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Community SSU/Features/Portrait mode

2011-02-24T21:34:22Z

206.174.71.23: /* System Applications */

Portrait mode can now be [[Community_SSU/Features#Available_as_of_20.2010.36-2maemo12_.28PR_1.3.3.7-6.29|forced on all applications]] as part of the [[Community SSU]]. Not all applications work perfectly. Details of the compatibility of applications with portrait mode is compiled below.

The purpose of <code>forcerotation</code> is [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=953421&postcount=969 ''not'' to enable system-wide portrait for end-users].

====System Applications====
{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1
! width="170" | Application
! width="100" | Status
!| Comments
|-
| Backup || Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Calculator || Not Usable || The keys don't align to the portrait mode
|-
| Calendar|| Not Usable ||
|-
| Camera || Semi-usable || Display is buggy, Photo is taken correctly
|-
| Clock || Semi-usable || Icons are not rearranged. Can't access "World Clock"
|-
| Contacts || Semi-usable || Crashes on editing of contact.
|-
| Conversations || Semi-Usable || Needs to scrolls horizontally to read the full message and the delete button is not visible while viewing a single message.
|-
| File Manager|| Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Hildon Application Manager (HAM) || Fully Usable || When portrait mode looses colour and when back in landscape there is flicker and takes time to rearrange
|-
| Hildon-Desktop|| Not Available ||
|-
| Media Player || Semi-usable || Icons are not rearranged.
|-
| MicroB (Web) || Semi-Usable || When using built-in auto-rotation, ui elements such as address and status bar are unaccessible. When rotated by hildon ('enabled rotation' off in it's settings), just about all UI elements are usable, except the bookmark button (hidden behind the little arrow by address bar). The full screen button is there in the arrow's submenu, but it's hidden in the bottom part of the blank space that's there.
|-
| Modest (email) || Fully Usable || There is an issue with the size of the New Message button which is fixed when it's clicked
|-
| Notes || Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Phone|| Fully Usable || Add/Edit new contact UI unusable.
|-
| Photo Viewer || Semi-Usable || Viewing photos is buggy. The system get confused which direction to show image and thus image rotates haphazardly
|-
| Task Switcher|| Not Available || Part of hildon-desktop
|-
| Settings|| Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Xterminal || Fully Usable || Rotation from portrait to landscape generates a large amount of "blank" space between the last lines of the history, and the current command-input line.
|}

====3rd Party Applications====
''Which of these already support rotation? Which require to be forced?''

{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1
! width="170" | Application
! width="100" | Status
! width="100" | Rotation
!| Comments
|-
| App Search Widget|| Not Usable || Forced || In portrait mode, the applications are not shown, if they are searched or otherwise.
|-
| BlessN900|| Not Usable || Forced || In portrait mode, display is buggy
|-
| Catorise|| Fully Usable || Forced || When switching from landscape-portrait or vice versa, it moves from category to base level
|-
| CBRpager|| Fully Usable || || In portrait mode, some of the buttons are hidden.
|-
| CuteTube|| Fully Usable || Supported || N/A
|-
| DropN900|| Fully Usable || Forced || Some inconvenience with resizing of columns
|-
| espeakcaller || Not Usable || Forced || No rearrangement/resizing of UI elements
|-
| EvilAlarm || Fully Usable || || N/A
|-
| Fast Application Manager (FAPman)|| Fully Usable || Supported || N/A
|-
| FBReader || Fully Usable || Forced || In portrait mode, some of the icons are hidden.
|-
| Filebox|| Fully Usable || Supported || N/A
|-
| FM Radio|| Not Usable|| Forced || No rearrangement/resizing of UI elements
|-
| Foreca Weather|| Not Usable|| Forced || Some buttons off- screen. Horizontal Scrolling not possible
|-
| Freoffice|| Semi Usable|| Forced || Missing a few icons, but it works
|-
| GBoggle || Fully Usable || || Layout needs work
|-
| GoConvert || Fully Usable || || N/A
|-
| Gpodder || Fully Usable || Supported || Some small changes to be made
|-
| Groove || Fully Usable || || N/A
|-
| LeafPad || Fully Usable || || Needs portrait keyboard, obviously.
|-
| Mastory|| Fully Usable || || N/A
|-
| Mediabox || Semi Usable || || No album art displayed
|-
| Mobile Hot Spot || Fully Usable || || N/A
|-
| Munadi || Fully Usable || || N/A
|-
| QWP || Fully Usable || || N/A
|-
| Scout || Fully Usable || || Although result-list shows horizontal scroll bar
|-
| Theme Customiser || Not Usable || || All main buttons are off-screen
|-
| www2sms|| Not Usable || Forced || All buttons are off-screen
|-
| usb hostmode-gui || Fully Usable || || N/A
|}

