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When I press the rotate screen button in HTC Home, it rotates clockwise to landscape. That's the opposite direction of my keyboard. So then when I slide out my keyboard the screen has to flip over. That just seems silly.
Is there a way to make rotate screen rotate counter clockwise instead to match the keyboard orientation?
Thanks for your help!
Try Start>Settings>System Tab then Screen and check the orientation landscape of you choice to rotate the screen the way you want. Then go back and switch to portrait. Now when you select rotate it should remember the last setting. This works for me.
RemE said:
Try Start>Settings>System Tab then Screen and check the orientation landscape of you choice to rotate the screen the way you want. Then go back and switch to portrait. Now when you select rotate it should remember the last setting. This works for me.
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I just tried that but it still always rotate clockwise which is upside down.
Sorry, it was worth a try, it works for other apps that I use but I should have mentioned that I don't use HTC home so hadn't tried it there.
htcoveblue said:
I just tried that but it still always rotate clockwise which is upside down.
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Make sure to apply the setting after you change to the orientation you want. Then, after that, you go back and change it to Portrait and apply that setting. After that, it should switch to what you chose when you press your dedicated button.
sherpa said:
Make sure to apply the setting after you change to the orientation you want. Then, after that, you go back and change it to Portrait and apply that setting. After that, it should switch to what you chose when you press your dedicated button.
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I'm missing something. I go to screen settings and select Landscape Right Handed. Then I select OK. The screen turns counter clockwise just like I want. Then I go back in and set it to Portrait and hit OK. The screen goes back to the portrait view.
Then when I hit rotate screen on HTC Home or the Cube, it rotates clockwise again and is upside down.
htcoveblue said:
I'm missing something. I go to screen settings and select Landscape Right Handed. Then I select OK. The screen turns counter clockwise just like I want. Then I go back in and set it to Portrait and hit OK. The screen goes back to the portrait view.
Then when I hit rotate screen on HTC Home or the Cube, it rotates clockwise again and is upside down.
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Ahh...I thought you had a button mapped. Well, in that case, you may have to check the settings on HTC Home or Cube. I don't use any of the two. Sorry!
sherpa said:
Ahh...I thought you had a button mapped. Well, in that case, you may have to check the settings on HTC Home or Cube. I don't use any of the two. Sorry!
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It uses the same Rotate Screen feature as button mapping does. Just to test, I mapped my Internet button to Rotate Screen and went through the same process. When I press it, it still always rotates clockwise. If you could help me figure out how to get the button mapping to rotate the other way, I'm sure it would work with HTC Home as well.
Thanks!
The problem is it wants to rotate clockwise be casue there are two diferent priorty rotation events. Rotation with the KB closed goes clockwise because it follows the camera rotation rule (rotating so the camera button is on top). It seems it could be done by isolating the call madwe by opening the KB. I use the HTC tray app & that allows rotating either way with multiple pushes.
You could use the action send funtion with a "rotate left" command, but you'd have to edit the HTC Home ini file. Or use the home customizer & point to a shortcut that is an action send Rotate Left. If you want I'll build the file for you with instructions, but you'll have to place the file in your \windows\start menu\programs folder. Or wait until someone better than I has another solution.
GSLEON3 said:
The problem is it wants to rotate clockwise be casue there are two diferent priorty rotation events. Rotation with the KB closed goes clockwise because it follows the camera rotation rule (rotating so the camera button is on top). It seems it could be done by isolating the call madwe by opening the KB. I use the HTC tray app & that allows rotating either way with multiple pushes.
You could use the action send funtion with a "rotate left" command, but you'd have to edit the HTC Home ini file. Or use the home customizer & point to a shortcut that is an action send Rotate Left. If you want I'll build the file for you with instructions, but you'll have to place the file in your \windows\start menu\programs folder. Or wait until someone better than I has another solution.
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Sounds ideal. That way the Camera button could still rotate the clockwise and the HTC Home button could rotate counter clockwise. Where do I find the HTC Home ini file to edit it?
Thank you so much for your help!
I cannot find an HTC Home ini file to edit nor can I find any default action for "Rotate Left", only "Rotate Screen". I tried HTC Home Customizer to see if there was a default action in there and there was not.
I hate to ask you to make files for me, but I'd really appreciate it.
My bad, there is no ini file It's all in a dll I believe. You can do it thought, but you will have to use the HHC home customizer for it to work with the file I create. I try to do it tonight.
I downloaded HTC Home Customizer a few minutes ago. Thanks so much for your help. I think this might be a popular request. I like to use the Kaiser in landscape whenever using GPS (which is frequent). It bugs me that I have to flip it upside down to get the keyboard open to answer a text message. Having it face that way already would be much better. You are AWESOME in my book for even being willing to try. I can't wait to see the result.
Thanks!!!!
Check your PM's. If it doesn't work I may have to edit it. I hacked it up quikly.
My just worked after changing the setting as mentioned earlier in this thread, it did revert once when I started Tomtom but just quit and restarted with all being well again.
