Hi LinLey, Thruman

Thanks for your information.
I think I have to get used to it. :-(

Cheers
Milo

"Thurman" wrote:

>
> "Linley Meslier" <meslierlp******.com> wrote in message
> news:1178894660.915835.135710@e65g2000hsc.googlegr oups.com...
> > Hi Milo,
> >
> > I tried to look into your "annoyance" but did not find any fix in the
> > registry. It surely is built into the OS, but found no way to disable
> > it.
> >
> > Linley Meslier
> > Windows Mobile Training Specialist
> > Pocket PC Mauritius
> > Http://PocketpcMauritius.blogspot.com
> >
> > Milo wrote:
> >> hi all
> >> I feel that the "quick search" function in "contacts" is quite annoying.
> >>
> >> The quick search functions means that when you pressing the down key long
> >> enough, there is a big letter show up from A B C .... to Z to let you
> >> pick
> >> the first letter of your contacts.
>
> You didn't state what phone you have.
>
> On the Blackjack, if you do a short press of a character, not a long press,
> the screen displays progressive selection.
>
> It's pretty ingenious on someone's part. Keys that have multiple
> alphanumeric designations are applied against your contact list
> mathematically reducing the displayed hits. It's like the TV series
> "Numb3rs" in a handset.
>
>
>