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Re: [Patch] Unlock the rotation of most stock applications

Thanks for updated theme package :).

Re: [Patch] Unlock the rotation of most stock applications

just downloaded the .deb file from the first post, tried to install, it didn't go through..."invalid installation package"
??

Re: [Patch] Unlock the rotation of most stock applications

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Originally Posted by Vesuri (Post 1236287)

I'm also working on a theme package which adds landscape theming for those stock applications that have not been maintained in landscape.

No video, but here's a screenshot of Phone running in landscape with the theme package installed. The layout is not perfect but at least it's usable:

http://vesuri.jormas.com/harmattan/m...cape-phone.png

Also, here's the Calculator in landscape:

http://vesuri.jormas.com/harmattan/m...calculator.png

Clock:

http://vesuri.jormas.com/harmattan/m...cape-clock.png

Music:

http://vesuri.jormas.com/harmattan/m...musicsuite.png

Settings:

http://vesuri.jormas.com/harmattan/m...e-settings.png

Store:

http://vesuri.jormas.com/harmattan/m...e-ovistore.png

Music Store:

http://vesuri.jormas.com/harmattan/m...musicstore.png

The patch, the pre-built libmeegotouch, the theme package and more information can be found from http://vesuri.jormas.com/harmattan/libmeegotouch.html.

At first, I was eager to install this patch to unlock Twitter and FB stock on landscape, then I learned that it wasn't applicable, so I decided not to potentially break my devices.

Then, after viewing the screenshots, I am more determined not to install it at all because frankly, those apps are not meant to be used in landscape mode especially the dialer. Just an opinion I want to share to those who potentially wished to install this. In fact, thread starter should put those screen shots on the first post, so that eager "puppies" can get the visual notice how the patch would affect the system.

Re: [Patch] Unlock the rotation of most stock applications

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Originally Posted by kai_en (Post 1238523)

relax dude, it's your choice to install or not, at least give thumbs up for efforts. it is really awful to use some application in portrait when you have qwerty open, so, as you might read in first post (before editing), author mentioned that it is mainly for n950.
nobody forces you to install anything nor nobody who knows how to fix device gives care about your opinion.
with comments like that you just making developers to work less and if everyone would leave comments like that then we would endup with no devs at all.
so, save your opinion for "fart app" or something like that...

Re: [Patch] Unlock the rotation of most stock applications

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Originally Posted by wook_sf (Post 1238535)

You might have misunderstood my intention. Sorry for sounding harsh but I would like give clear indications to many people who blindly installed anything they find in this forum a good "heads up" to only install it if you know what it is for or else ended up whining over "Why is this not working on FB and Twitter Apps? This sucks, that sucks!"

I think screen shot helped big time in determining one's preference over patch and a clear indication that twitter and facebook won't work in landscape is a bonus. However, as this thread progresses, all these messages will be lost if it's not put on First or Second post. So I mere advise the thread starter to put these info on 1st page as FYI purposes

I commend the thread starter's good effort by the way and love to see more innovation to come.

Re: [Patch] Unlock the rotation of most stock applications

I've noticed that the browser windows now rotate in multitasking screen. :)

Also switching from landscape browser to multitasking view also mostly preserves the orientation, but not always. I haven't figured out the logic yet what specific condition forces them back to portrait.

Re: [Patch] Unlock the rotation of most stock applications

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Originally Posted by kai_en (Post 1238523)

Then, after viewing the screenshots, I am more determined not to install it at all because frankly, those apps are not meant to be used in landscape mode especially the dialer.

On the N9 it's a matter of taste. However, this patch is mainly for N950 users.

On the N950 there is no reason whatsoever why they wouldn't be "meant to be used" in landscape. Calculator, Settings, Search etc. definitely should be usable with the hardware keyboard open. Even in the Phone the user should be able to enter a phone number using the hardware keyboard and actually see the number entered in the correct orientation. If the loudspeaker or a pair of headphones is used the phone doesn't have to be in portrait to make a phone call.

The Harmattan UI was supposed to work in both portrait and landscape. Some applications were locked in portrait when consumer devices with a hardware keyboard were canceled, leaving the N9 as the only device to truly target Harmattan for. (The N950 was chosen to be a limited developer device running the same software, so the limitations made for the N9 were taken into use in the N950 as well). The patch restores functionality that was originally intended to be in devices that have the hardware keyboard.

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Originally Posted by kai_en (Post 1238561)

many people who blindly installed anything they find in this forum

If anyone installs anything that requires modifying system packages, be it libmeegotouchcore0 or system-ui or whatever, they need to have a really good understanding of what they are doing and why and what the implications and risks are. Blindly installing anything is asking for trouble - especially if developer mode needs to be activated or even more so if Inception needs to be used.

Indeed, the good thing about this is that no one has to install this. It's good that the screenshots have helped make the decision for you but I'm sure other users can make up their own minds about this.

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Originally Posted by kai_en (Post 1238561)

However, as this thread progresses, all these messages will be lost if it's not put on First or Second post.

Information about Facebook and Twitter were in comment #8 of this thread and won't be lost. It requires just a little bit of patience to read that far, which is definitely worth it if one doesn't understand what "libmeegotouch" is.

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Originally Posted by kai_en (Post 1238561)

So I mere advise the thread starter to put these info on 1st page as FYI purposes

They are on the first page as they always were, but Facebook and Twitter are now explicitly mentioned in the original post to make this particular point more evident.

Re: [Patch] Unlock the rotation of most stock applications

@vesuri:

any idea of "invalid installation package" reason?
thanks

Re: [Patch] Unlock the rotation of most stock applications

mines pretty much different on some apps in landscape, music player is pretty much unusable and so is dialer and store wont rotate.
heres few screens:
http://i.imgur.com/9IBy3.png

http://i.imgur.com/8pNza.png
http://i.imgur.com/40T4g.png
http://i.imgur.com/XKyvE.png

N9 on PR1.3

edit:forgot clock app (it has some black mod from N9Qtweak but landscape puts default bg color on the clock side)
http://i.imgur.com/oFjnz.png

Re: [Patch] Unlock the rotation of most stock applications

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Originally Posted by TrD (Post 1251617)

mines pretty much different on some apps in landscape, music player is pretty much unusable and so is dialer and store wont rotate.

That's because you need to install the supplementary theme package as explained in comment #9. The applications have not been maintained in landscape and thus require the missing styles to be added for landscape. The Store won't rotate on the N9, since there is no physical keyboard on the N9 and for some reason Store only opens in landscape if the physical keyboard is open. If a hack like N9Qtweak modifies the theme of the stock applications the modifications probably won't apply to landscape since the landscape themes are provided by a separate package.

From the support page (linked to in the original post):

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Not all applications have been maintained to look as expected in landscape. In most cases this is only because the theme does not contain proper size/image definitions for landscape. This package contains additional theme files which fix some of the stock applications, such as Phone and Calculator. Music will work properly only in the orientation it was started in (because of a problem in the application itself). The alarm definition clock in the Clock application goes on top of other UI components in landscape but is still usable. Store and Music Store will only start in landscape if the physical keyboard (on the N950) is open. The package also contains a GConf schema for the patched libmeegotouch GConf keys and locks the orientation of those windows that do not work properly in landscape, like the touch screen lock and the call UI.