Thanks Ralph and Sean. I see where my expectations were wrong.
—
Scott

> On Feb 23, 2022, at 1:06 PM, Pi Digital via use-livecode 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi there Scott. 
> 
> https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/ios/visual-design/adaptivity-and-layout/
> Layout Guides and Safe Areas
> 
> That will explain the safe areas as defined by Apple and implemented in the 
> library. 
> 
> Sean Cole
> Pi Digital Productions Ltd
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>> On 23 Feb 2022, at 20:29, scott--- via use-livecode 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hmm… I had never noticed that mobileOrientation() and 
>> mobileDeviceOrientation() are different functions [ it doesn’t help that the 
>> documentation for mobileOrientation() seems to mistakenly refer to 
>> mobileDeviceOrientation() ] but mobileOrientation() seems like it should, 
>> unlike mobileDeviceOrientation(),  always be able to determine which side 
>> the notch is on.
>> 
>> —
>> Scott
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 23, 2022, at 12:15 PM, scott--- via use-livecode 
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I was updating a library to use the new iphoneSafeAreaInsets() for retuning 
>>> the inset of the iPhoneX notch. I was surprised to see that it reports an 
>>> inset on both left and right sides when in landscape even though the notch 
>>> is only on one side. I would have expected an iPhone in landscape to report 
>>> an inset on the bottom (for the home indicator, which it does report) and 
>>> on whichever side the notch was actually on. While this can usually be 
>>> figured out with  mobileDeviceOrientation()  (though not always) it seems 
>>> like an extra step in addition to just being inaccurate about one side. Am 
>>> I missing something or should this be a bug?
>>> 
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