Hi, Bob Murphy at ACCESS has been doing a lot of work on integrating screen orientation and accelerometers for the GNOME stack - I don't suppose anyone's had a look at his work here, have they?
Cheers, Dave. gary liquid wrote: > the answer to the identification problem is by querying the xrandr x11 > extension library. > > http://www.xfree86.org/current/Xrandr.3.html > > Kamen correctly points out however that a user with the default installation > of maemo does not need to query this interface, there is only 1 possible > default orientation: landscape. > > Future versions of maemo will hopefully have a fully working xrandr > implementation and allow rotation to be queried and controlled in the > default system. > > *note to nokians reading, PLEASE make sure this works and also confirm that > XV rotates correctly as well ;)* > > Gary Birkett (lcuk in #maemo) > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Kamen Bundev <bun...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> BTW, the only possible way I know of to rotate the screen is by using the >> patched rotation kernel. Not much users know about that. >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Kamen Bundev <bun...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Maybe *gdk_screen_get_width ()* and *gdk_screen_get_height ()* can be >>> used to detect the screen dimensions? >>> >>> Regards: >>> Bundyo >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Deepak Kr. Sharma, Noida < >>> deepa...@hcl.in> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Even if it doesn't have sensors, but the screen orientation can be >>>> changed by the user or not, like the user has the option to view a video >>>> in landscape mode? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Deepak >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: ma...@bitblit.net [mailto:ma...@bitblit.net] >>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 7:36 PM >>>> To: Deepak Kr. Sharma, Noida >>>> Cc: maemo-developers@maemo.org >>>> Subject: Re: Screen orientation >>>> >>>> On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, Deepak Kr. Sharma, Noida wrote: >>>> >>>>> How do I find out from my application if the current screen >>>> orientation >>>>> is landscape or portrait? >>>> AFAIK, no Maemo device has sensors for that. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Aj. >>>> >>>> >>>> DISCLAIMER: >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and >>>> intended for the named recipient(s) only. >>>> It shall not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its >>>> affiliates. Any views or opinions presented in >>>> this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect >>>> the opinions of HCL or its affiliates. >>>> Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, >>>> modification, distribution and / or publication of >>>> this message without the prior written consent of the author of this >>>> e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have >>>> received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender >>>> immediately. Before opening any mail and >>>> attachments please check them for viruses and defect. >>>> >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> maemo-developers mailing list >>>> maemo-developers@maemo.org >>>> https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> maemo-developers mailing list >> maemo-developers@maemo.org >> https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > maemo-developers mailing list > maemo-developers@maemo.org > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers -- maemo.org docsmaster Email: dne...@maemo.org Jabber: bo...@jabber.org _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