Community SSU/Features/Portrait mode

2011-02-23T19:22:34Z

206.174.71.23: /* System Applications */

Portrait mode can now be [[Community_SSU/Features#Available_as_of_20.2010.36-2maemo12_.28PR_1.3.3.7-6.29|forced on all applications]] as part of the [[Community SSU]]. Not all applications work perfectly. Details of the compatibility of applications with portrait mode is compiled below.

The purpose of <code>forcerotation</code> is [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=953421&postcount=969 ''not'' to enable system-wide portrait for end-users].

====System Applications====
{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1
! width="170" | Application
! width="100" | Status
!| Comments
|-
| Camera || Semi-usable || Display is buggy, Photo is taken correctly
|-
| Clock || Semi-usable || Icons are not rearranged. Can't access "World Clock"
|-
| Media Player || Semi-usable || Icons are not rearranged.
|-
| Contacts || Semi-usable || Crashed on editing of contact.
|-
| Phone|| Fully Usable || Add new contact UI error
|-
| Conversation || Fully Usable || Needs to scrolls horizontally to read the full message.
|-
| Calendar|| Not Usable ||
|-
| Web || Semi-Usable || When using built-in auto-rotation, ui elements such as address and status bar are unaccessible. When rotated by hildon ('enabled rotation' off in it's settings), just about all UI elements are usable, except the bookmark button (hidden behind the little arrow by address bar) and the Full screen button (vanished).
|-
| Hildon-Desktop(?)|| Not Available ||
|-
| Task Switcher|| Not Available || Part of hildon-desktop
|-
| Settings|| Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Photo Viewer || Semi-Usable || Viewing photos is buggy. The system get confused which direction to show image and thus image rotates haphazardly
|-
| Xterminal || Fully Usable || Rotation from portrait to landscape generates a large amount of "blank" space between the last lines of the history, and the current command-input line.
|-
| File Manager|| Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Application Manager|| Fully Usable || When portrait mode looses colour and when back in landscape there is flicker and takes time to rearrange
|-
| Modest || Fully Usable || There is an issue with the size of the New Message button which is fixed when it's clicked
|-
|Backup || Fully Usable || N/A
|-
|Calculator || Not Usable || The keys don't align to the portrait mode
|-
|Notes || Fully Usable || N/A
|}

====3rd Party Applications====
''Which of these already support rotation? Which require to be forced?''

{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1
! width="170" | Application
! width="100" | Status
!| Comments
|-
| BlessN900|| Not Usable || In portrait mode, display is buggy
|-
| Catorize|| Fully Usable || When switching from landscape-portrait or vice versa, it moves from category to base level
|-
| CBRpager|| Fully Usable || In portrait mode, some of the buttons are hidden.
|-
| DropN900|| Fully Usable || Some inconvenience with resizing of columns
|-
| espeakcaller || Not Usable || No rearrangement/resizing of UI elements
|-
| Fast Application Manager || Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| FBReader || Fully Usable || In portrait mode, some of the icons are hidden.
|-
| FeedingIt|| Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| FM Radio|| Not Usable|| No rearrangement/resizing of UI elements
|-
| Foreca Weather|| Not Usable|| Some buttons off- screen. Horizantal Scrolling not possible
|-
| Gpodder || Fully Usable || Some small changes to be made
|-
| Mastory|| Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Munadi || Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| QWP || Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Scout || Fully Usable || Although result-list shows horizontal scroll bar
|-
| www2sms|| Not Usable || All buttons are off-screen
|-
| Theme Customiser || Not Usable || All main buttons are off-screen
|}

