Is it possible to force landscape mode in apps such as Tomtom 7 and IE without opening the keyboard?
They don't seem to automatically recognize when the phone is rotated.
R.
you can do both automatic rotation with either gconfig or gyrator and forced orientation change from within an application or the usual "rotate scree" reg hack.
Tom,
Thanks for the pointer.
The reg hack here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=418588 works just fine.
R,
I just installed Gyrator2 on my TP2 and it works very nice!
you can find it here:
http://gyrator.brins0.net
then the screen can turn in all directions automaticly
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i was wondering if there was a way to set a particular program to launch in landscape mode as opposed to the standard portrait. i think this would be handy for database files/programs that you just need to bring up and check information.
the particular program in question is KeePass. i sometimes just need to launch it and check a password for something, but in portrait mode, i cant quite fully see 3 columns and usually need to scroll sideways, but landscape would be perfect. unfortunately, i cant really just open the keyboard because the phone is usually in a holster...and i tried assigning the rotate screen function to a hardware button, but it turns it the wrong way. in either case, i was hoping to just cut out the extra step and have it launch sideways by default. any ideas?
Background:
I regularly use my TP2 (Vodafone 6.5 stock ROM-for now- running TF3D) as a SatNav unit running TomTom 7.
I use Gyrator2 to auto-rotate TomTom & other apps incl Manilla
While doing this, I like to keep the device in landscape mode (it then looks like a stand-alone TomTom unit but with added bling haha!)
When actually driving I also use a BT Headset (although I dont think this is part of the issue)
Problem:
When I receive an incoming phonecall or press the phone button with TomTom running in landscape mode, a strange thing happens.
First, TomTom reverts to portrait, even thought the device is in landscape. Then the phone is displayed, also in portrait. When I hang up the call, the display reverts to TomTom, which is still in portrait.
This means I have to manually rotate the device to portrait & back to get TomTom to re-display correctly in landscape, OR leave the phone permanently in portrait mode so the phone doesnt muck up the display (which kind of negates the point of having a g-sensor!)
Observation:
1) I tried changing from Gyrator2 to ChangeScreen in case it was Gyrator that was the issue: ChangeScreen has a nifty 'vibrate' to tell you it is rotating the screen. Assuming the device is in normal portrait mode, I can press the SEND key & the phone comes up as normal: pressing 'X' at the top right returns to the TomTom screen again as normal.
However, when I press the phone send key when in landscape mode, ChangeScreen causes the phone to vibrate madly for a good second or 2 instead of the small buzz it usually does for a screen rotation, as if it is busy fighting whatever setting is trying to force the device into portrait: briefly part of the phone screen is displayed before it vanishes again returning me to the TomTom screen.
At the moment I will have no option to return to Gyrator2, but that also exhibits this strange "forcing into portrait" effect when I press SEND key or an incoming call is received. (but at least it DOES display the phone screen, albeit such that I have to turn my head sideways!)
2) if I extend the keyboard, thus forcing the device to work in landscape, I can smoothly open the phone, straight into landscape, no glitches, all working perfectly; and when the phone app is closed manually or automatically TomTom smoothly returns, again in landscape, as it should.
Questions:
Is there a way of "kidding" the TP2 I have the keyboard slid out when I dont, in order to force the phone to display correctly, OR does anyone know if a simple registry edit will prevent phone from trying desperately to force the device into portrait mode before displaying?
On my old Kaiser I had screen rotation mapped to a spare hardware key. OUr TP2's only come with ONE hardware key, which I have set to MSVC. is it possible to create a 'screen rotation' shortcut similar to what was found on my old Kaiser?
If it's of any help, I have noticed this odd effect with both the Vodafone 6.5 & generic HTC Euro 6.5 ROMS (device is HardSPL'd)
I used keyboard config to map a doubleclick to screen rotate. That way I have more control.
I have an issue with the send key and rotation I have the Manila dialer configured to work with the g sensor but when I press the send key whilst in landscape it jumps around and then settles back to landscape.
I have tried to manually rotate the screen using the long press and the g sensor turned off but this dose not work and I get the same result.
I would prefer to manually rotate the screen for use in the car with TomTom.
I could do this with my WM6.1 rom but this is missing in the WM6.5 rom.
i got around it with wisbar but I still have the above problem when in landscape it jumps around.
Is there a reg edit to enable the screen rotation on the long press send key windows mobile 6.5?
is there a setting in Manila to change the screen orientation when the dialler is selected?
Hope some one can help
Ok i have done some playing and its an issue with the dialer its self.
if i turn the dialer skin off and use the stock WM dialer there is no issue can some one point me in the direction of the reg folder for the dialer so i can have a play?
hey guys...greetings...
I know all of you are geniuses here, so hopefully someone will be able to help me.
I'm working on a application for the TP2, an tht requires a landscape mode.
Now i am able to launch the program in landscape mode, but the problem is i am unable to catch keyboard slide events. What i mean here is the managed code rotates the screen initially,but, if a user slides the keyboard back in, the screen goes back in the potrait mode, thereby making the application throw an exception.
I tried with the reg values
HKLM->SYSTEM->GDI-> ROTATION
HKLM->SYSTEM->KEYPAD->ISSLIDEOUT
But i seem to be going nowhere. The Screen rotates to potrait, my application throws an exception, and the program quits.
Cant i do something tht the system wont detect a keypad slide?
Cos everything i'll be doing is via touch interface. i wont require a hardware keyboard.
If anyone can help, will appreciate it
Hey guys:
I have ChangeScreen installed on my HTC Tilt2. Ive set the default on load to landscape as well as set up exceptions to manilla and most of my programs to landscape (as an assurance that the screen will load each app/prog chosen to landscape).
I have set the registry keys listed in this string to 50 sugested in this xda reference thread: xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8548616#post8548616
My problem is this: I have to hold my phone upright , then lay it flat, then pick it up again in order for the rotation to take effect.
Next prob is: after the screen does go into landscape, then i go to , say messaging, all is good until i exit messaging and navigate back to the today screen. It loads back "portrait". I have to do the same steip over : pick phone up; lay it flat; then pick up again for it to go back to landscape, otherwise, it just sits and sits and sits in portrait.
Is there any other tool better than changescreen that truely 'defaults' the screen rotation to landscape where i dont have to manually keep moving the phone all the time just to get to landscape?