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[HOW TO] Remove Orientation Lock From Status Menu

Well after reading a lot of request asking to remove Orientation Lock from status menu i decided to show all CSSU Testing user how to remove it.....

STEP 1......

make sure you have install these apps/program on your device....
1.filebox
2.leafpad (for editing in filebox)
3.Powatool

STEP 2......

Open filebox and make sure at filebox setting you use....
1.leafpad at text editor....
2.enable root access...
3.show hidden files and folders....

STEP 3......

Using filebox navigate to this path......

Code:

/usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu

look for status-area-orientationlock-applet.desktop....
once you have found it then press & hold at it to open one popup....
select edit in that popup....editor mode will open using leafpad....

STEP 4......

in editor mode you will see like this......

Code:

[Desktop Entry]

Name=Orientation lock

Comment=Orientation lock applet

Category=permanent

Type=default

X-Path=lib-orientationlock-status-menu.so

using leafpad (editor mode) all you need to do is delete this line.....

Code:

Category=permanent

Save the files after you have deleted the line.....exit leafpad (editor mode) & filebox completely.....

STEP 5......

Open Powatool & select status bar....untick Orientation lock then you done....

STEP 6.....

open status menu to see the result.....

STEP 7.....

Press The Thanks Button Below If My Step Works
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Re: [HOW TO] Remove Orientation Lock From Status Menu

i dont get it..why not simply use powatool directly?

Re: [HOW TO] Remove Orientation Lock From Status Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed_boner (Post 1144885)

i dont get it..why not simply use powatool directly?

as long as the line is still there then you will never remove it from status menu....
the line show it made to be permanent so by deleting the line you can remove it just like other status menu applet....

Re: [HOW TO] Remove Orientation Lock From Status Menu

ok..if u say so..i never took any line and checking and unchecking in powatool makes my orientation lock appear and disappear imediatly...

Re: [HOW TO] Remove Orientation Lock From Status Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed_boner (Post 1144887)

ok..if u say so..i never took any line and checking and unchecking in powatool makes my orientation lock appear and disappear imediatly...

if checking & unchecking is that easy to remove it than why CSSU team tell CSSU Testing user that it is impossible to remove it :rolleyes:

Re: [HOW TO] Remove Orientation Lock From Status Menu

really appreciate your intention and the well done tut...and maybe i am confusing removing with hiding or something...but i really dont need to edit anything...and believe me i dont have a superphone or any special weird mods as i do not know anything about coding..

Re: [HOW TO] Remove Orientation Lock From Status Menu

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed_boner (Post 1144894)

well if you using CSSU Stable then yes it easy to remove/hide it but if you using CSSU Testing then Orientation Lock is permanent...

Re: [HOW TO] Remove Orientation Lock From Status Menu

flavour testing here..strange..well..for me this is useless dont know why...hope someone can find use for your knowledge.

Re: [HOW TO] Remove Orientation Lock From Status Menu

Why not simply

Code:

cd /usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu

mkdir disabled

mv status-area-orientationlock-applet.desktop disabled/

That's how Powatool does it.
If you want to reverse then

Code:

cd /usr/share/applications/hildon-status-menu

mv disabled/status-area-orientationlock-applet.desktop ./

Re: [HOW TO] Remove Orientation Lock From Status Menu

thx, I'll try this one as soon as I'll get my n900 to work properly :)