Same problem here. Funny thing is, that I have a program (came pre-installed) called "HTCHomeplug" where the screen rotates in to both landscape directions by default. However, "HTC Home" program only does the one direction (and not the one I am looking for!).
Makes me wonder if I have the latest version of HTC Home?
Maybe this can help a little?
simple compact framework program, no gui, just rotating screen:
if screen rotation is 0 it will be changed to 90
if screen rotation is other than 0 it will be changed to 0
program isn't very fast (.net...) but fast enough to be usefull
if anyone need source code (10 lines or compiled version with diffrent rule/angle/whatever just let me know
SPB Pocket Plus includes shortcuts for rotating the screen either way. I just assigned rotate right to one of the HTC Home program shortcuts. Now I can press the default landscape shortcut to rotate left and the SPB one to rotate right. I realize it's a paid solution but it does work and there are other benefits provided by SPB Pocket Plus as well.
Fast but not fixed to 1 rotation
i hope i will still get reply for this.
I downloaded this in 1 of the thread.
It is so fast for screen rotation. however it goes all the 180,270 then back to the portrait display.
Is there anyway to modify it so it can only rotate in 1 angle, being just as fast in rotation?
Thanx
Qlphn said:
Maybe this can help a little?
simple compact framework program, no gui, just rotating screen:
if screen rotation is 0 it will be changed to 90
if screen rotation is other than 0 it will be changed to 0
program isn't very fast (.net...) but fast enough to be usefull
if anyone need source code (10 lines or compiled version with diffrent rule/angle/whatever just let me know
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Hi Qlphn,
Could you please make this app rotate screen from 0 to 270. If you would upload it here, I would really appreciate.
Thanks
I'm running cognition 2.4.1, it has a rotation on the home screen! The actual home screen will rotate when the screen it turned landscape. The other cogs dont do this, even the newest one(11/18/10). I asking if we can get a full 360 degree rotation for the screen, like the jailbroken iPhone. That's just cool! Useful as well when using it in the car on landscape.
Check Settings=>Display and see if auto rotate screen is checked.
You can also use LauncherPro to achieve the same.
or you can simply pull down the task bar, and hit the auto rotate button
I actually like the home screen rotating. I'm just wondering if there is a way to do full 360° rotation. With the plug on the top, I could turn the phone upside down when in the car. I love it.
It's launcher dependant. Pull the launcher .apk from whatever ROM and plug it into another.
Sent from my Captivate
I'm currently running VEGAn 5.1.1 (love it) and for tablets, even more than phone there needs to be an easy way to switch applications. Holding down the home button will only give you a list of recently run apps, not apps that are currently running.
Currently I'm using / liking MultiTasking Pro:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/multitasking-pro/com.tkdtnek23.app.multitaskingpro
Here's the free/lite version:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/multitasking-lite/com.tkdtnek23.app.multitaskinglite
I have it bound to the single home tap action. And have it set to show/start on the Running tab. If I double tap Home (either on VEGAn toolbar or GTablet soft button) it goes to my designated launcher (launcher pro). Ideally I'd like a dedicated button for it on the title bar, ala HoneyComb's status bar, but this works good enough.
I've used other task switchers on my phone that have image previews, like:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/visual-task-switcher-free/com.esdmobile.taskswitcher (haven't tested this one on GTablet yet)
but they tended to be glitchy and sometimes laggy, so I'm ok living without image previews .
Anybody else want to share what task switchers they may be using and what you like/dislike about them?
Check out smart taskbar
My task switcher of choice is Dock4droid. It's a slick, fancy way to quickly get to your recent apps. But you can also specify apps to stay in the launcher dispite not being recently used.
I've got it set to pop out when I swipe with my thumb on the right edge of the screen, It's sooooo slick!
Sent from my VEGAn-TAB-v1.0.0b5.1.1 using Tapatalk
I am using Perfect Task Switcher , it allows me to switch and close tasks. Have it setup to popup on long press of search button
I just tried all of these, and ended up uninstalling all of them. I dislike how most remove the ability to click home button and see a preview of your different home screens (even if you don't set single click home button as the task switcher button).
Smart Task Bar seemed good, but long hold search button doesnt seem to work with button savior, and I have my soft keys turned off
tried all, like Smart task the best...
Simple app will switch Nook (any device actually) from/to landscape mode. Will not work with Stock B&N Apps.
Upcoming feature - if installed with my mod will use force orient feature to switch ANY app to landscape.
tried it but had no luck with it. worked on my phone though. Im using launcherpro. is there some setting i need to enable for it to work?
IT doesn't work for me too ;(
Sent from my NOOK using xda premium
It basically switch Nook into landscape and it should persist until another app explicitly will not request portrait orientation, I'm using LauncherPro as well and it switches fine.
But stock reader manually changes orientation to the portrait, does it changes orientation of LauncherPro?
Ok, fixed it. You need to go to
launcherPro setting ->behaviour settings -> enable auto-rotation.
