Originally Posted By: tfabris
With most of the physical-keyboard smart phones, you've got no idea at any moment if you're in shift mode or function mode or whatever, and even if you did, whether or not that current mode is going to produce the desired special character.

I'm a little confused. I've used a Blackberry and a G1 in the last couple years, and both have their different ways of telling you which mode you're in. After that, knowing what character is going to appear is a matter of simply looking at the keyboard. What's so confusing about that?

I don't recall how it worked on my old Treos, but I'd be willing to bet that those phones had a way of informing you of the current mode.
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