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I just got the HTC touch (love it so far) but after I installed the Sprint TV app (or about the same time, not sure if that was the direct cause) the auto rotate feature stopped working.
I can manually rotate to landscape mode but it doesn't automatic flip when I tilt the phone to the side. I've restarted, removed sprint tv, soft reset, but still isn't working.
If autorotate ever worked on your Vogue, it would be the first Vogue I've ever heard of that has that feature.
Whatever he's on, I want it.
The Vogue never had an auto-rotate.
dkackman said:
I just got the HTC touch (love it so far) but after I installed the Sprint TV app (or about the same time, not sure if that was the direct cause) the auto rotate feature stopped working.
I can manually rotate to landscape mode but it doesn't automatic flip when I tilt the phone to the side. I've restarted, removed sprint tv, soft reset, but still isn't working.
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it is the first time that the HTC vouge autorotate....
yhea the vogue auto rotating....that will be the day...lol
i hate to sound like i dont know what the hell im talking about, but the demo touch at the sprint store near me does this... so i was disappointed when i got mine and it didnt.... i guess ill head back over there and see if i can get an answer out of those guys.
If you have spb mobile shell 2 on your phone it will auto rotate your screen
from portrait to landscape mode. I have it (spb) on my phone (XV6900) and I just tried
it. It works.
maybe when you use a certain program like sprint tv, but it definately won't auto rotate like an iphone.
If you have mobile shell
2 it will rotate whatever
is on the screen - today
screen , email , etc. from
portrait to landscape.
jbh00jh said:
If you have mobile shell
2 it will rotate whatever
is on the screen - today
screen , email , etc. from
portrait to landscape.
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which operation you are performing to rotate the screen ?
1) only rotate physically the device
2) press the rotate function( application ) on the device
or what else ?
thanks
cheers
andrebe said:
which operation you are performing to rotate the screen ?
1) only rotate physically the device
2) press the rotate function( application ) on the device
or what else ?
thanks
cheers
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Go to the tools section and push the rotate screen button.
By the way , when you
turn on the camera ,
the screen " autorotates"
to the landscape mode.
well when u open the camera it does not really Rotate the screen that's just how the camera opens the screens in behind it are still in portrait. If the screen is in portrait "mode" when you open the camera then something is wrong. And if you press a button to have it rotate that is not really auto rotate. so if by auto rotate you mean the view changes to landscape when you rotate the phone sideways that is something the vogue does not do. It does not have the hardware to detect orientation changes.
rofl the touch doesn't have a g sensor so autorotate is impossible.
Guys, no need to waste any more time on this. I think the reason for the question and confusion is a clear case of "spin".
It is true that when the Sprint TV application launches, it changes the screen orientation to landscape. When you close it, it switches back to portrait. You could say that it "automatically" does that. There is similar behavior for the camera and fullscreen video playback (if you have configured your device for it).
It is also true that the iPhone has a built-in piece of hardware that the Touch does not. This little gizmo (essentially an accelerometer) allows the phone to know when you have turned it on its side, and it will switch to landscape. This is an automatic process, and it is different from what the Touch does.
The Touch will never automatically rotate the screen unless someone here (hint, hint) writes an app that allows it to do so. One idea would be to use the camera to track the orientation of the device, and hence detect if the phone has been moved. This has obvious issues as the camera does eat up additional juice when it's on, and I'm not sure what the processing requirements are. We can make a thread on this in the hacking forum.
jbh00jh said:
If you have mobile shell
2 it will rotate whatever
is on the screen - today
screen , email , etc. from
portrait to landscape.
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I don't know what you are smoking but I want some cause I have Mobil Shell 2 and it does not auto rotate. I have had my Touch 7 months and I have never had it auto rotate, I have to do it manually. As far as I understand it we do not have the necessary hardware for autorotation.
my camera "rotated"
hey.. maybe someone can explain this to me
one time when i turne don my camera. it was in portrait mode...
but it only did it once.. i realy dont like having it in landscape mode.
is there a way to get it to work in portrait mode all the time???
hey
jbh00jh said:
If you have mobile shell
2 it will rotate whatever
is on the screen - today
screen , email , etc. from
portrait to landscape.
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Where can I go to download the mobile shell 2 then so mine will also rotate?
there has to be a tilt switch in the vogue, and there is not one in the sprint touch. so it will NOT AUTO rotate.
Hello
How can I run scummVM on Fullscreen? I will play Monkey Island 2 on the HTC Touch...
http://www.scummvm.org/
I was trying this earlier. If you change the Graphics mode to 2x, then it's in "full" screen mode. I've only tried to play Flight Of The Amazon Queen - that turns the screen to landscape on the right automatically. I dunno about the other games though. You may need to have Adjust Aspect Ratio ticked too.