Community SSU/Features/Portrait mode

2011-02-23T19:22:01Z

206.174.71.23: /* System Applications */

Portrait mode can now be [[Community_SSU/Features#Available_as_of_20.2010.36-2maemo12_.28PR_1.3.3.7-6.29|forced on all applications]] as part of the [[Community SSU]]. Not all applications work perfectly. Details of the compatibility of applications with portrait mode is compiled below.

The purpose of <code>forcerotation</code> is [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=953421&postcount=969 ''not'' to enable system-wide portrait for end-users].

====System Applications====
{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1
! width="170" | Application
! width="100" | Status
!| Comments
|-
| Camera || Semi-usable || Display is buggy, Photo is taken correctly
|-
| Clock || Semi-usable || Icons are not rearranged. Can't access "World Clock"
|-
| Media Player || Semi-usable || Icons are not rearranged.
|-
| Contacts || Semi-useable || Crashed on editing of contact.
|-
| Phone|| Fully Usable || Add new contact UI error
|-
| Conversation || Fully Usable || Needs to scrolls horizontally to read the full message.
|-
| Calendar|| Not Usable ||
|-
| Web || Semi-Usable || When using built-in auto-rotation, ui elements such as address and status bar are unaccessible. When rotated by hildon ('enabled rotation' off in it's settings), just about all UI elements are usable, except the bookmark button (hidden behind the little arrow by address bar) and the Full screen button (vanished).
|-
| Hildon-Desktop(?)|| Not Available ||
|-
| Task Switcher|| Not Available || Part of hildon-desktop
|-
| Settings|| Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Photo Viewer || Semi-Usable || Viewing photos is buggy. The system get confused which direction to show image and thus image rotates haphazardly
|-
| Xterminal || Fully Usable || Rotation from portrait to landscape generates a large amount of "blank" space between the last lines of the history, and the current command-input line.
|-
| File Manager|| Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Application Manager|| Fully Usable || When portrait mode looses colour and when back in landscape there is flicker and takes time to rearrange
|-
| Modest || Fully Usable || There is an issue with the size of the New Message button which is fixed when it's clicked
|-
|Backup || Fully Usable || N/A
|-
|Calculator || Not Usable || The keys don't align to the portrait mode
|-
|Notes || Fully Usable || N/A
|}

====3rd Party Applications====
''Which of these already support rotation? Which require to be forced?''

{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1
! width="170" | Application
! width="100" | Status
!| Comments
|-
| BlessN900|| Not Usable || In portrait mode, display is buggy
|-
| Catorize|| Fully Usable || When switching from landscape-portrait or vice versa, it moves from category to base level
|-
| CBRpager|| Fully Usable || In portrait mode, some of the buttons are hidden.
|-
| DropN900|| Fully Usable || Some inconvenience with resizing of columns
|-
| espeakcaller || Not Usable || No rearrangement/resizing of UI elements
|-
| Fast Application Manager || Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| FBReader || Fully Usable || In portrait mode, some of the icons are hidden.
|-
| FeedingIt|| Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| FM Radio|| Not Usable|| No rearrangement/resizing of UI elements
|-
| Foreca Weather|| Not Usable|| Some buttons off- screen. Horizantal Scrolling not possible
|-
| Gpodder || Fully Usable || Some small changes to be made
|-
| Mastory|| Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Munadi || Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| QWP || Fully Usable || N/A
|-
| Scout || Fully Usable || Although result-list shows horizontal scroll bar
|-
| www2sms|| Not Usable || All buttons are off-screen
|-
| Theme Customiser || Not Usable || All main buttons are off-screen
|}