Behaviour settings is the 4th option.
Great App ! worked in my Simple Touch. =)
Thanks
hi
Ive rotted my nook with SalsichaNooter and in Nook touch tolls app theres an option to bind orientation cahnge to that book icon button in left upper corner.
1.open Nook Touch Tools
2.select "B&N buttons"
3.select "'reading now' button action" and choose "orientation" (so You can change orientation with one click by clicking that book icon in upper left corner)
Soea said:
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Ive rotted my nook with SalsichaNooter and in Nook touch tolls app theres an option to bind orientation cahnge to that book icon button in left upper corner.
1.open Nook Touch Tools
2.select "B&N buttons"
3.select "'reading now' button action" and choose "orientation" (so You can change orientation with one click by clicking that book icon in upper left corner)
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great hint
works also on mine (1.1.0 rooted with touchnooter)
I have it when I hold the N button, it is simple but it works great!
I think it could be nifty to add an option to automatically disable landscape mode when going into screensaver.
imachine said:
I think it could be nifty to add an option to automatically disable landscape mode when going into screensaver.
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I totaly agree, this would be awesome
I love this app!!! Thx a lot!
But I can't find the button-changer in the nook colour tools.
1.open Nook Touch Tools
2.select "B&N buttons"
3.select "'reading now' button action" and choose "orientation" (so You can change orientation with one click by clicking that book icon in upper left corner)
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rooted with: MinimalTouch 1.1beta5
A different solution is the one that I posted that will display your screensaver in whichever orientation fits best,
unless it is square, in which case it will fit it with the current orientation and overfilling the screen.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1611028
I will be redoing this as an easier script some time.
I should probably hack the keyguard so that it uses the current orientation.
Thanks - great app.
Is it possible to force orientation change with 1.2.1 fw?
Usually orientation choice is best handled on a per-app basis.
Applications can either accept an orientation or request portrait or landscape.
Hmmm, it might be interesting to hook a gyro sensor into a Nook.
My latest experimental reader has a setting for portrait/landscape.
Renate NST said:
Usually orientation choice is best handled on a per-app basis.
Applications can either accept an orientation or request portrait or landscape.
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But some app doesn't rotate even when i set it to autorotate/system. Also when i'm in landscape and the screensaver comes and turn the nook on again, it goes back to portrait for me.
skyli91 said:
But some apps don't rotate...
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That's because they explicitly state orientation in AndroidManifest.xml:
Code:
<activity android:screenOrientation="portrait" ...
... or in the code for the Activity:
Code:
setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
Often these apps don't have multiple or versatile layouts.
They also don't have the code for adjusting to orientation changes.
In any case, forcing an activity to display in an orientation for which it's not designed doesn't usually work out well.
A good case in point is forcing the B&N stock reader to do landscape mode.
Rotate control from notifications:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.rotationlocker
I currently use version: Rotation Locker,1.4,com.devasque.rotationlocker
Widgets:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate
I currently use version: Rotate,4.8.2,nl.fameit.rotate
wozhere said:
Rotate control from notifications:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.rotationlocker
I currently use version: Rotation Locker,1.4,com.devasque.rotationlocker
Widgets:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate
I currently use version: Rotate,4.8.2,nl.fameit.rotate
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Thank you! Rotation control forces it! With Orientation switch app, i can't use it for example in play store. With forcing rotation with rotate control, it works! (although using it is one more long tap to work). The best app would be Orientation Switch with forcing rotation
skyli91 said:
Thank you! Rotation control forces it! With Orientation switch app, i can't use it for example in play store. With forcing rotation with rotate control, it works! (although using it is one more long tap to work). The best app would be Orientation Switch with forcing rotation
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For me, Rotation Locker teamed with Tasker has been the winning ticket. Even the recalcitrant Opera Mobile can be tamed automatically by the combination. And Tasker can also start wireless and stop it on exit (as well as returning the screen to portrait) so I don't have to think about it.
Is it possible to set the home screen to rotate? I use the original rom and with "rotate screen" - ON , but the home screen did not rotate.
Currently on stock firmware there isnt a function to make the the home interface rotate. A dev could possibly make a mod, but development is slow. one other thing you can try is try another home launcher.
It does rotate when using the docking station though, so the functionality is already there. Just the lockscreen does not rotate.
Thanks for the replies. I have the phone for one day and still learning what to do and to setup.
OfficerTux said:
It does rotate when using the docking station though, so the functionality is already there. Just the lockscreen does not rotate.
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I think also the lockscreen will be easily able to rotate, with the pincode turned and screen locked try to take a picture, the press manual mode, it will ask for the pin, for ~2s the lockscreen is perfectly aligned in horizontal then it rotates.
I don't get why Sony should prevent homescreen and lockscreen to rotate when seems they are both built to do that.
try "Screen Rotation Steuerung" App -> set to auto -> voila you have rotation Homescreen! (Damn not ootb)