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Rotate Jasjar to Left Hand Landscape mode?

Although I tend to use my Jasjar mostly in its native landscape mode, Some programs are still written to operate only in portrait mode. So we have to switch between to two orientations. Yes, the little icon on the bottom right of the today screen will rotate the screen - from Landscape to Portrait (PDA) mode, then from Portrait to INVERTED Landscape mode, then another click to get it back the right way up. I know it is just one more click but it tends to irritate me and I am looking for a way to just switch it to and from the two modes I want.
I can map one of the buttons to the standard <Rotate Screen> option in Settings->Buttons, but that rotates only between Portrait and INVERTED Landscape modes! It will not bring the screen back the right way up.
Maybe there is a registry modification to fix that?
Or, can someone please tell me if there is some software or other way to make the screen switching work the way one would expect on the Universal?
I know SPB Pocket Plus can do it with its <Rotate Landscape Left> option but I don't need PocketPlus for anything else so it seems wasteful to have it installed just to rotate the screen.
I expected this to be a rather common problem but searching through this Universal forum, I could not find an answer or even any discussion on this issue. Am I the only one who thnks this way?

Check out phm keys. I posted a link to it on my website today.
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Thanks V, but I can't see any link on your Web Page. Never mind, I searched and found the PHM.lu site and downloaded the msi file from there. But I am not sure if it supports WM5? When I run the msi on the desktop it goes through the motions but nothing appears on the Jasjar. Usually it tells me something is being installed and asks whether it is to go to the SD card or main memory. But nothing happens! Tried it twice. Maybe PHM Keys is not supported on WM5?

Permanent landscape view? + SOLVED +

This is the deal breaker for me.
The lack of keyboard will be better if I can make the screen horizontal as I do on my TyTn II. My screen is permanently on ladnscape mode.
As it looks better and there is no lag when switching.
Possible on the HTC Touch HD?
From the manual I read online and playing with it at the store I think its not possible.
Any info?
Thanks
Solution:
To remain constantly in landscapde mode:
You will need to rotate the screen and switch the phone dialer menu(screen) from the default HTC one to the WM dialer menu.
There are plenty of ways to rotate the screen and one way to switch from HTC dialer to WM.
N.B: You must disable the HTC Touch Flow 3d home menu by deselecting from the Home menu in settings.
To change to WM dialer from HTC dialer:
1- Download and install HD Tweak (thanks montecristoff & co.)
2- Use it to change the dialer to WM dialer.
To rotate the screen:
* Search on the forum for the registry tweak to make the option of selecting either landscape or portrait appear. Then go to Start/Settings/Screen and select landscape.
or
Use software like pbar or quickmenu or spb pocketplus to rotate the screen. Obviously pbar or quickmenu are preferable because they are free and very useful (thanks creators).
Cons:
1- With the WM dialer, you loose the ability to make video calls. Its not forever though, you can easily switch to HTC dialer from the HD tweak app.
2- You fore go the HTC Touch Flow 3d home screen. You will probably need to get SPB mobile shell or similar.
Pros:
1- Screen looks damn nice in landscape mode, or as I like to refer to it as wide screen!
2- More text in a more natural perspective. Things dont look so narrow.
3- Typing onscreen is much easier because the virtual keyboard is larger/wider.
I prefer this way because I did not like the way my previous TyTn II (Kaiser) lagged when it rotated from portrait to landscape every time I opened/used the physical keyboard. So I decided to keep it landscape. Turned out to be the best(my) option.

No landscape mode is supported! only TF3D today plugin doesnt support landscape!
so you will not have a problem!

Most software will work in landscape mode - see the FAQ:
"How do I make all applications turn when I rotate the HD?
Not all applications respond to the g-sensor (screen rotation)
There are a number of applications (eg. Gyrator2, GSen) that can help work around this issue. "
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BlackstoneFAQ
Not sure which applications work in landscape and which don't though, but you'd get most of them in landscape.
The Keyboard is pretty usable in portrait with such a big screen too.

I want it in landscape mode permanently!
Not with some applications...

