...how do you orient your screen for viewing? Portrait or landscape?
Depends on the site design.  Constantly adjust for ease of use.
That saidm I originally read this post in landscape from iPhone.

>Do you re-orient the phone when you get deeper into a page/site?
Yes.

>Do you resist having to re-orient?
Nope.  It's easy to flip when needed.
But, if a site was intentionally designed such that re-orienting was expected, it would be highly irritating.
Title: Re: Frequent smartphone users, when using your smartphone to read an article site...
Post by: grnidone on October 09, 2012, 08:27:19 PM
>...how do you orient your screen for viewing? Portrait or landscape?

Landscape.  Always.  And I appreciate being able to easily enlarge type.

>Do you re-orient the phone when you get deeper into a page/site?
I am always on landscape to begin with so this question doesn't really apply.

>Do you resist having to re-orient?
I'd be pissed if I had to re-orient see the site in portrait.