White paper
G900
12
September 2008
To navigate menus and select items the user taps
the screen using a fingertip or the included stylus.
Text input methods
G900 offers three text input methods:
• Directly-on-the-screen writing, using the stylus
(handwriting recognition).
• The on-screen keyboard (virtual keyboard)
located at the top of the screen in certain dia-
logs.
• The numeric keypad below the screen. This pro-
vides keypad-based prediction and multitap
input. Keypad prediction allows words to be
entered by a single keypress for each letter (as
opposed to the multiple keypress).
Text options supported:
• Auto-capitalization
• Word completion
• Next word prediction
• Spelling suggestions
• Dual language prediction dictionaries for bi-lin-
gual users
Enhanced text prediction
For the input methods of the on-screen keyboard
and handwriting recognition, enhanced text
prediction can be used. The primary word or next
word prediction suggestion is presented, with
additional suggestions in a pre-edit box at the top
of the screen. If a word is misspelled, the pre-edit
box may also suggest closely matching words in
the selected language dictionaries, words that have
been typed previously, or items that have been
stored in the ‘My words’ personal dictionary.
Note:
While entering text, the user has the option
to either select any of the word suggestions
displayed, or to ignore them and continue entering
text via the chosen method. If a prediction
suggestion is shown when sending/saving the
input text, this word will not be sent/saved.
Flight mode
UMTS, GSM or Bluetooth connection from a
mobile phone may be harmful to the safe operation
of an aircraft.
Flight mode is a special mode that disables all
radio functions, but still allows the user to listen to
music, use PIM applications and play games.
At startup of the phone the default setting has been
changed from previous Sony Ericsson Symbian
phones. In G900 there is no longer any question to
the user whether to start the phone in Flight mode
or Normal mode. The Flight mode menu is thus
only available as a manual setting.