The problem is the same as on the Omnia, apparently. If it's landscape to the left, the cursor is an inch or so to the left of where you tap. So if Monkey Island doesn't turn the right way, I think there's a program that lets you turn the screen. I just can't remember what it's called...
Acelister said:
I was trying this earlier. If you change the Graphics mode to 2x, then it's in "full" screen mode. I've only tried to play Flight Of The Amazon Queen - that turns the screen to landscape on the right automatically. I dunno about the other games though. You may need to have Adjust Aspect Ratio ticked too.
The problem is the same as on the Omnia, apparently. If it's landscape to the left, the cursor is an inch or so to the left of where you tap. So if Monkey Island doesn't turn the right way, I think there's a program that lets you turn the screen. I just can't remember what it's called...
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THX! I changed to 2X. Now it works much bether! Thank You very much!
I'm so glad I could help!
Hi to all,
i anticipate a possible thread asking for a WHITE touch HD (white is better, since the iphone is white so...) to comment and ask your opinion about gyrator/gsen or similar solutions.
Apart from the fact that the iphone has it, i find all these gravity-oriented GUIs terribly cumbersome....the last thing i want to do is to extract my telephone from my pocket and start wondering why the buttons are on the right...sorry on the left....no sorry on the bottom....ah, they were on the top! the touch HD being very symmetric and elegant, should have a consistent gui orientation: VERTICAL!
...why a thread?
I'd like to know how you use gyrator/gsen and for which purpose.
Personally, for applications like navigon which have a preferred orientation i have 2 mortscript lines that makes it turn PREDICTABLY to the right direction...
The only thing I want GSEN/Gyrator for is TomTom Navigator, otherwise I disable it as it just gets in the way when txting, phoning etc.
One thing that bugs me (not Gsen or Gyrator but "gyro" related) is the speed at which Album takes to load a picture and realise I am moving my phone, from touch flow, click on a picture then tun my phone, sometimes I wait more than 20 seconds for an image to rotate, crap when you are trying to show your friends pictures.
Waiting for the Class 6 16GB microsd card to be released in January as hoping its just the slow memory card that came with the touch causing my annoyance with Album
I am using gyrator to switch the HD
lay down face up : mobile shell - now screen will be shown
lay down face down: turn off and lock the HD
from portrait to landscape : pick up a call
from portrait to reverse landscape : block a call
There should be an option for Acrobat or other ebook readers. Landscape mode, full screen with 250% -300% zoom and reflow makes it perfect for reading. I only use that for book reading. I also prefer to disable auto start with windows and only launch the application before reading a book and switch it off afterwards.
I am using gyrator only for : GPS and Opera , as it is more comfortable for me to wathc a screen in landscape for these apps. And not using it for all other apps
Hi,
I used both Gsen and gyrator and found gyrator to be more stable.
However, I have now mapped (using the excellent AEBPlus) the OK / Back button to rotate the screen on double press.
This is working much better for my personal needs as I did not need the auto rotate often enough to justify gyrator.
Regards, D
Gyrator for:
face down with stylus in: turn off
face down with stylus out: turn off only screen (pda still on, I use this for gps navigation with garmin xt)
I very much appreciate that the diamond has G-sensor and can rotate itself based on the orientation. And I actually love this feature. But when I am reading or surfing webpages, or doing something else, it is really annoying if the screen rotates just because some minor orientation changes of my device or sometimes when my body moves a little. It is really annoying because I need to wait probably some time to rotate the screen back.
Is there anyway or any program can set the screen rotate only on shaking or define the angle difference of the device to rotate the screen? I really love the idea that when I hold my device and then shake it, and only the shaking can activate the G-sensor. But can we do that? Does this kind of apps exist?
Thanks!
I'm left handed and when I want to turn it landscape I turn the phone to the right but it doesnt rotate to the right It does rotates to the left..
Is something wrong with my phone or does this happen to everyone else
Think it only works one way. I'm left handed too and haven't noticed any particular need to turn it to the right.. I'm used to phones behaving that way I guess.
If you're lounging in a chair holding the phone at an angle you'll be glad that it doesn't suddenly rotate on you when you least expect it..
Yeah, i'm a southpaw. I would love if it rotated to the right and left.
anyone know if Open Home or any of the other home replacement apps supports rotate in all directions?
The Android OS doesn't support a rotate to the right, no home screen can change this.
Individual apps can support it (see bebbled) if they program for it, but it's a hack.
Casao said:
The Android OS doesn't support a rotate to the right, no home screen can change this.
Individual apps can support it (see bebbled) if they program for it, but it's a hack.
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Motorola has it enabled by default on the CLIQ, not sure about droid.
It's very possible and should be part of the core.
Was playing with my friend's iPhone last night - it does it.
I too am a southpaw, would be nice. But I don't find it annoying or anything.