Well u can rotate today screen aswell but it wont look as nice.Tobad it rotates back though when u return from an applicaiton to the today screen.
But that should be fixable. Just try to rotate today via the built in rotate setting and u will se how it looks.
It looks a little weird on the right side of the screenshot but it disapperas immedeiately.

I use SPB mobile shell & SPB diary combined as my today screen.
So I wont be using HTC's today screen at all.

CorruptedSanity said:
I want it in landscape mode permanently!
Not with some applications...
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Just use HD Tweak to enable the permanent landscape option.

chr5s11, in a hurry, could u plz give me the link to hd tweak.

CorruptedSanity said:
chr5s11, in a hurry, could u plz give me the link to hd tweak.
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http://montecristoff.webs.com/

thanks a lot.

I could not find the tweak to enable landscape mode.

Something else you could try - install AE Button Plus, map one of the buttons (e.g. volume up) to "rotate screen", rotate the screen to the orientation you want, then re-load AE Button Plus and un-map the button. That should do it? I'm not entirely sure whether this will stick when you turn off or soft reset your device though...
Alternatively you could do what I have done, and map a long press of volume up to rotate one direction and long press of volume down to rotate the other way. There are occasions where portrait mode is better, others where landscape is better. Also means that volume controls still work as intended when pressed normally. I find gsen and gyrator a bit tempremental at times, so prefer having manual control over the rotation.

Even this will not cause proper rotation if your looking to stay in landscape. tf3d will not work in landscape without some sort of bodge from the diamond. I use my htc device in a car with landscape gps apps. I gave up on tf3d as maybe i don't need it because i've got voice commander. I set gyrator to switch to the phone app and rotate if the phone was landscape and happened to be on the manilla screen. I wanted the phone app to be landscape so i can see who i'm voice calling while in the car. this works, but if you switch to another app then back to the phone then the phone goes portrait and then only re shaking and landscaping the phone gets it to go landscape. Really I don't want to touch it when im driving. I guess I could set a voice command to rotate but I dont think its worth it. I also tried unhiding the landscape with a reg edit but once again the phone app re-portraits. Im now going to try a hreset and stoping the customize incase that affects the phone orientation if not im going a hunting a reg setting as maybe there is one that causes the phone app to portrait? I swear this was easier on my universal but i refuse to give up (and im kinda having fun )

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Even this will not cause proper rotation if your looking to stay in landscape. tf3d will not work in landscape without some sort of bodge from the diamond. I use my htc device in a car with landscape gps apps. I gave up on tf3d as maybe i don't need it because i've got voice commander. I set gyrator to switch to the phone app and rotate if the phone was landscape and happened to be on the manilla screen. I wanted the phone app to be landscape so i can see who i'm voice calling while in the car. this works, but if you switch to another app then back to the phone then the phone goes portrait and then only re shaking and landscaping the phone gets it to go landscape. Really I don't want to touch it when im driving. I guess I could set a voice command to rotate but I dont think its worth it. I also tried unhiding the landscape with a reg edit but once again the phone app re-portraits. Im now going to try a hreset and stoping the customize incase that affects the phone orientation if not im going a hunting a reg setting as maybe there is one that causes the phone app to portrait? I swear this was easier on my universal but i refuse to give up (and im kinda having fun )
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Again, in either HD Tweak or Advance Config, there's a bit where you can check which phone dialer skin is used (I think HD Tweak) maybe if you try setting the phone dialer to the original WM 6.1 dialer instead of the HTC one it might not keep switching back to portrait? You won't be able to make video calls, but that may be something you don't mind losing... I know I never use it...

No thats fine, I have ugly friends

woohoo thanks guys no more poking around in the dark with reg settings for me hd tweak did the job!

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woohoo thanks guys no more poking around in the dark with reg settings for me hd tweak did the job!
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I believe he is woohoo'ing because if you switch from HTC dialer type to WM dialer type via HD Tweak (you do loose the ability to make a video call), it then no longer rotates back to portrait mode after you switched to landscape.
Prior, it would remain in portrait mode till you accessed the dialer screen, then for some reason it would rotate back to portrait mode.
Now with the WM dialer style, it stays permanently in landscape mode.
This is with TF3d disabled of course.