Community SSU/Features

2011-02-22T19:49:52Z

206.174.71.23: /* Available as of 20.2010.36-2maemo12 (PR 1.3.3.7-6) */

== Editing transitions.ini ==

To enable the CSSU features you have to edit a file (I use leafpad, but any editor works)

The file to edit is transitions.ini and is in

/usr/share/hildon-desktop/

So the command is :

leafpad /usr/share/hildon-desktop/transitions.ini

If you use a theme that has a custom transitions.ini file, it will override the one above, so check in /opt/usr/share/themes/[name of the theme you're using]/transitions.ini, if changing the transitions.ini file in the above path doesn't work.

The CSSU tweaks have to be turned on at the end of the file one by one, where there is also a bit more documentation about them.

If you don't see an option there, you need to update the CSSU install (via the application manager).
You can check which version you have using System, Settings, About Community SSU.

To apply the changes see the end of this page.

=== Available as of 20.2010.36-2maemo10 (PR 1.3.3.7-4) ===

If you want to enable a blurless effect for the background when switching apps, you have to edit it like this

blurless = 1

and for the task switcher layout you can choose 1, 2 columns or the default

taskswitcher = 2

=== Available as of 20.2010.36-2maemo12 (PR 1.3.3.7-6) ===
More details and some demo videos of these features are here : http://thpmaemo.blogspot.com/2011/02/community-ssu-features-to-look-forward.html

For the alternative rotation effect (spin in place rather than flip), set

zaxisrotation = 1

You can force all apps to (try to) autorotate with

forcerotation = 1

But this isn't likely to work well for all applications (yet).

About forced rotation:

There are two ways to invoke portrait viewing of an application.

1: Launch the application while holding the device in portrait mode.

2: Launch the application in landscape mode, rotate the device to portrait, then slide the keyboard open then closed.

Note: Non-auto rotating application seem to remember their orientation regardless of device orientation. To overcome this, load desired application, place the device in desired orientation and slide keyboard open then closed.

Status Menu also seems remembers devices last orientation and will continue to open in portrait mode until keyboard is opened and closed in landscape orientation, or another application is used in landscape mode.

==Applying the changes to transitions.ini==

Some of these changes apply as soon as you save the file (which ? - TC), while other require you to restart hildon-desktop. You can do so by turning the phone off and on again, or running as root:

killall hildon-desktop

This will kill the hildon-desktop process, and it will be automatically restarted with the changed settings loaded and applied. Be sure not to "killall hildon-desktop" too often in a row (like several times in one minute), or the system will restart (nothing dangerous, though - just an annoyance).

Community SSU/Features

2011-02-22T19:47:09Z

206.174.71.23: /* Available as of 20.2010.36-2maemo12 (PR 1.3.3.7-6) */

== Editing transitions.ini ==

To enable the CSSU features you have to edit a file (I use leafpad, but any editor works)

The file to edit is transitions.ini and is in

/usr/share/hildon-desktop/

So the command is :

leafpad /usr/share/hildon-desktop/transitions.ini

If you use a theme that has a custom transitions.ini file, it will override the one above, so check in /opt/usr/share/themes/[name of the theme you're using]/transitions.ini, if changing the transitions.ini file in the above path doesn't work.

The CSSU tweaks have to be turned on at the end of the file one by one, where there is also a bit more documentation about them.

If you don't see an option there, you need to update the CSSU install (via the application manager).
You can check which version you have using System, Settings, About Community SSU.

To apply the changes see the end of this page.

