Tom, I do this using similar code in both iOS and Android. It has given the same user experience on both platforms.
Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -----Original Message----- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Thomas McGrath III Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:05 AM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: change orientation on just one card FYI, I had a library interrupting the preOpenCard handler and so was not getting the expected results that I needed. It is fixed now and this works as expected for me. John, I have my set allowed in the preOpen card and it works on iOS. Which one is needed for Android??? Thanks to everyone for the sanity check. -- Tom McGrath III http://lazyriver.on-rev.com mcgra...@mac.com On Jun 12, 2013, at 8:26 AM, John Dixon <dixo...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > No that is not the case... setting the setAllowedOrientations to a new configuration is sufficient... I have an example where viewing a map on a card in landscape... tapping the callout... the card rotates automatically to portrait when displaying the info on another card... all that has been done is to drop landscape from the allowed orientations... > >> Subject: Re: change orientation on just one card >> From: mcgra...@mac.com >> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:17:43 -0400 >> To: use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> >> Apparently it seems that the mobileUnlockOrientation is needed to allow a card to auto rotate to the desired new set of orientations allowed (even though there was no mobileLockOrientation set before). >> >> >> -- Tom McGrath III >> http://lazyriver.on-rev.com >> mcgra...@mac.com >> >> On Jun 12, 2013, at 5:54 AM, Pierre Sahores <s...@sahores-conseil.com> wrote: >> >>> Works fine here (LC 5.5.5) in using the following code to open a substack in landscape mode and return to portrait mode as soon as the app closes it and goes back to the main stack : >>> >>> 1.- In the substack stack's script : >>> >>>> on preopenStack >>>> if the environment is not "mobile" >>>> then exit preopenStack >>>> else if "playerA" is in the short name of this stack then >>>> mobileSetAllowedOrientations "portrait,landscape left,landscape right" >>>> end preopenStack >>> >>> 2.- In the substack card's script : >>> >>>> on preopencard >>>> mobileUnlockOrientation >>>> mobileSetAllowedOrientations "portrait,landscape left,landscape right" >>>> end preopencard >>>> >>>> on closeCard >>>> mobileSetAllowedOrientations "portrait" >>>> end closeCard >>> >>> 3.- In the mainstack stack's script : nothing >>> >>> 4.- In the mainstack card's script : nothing >>> >>> Both preopenStack and preopenCard are needed to get the mobileSetAllowedOrientations message being efficiently catched on both iOS and Android platforms. >>> >>> >>> Le 12 juin 2013 à 05:17, Scott Rossi a écrit : >>> >>>> Seems to work here in LC 5.5.3 (what I have handy). >>>> >>>> Not sure if anything has changed in later versions. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Scott Rossi >>>> Creative Director >>>> Tactile Media, UX/UI Design >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 6/11/13 6:40 PM, "Thomas McGrath III" <mcgra...@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Has anyone been successful in having just one card in an app be >>>>> restricted to just landscape. I have an app that is supported for >>>>> all orientations but for one card I want to restrict the allowed >>>>> orientations to just landscape. >>>>> >>>>> I tried this on the card I want to restrict but with no luck: >>>>> on preopencard >>>>> if the environment is "mobile" then >>>>> mobileSetAllowedOrientations "landscape left,landscape right" >>>>> end if >>>>> end preopencard >>>>> >>>>> Is there a way to set the orientation when opening a card. I can't >>>>> seem to discover any. >>>>> >>>>> Tom >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- Tom McGrath III >>>>> http://lazyriver.on-rev.com >>>>> mcgra...@mac.com >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >>> -- >>> Pierre Sahores >>> mobile : 06 03 95 77 70 >>> www.sahores-conseil.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