Screen Mode for Iolite (change to portrait or landscape mode, rotate screen)

Hi, guys!!!
In Iolite there isn't option to change screen to portrait and landscape screen mode. So, I decided to write a small tool to do it. Hope it useful for someone.
Screenshot
Download
http://download.htcpedia.com/Roms/RMN/roo303oom/screen%20mode/Iolite%20Screen%20Mode.cab

anyone try this??????????????

I didn't, as i don't really see the point...
There is an option in the settings just for that (at least in custom roms).
If you have a stock rom, then it should be useful...

Blubster said:
If you have a stock rom, then it should be useful...
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This is neither true, a little registry modify is sufficient, but:
I tried it, it doesn't work, in a first moment it change portrait to landscape but, when you close the app, display come back to portrait it's unhelpful

Giampy21Iolite said:
This is neither true, a little registry modify is sufficient, but:
I tried it, it doesn't work, in a first moment it change portrait to landscape but, when you close the app, display come back to portrait it's unhelpful
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Some app can't be displayed in landscape mode (for instance manila). If you close this program and then it's manila run, screen mode will become portrait. It's happening with phone, that have option to change screen mode (i checked it).
If you run apps, that can be displayed in landscape mode (windows media player, file explorer...), you can then run this program, change to landscape mode, close program. You'll see that screen mode will remain landscape mode.

ok, but is too work... after registry modify, you can to associate "rotate screen" function to an hardware button, I do it with long press "green horn", thus, I can change portrait to landscape and vice versa in every moment I want...

I have just found out how to enable option to change between landscape and portrait screen mode. I will include it in my next ROM
Best regards!!!

Landscape Use --> Home Button --> Portrait ???

Hey Forum,
while in the car i mainly use my Leo in Landscape Mode which works quite well with the GoaTrip 4.5 Rom and in combination with BSBTweaks. But theres one thing annoying me:
I am using the device in Landscape i.e. scrolling through the tabs, using some Progs and so on, but as soon as i press homebutton, the HD2 jumps to HomeScreen but in portrait mode where it stays for about 2-3 three seconds. Sometimes it is even the case, that it doesnt flip to landscape at all which is very annoying when you p.ex. want to switch from igo to CHT to skip a musictrack.
My questions are therefore: Has anybody made the same experience? Does anybody know why my Leo doesnt jump to the Homescreen in Landscape Mode directly? Is it a ROM-thingy or do you all (who use Landscape) suffer from that.
With the phone it is quite similar. As soon as i press the Dial Button, It shows up the Dialer in Portrait mode and doesnt flip until i turn the device around and back again...
I would be glad if anybody could help me out with this one. Thanks

Hmm seems like no one is using landscape on the HD2, huh?

I use landscape many times, especially in my car.
But, it seems the Manila installed in it cannot handle landscape.
When starting Opera, iGO, or picture viewer from Manila, everything works in landscape. But as soon as I see a Manila screen, it still shows in portrait.
I have the HyperROM with version 2.5.2013 and would love to see Manila in landscape mode!!

If your ROM supports it, then this cab should work perfect. There a just small glitsches with the Twitter, Internet, eReader and DokTab but they are still fully usable. If you dont like it, just uninstall it. But i can tell i love it how EVERYTHING is in LS when you need it (i.e. in the car )
P.S. i dont take any credits as i didnt make the cab
P.S. 2 Even works great with Co0kies Hometab 1.8.0

I have been trying various landscape apps for manilla. They all work except for the home page. If i restart the device in landscape mode i loose all the quicklinks, even when i turn the device to portrait. Any sugestions?

a big BUT.... so we can use even manila in landscape.... but did anyoane managed to keep the phone canvas in landscape even after initiating a call?
and is it possible to start the landscape mode manually and end it the same?

ccezar2004 said:
a big BUT.... so we can use even manila in landscape.... but did anyoane managed to keep the phone canvas in landscape even after initiating a call?
and is it possible to start the landscape mode manually and end it the same?
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Yes the phone Canvas works completely in LS but only if you press call button and THEN go to LS. Thats crap when you have the device in a car-mount...