=== Available as of 20.2010.36-2maemo10 (PR 1.3.3.7-4) ===

If you want to enable a blurless effect for the background when switching apps, you have to edit it like this

blurless = 1

and for the task switcher layout you can choose 1, 2 columns or the default

taskswitcher = 2

=== Available as of 20.2010.36-2maemo12 (PR 1.3.3.7-6) ===
More details and some demo videos of these features are here : http://thpmaemo.blogspot.com/2011/02/community-ssu-features-to-look-forward.html

For the alternative rotation effect (spin in place rather than flip), set

zaxisrotation = 1

You can force all apps to (try to) autorotate with

forcerotation = 1

But this isn't likely to work well for all applications (yet).

About forced rotation:

There are two ways to invoke portrait viewing of an application.

1: Launch the application while holding the device in portrait mode.

2: Launch the application in landscape mode, rotate the device to portrait, then slide the keyboard open then closed.

Note: Non-auto rotating application seem to remember their orientation regardless of device orientation. To overcome this, load desired application, place the device in desired orientation and slide keyboard open then closed.

Status Menu also seems remembers devices last orientation and will continue to open in portrait mode until keyboard is opened and closed in landscape mode, or another application is used in landscape mode.

==Applying the changes to transitions.ini==

Some of these changes apply as soon as you save the file (which ? - TC), while other require you to restart hildon-desktop. You can do so by turning the phone off and on again, or running as root:

killall hildon-desktop

This will kill the hildon-desktop process, and it will be automatically restarted with the changed settings loaded and applied. Be sure not to "killall hildon-desktop" too often in a row (like several times in one minute), or the system will restart (nothing dangerous, though - just an annoyance).

Community SSU/Features

2011-02-22T19:45:57Z

206.174.71.23: /* Available as of 20.2010.36-2maemo12 (PR 1.3.3.7-6) */

== Editing transitions.ini ==

To enable the CSSU features you have to edit a file (I use leafpad, but any editor works)

The file to edit is transitions.ini and is in

/usr/share/hildon-desktop/

So the command is :

leafpad /usr/share/hildon-desktop/transitions.ini

If you use a theme that has a custom transitions.ini file, it will override the one above, so check in /opt/usr/share/themes/[name of the theme you're using]/transitions.ini, if changing the transitions.ini file in the above path doesn't work.

The CSSU tweaks have to be turned on at the end of the file one by one, where there is also a bit more documentation about them.

If you don't see an option there, you need to update the CSSU install (via the application manager).
You can check which version you have using System, Settings, About Community SSU.

To apply the changes see the end of this page.

=== Available as of 20.2010.36-2maemo10 (PR 1.3.3.7-4) ===

If you want to enable a blurless effect for the background when switching apps, you have to edit it like this

blurless = 1

and for the task switcher layout you can choose 1, 2 columns or the default

taskswitcher = 2

=== Available as of 20.2010.36-2maemo12 (PR 1.3.3.7-6) ===
More details and some demo videos of these features are here : http://thpmaemo.blogspot.com/2011/02/community-ssu-features-to-look-forward.html

For the alternative rotation effect (spin in place rather than flip), set

zaxisrotation = 1

You can force all apps to (try to) autorotate with

forcerotation = 1

But this isn't likely to work well for all applications (yet).

About forced rotation:

There are two ways to invoke rotation of an application.

1: Launch the application while holding the device in portrait mode.

2: Launch the application in landscape mode, rotate the device to portrait, then slide the keyboard open then closed.

Note: Non-auto rotating application seem to remember their orientation regardless of device orientation. To overcome this, load desired application, place the device in desired orientation and slide keyboard open then closed.

Status Menu also seems remembers devices last orientation and will continue to open in portrait mode until keyboard is opened and closed in landscape mode, or another application is used in landscape mode.

==Applying the changes to transitions.ini==

Some of these changes apply as soon as you save the file (which ? - TC), while other require you to restart hildon-desktop. You can do so by turning the phone off and on again, or running as root:

killall hildon-desktop

This will kill the hildon-desktop process, and it will be automatically restarted with the changed settings loaded and applied. Be sure not to "killall hildon-desktop" too often in a row (like several times in one minute), or the system will restart (nothing dangerous, though - just an annoyance).