Yeah yeah yeah, so, Rotating Dilemma

Please read before throwing the "search first" one liner out at me
Ive searched, ive read,
The problem is, sure i can add things to rotate in BSB tweaks, but my problems are a little more tedious.
With most roms comes rotation of the pictures and music tabs, and so on.
But alot of stuff i want to rotate, such as input for setting up email, so i can type it in with the bigger keyboard, signing in on the data services page in all those and so on.
Basicly i want everything that can rotate, to rotate, (heres where the but comes in)
BUT, when i add things like this to rotate it ends up adding manilla which ends up making the pictures and music tab rotate twice putting them upside down.
I want everything to rotate but what the heck, i dont want upside down stuff too
Ive used g-config and BSB in all of the NRG roms on the tilt2 and now on the hd2 and always does this

I would suggest you delete all the rotate instructions in BSB Tweaks and use a tool called Gyratur instead.
Hope this helps.
WB

I only added a couple apps in BSB to rotate. I would need to stop the pics and music tab to stop rotating and then rotate them by adding manilla (i think it shows up as start) to rotate.
Will deleting all the lists in BSB stop the music ad pics tabs from rotating? I dont think it will. Im not sure how to stop them. I think i tried gyrator not to long ago and got the same result, double rotate in music and pics tabs

No no no...
use this program, the default to portrait, run the "Show Apps Name" tab and add each program, along with its desired rotation. Make sure to select enabled and run at startup.

telegraph0000 said:
No no no...
use this program, the default to portrait, run the "Show Apps Name" tab and add each program, along with its desired rotation. Make sure to select enabled and run at startup.
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Ive actualy tried that before and just to satisfy i installed it and guess what, yup, music and pics tabs roate twice, so they are upside down.

Not good. Rotating on the lock screen unlocke the phone and then the app i guess crashed as it wouldnt rotate again

carhigh said:
Ive actualy tried that before and just to satisfy i installed it and guess what, yup, music and pics tabs roate twice, so they are upside down.
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go to exceptions in changescreen config, if you see manila,.delete.it (hold down and then delete). Make sure that default is only the vertical (straight up, portrait) is the only one checked!

I removed manila and still had the double rotation with music and pictures tabs in sense. I rebooted the phone, just so you know. Maybe i have to kill all the rotations listed in bsb tweaks that comes in the rom?

Great, nothing at all on the exceptions page and portait only as deault. Now my all messages page and inside a text convo it rotates landscape and then goes right back to portate.

Just what i figured. No way to disable sense default rotating of the music and pics tasbs and enabling everything to rotate with something else

Have you tried changing the registry setting relating to music and album rotation then setting it to rotate with an app?

No, but i guess ill go looking into that now. And disabling htc messaging rotation too.

Id love to find a solution to this too but from what I've read it seems everyones stuck with the music/pictures problem...
I found a reg entry which im pretty sure enables/disable the album rotation but I couldnt see anything relating to the music tab.....
Someone must know if this will work or not..............

carhigh said:
Just what i figured. No way to disable sense default rotating of the music and pics tasbs and enabling everything to rotate with something else
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I have everything rotating, file explorer, coreplayer, calculator, word, excel, all without rotating manila home...are you trying to rotate everything+manila rotated as well?

telegraph0000 said:
I have everything rotating, file explorer, coreplayer, calculator, word, excel, all without rotating manila home...are you trying to rotate everything+manila rotated as well?
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Anyone can get apps rotating! And without rotating manila home!!
Yes i am trying to get everything to rotate without any of the sense stuff double rotating. The most important things id like to rotate are pages where you click and sign in on things like the facebook tab, email setup and so on. I dont really care about rotating anything you listed that you have rotating. Those can easily be rotated with bsb tweaks and some other apps

oohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............

telegraph0000 said:
I have everything rotating, file explorer, coreplayer, calculator, word, excel, all without rotating manila home...are you trying to rotate everything+manila rotated as well?
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I want everything automatically rotatable as well except for manila home, BUT I do want the option to (with long press send key for example). Is this achievable?