How to switch back screen to "vertical" automatically ?

[dieterpapa]

Hello,

I'd like to use my Ameo with "vertical" screen when I'm travelling and horizontal when Keyboard is attached in the office.
However, I have to switch back to vertical always manually once the keyboard was attached.

Is there a possibility to have the screen automatically always vertical without keyboard and horizontal when keyboard is attached ?

Dieter

[LTxda]

Im looking for a similar functionaltiy.

[myrapid]

Me to, this would be so useful.

[aseptic]

you don't have to do it automatically, it is easy to switch the comm manager physical button to the rotate screen functionality- every time you touch the button the screen rotates - fantastic

[myrapid]

i think the point was though that we use the device in portrait and only when we attach the keyboard it flips, and in a ideal world when we remove the keybaord we wanted it to go back to portrait as that is what we always use. pressing a button is easy but not quite prefect.

[cayotte]

As an alternative to using the physical button (4 modes of rotation, the original only has 3 modes):

[cornelius]

@ cayotte: Terima kasih banyak, senang bisa menemui anggota dari negara yang sama. Salam dari belahan indonesia yg lain.

NOTE: Thank's a lot !!!!

[cayotte]

@ cayotte: Terima kasih banyak, senang bisa menemui anggota dari negara yang sama. Salam dari belahan indonesia yg lain.

NOTE: Thank's a lot !!!!

Same same, Bro.

[LTxda]

As an alternative to using the physical button (4 modes of rotation, the original only has 3 modes):

What does this CAB do? Would you mind posting a screenshot if possible?

[cayotte]

Basically it's a screen rotator (just like the one that comes built-in with our Athena). The difference is that you have a better control of setting its behaviour through the Settings tab).

With the built-in rotator, I have to tap it twice to revert back to my potrait orientation from landscape. With this, I only has to tap it once (set it to Clockwise).

[wu5262]

Basically it's a screen rotator (just like the one that comes built-in with our Athena). The difference is that you have a better control of setting its behaviour through the Settings tab).

With the built-in rotator, I have to tap it twice to revert back to my potrait orientation from landscape. With this, I only has to tap it once (set it to Clockwise).

or you can just use iLuncher, it does exactly the same, it's a built in shortcut for iLuncher. one click for rotate, and one click to rotate back.

[LTxda]

Basically it's a screen rotator (just like the one that comes built-in with our Athena). The difference is that you have a better control of setting its behaviour through the Settings tab).

With the built-in rotator, I have to tap it twice to revert back to my potrait orientation from landscape. With this, I only has to tap it once (set it to Clockwise).

Thanks for the utility. This is EXACTLY what I was looking for...well not exactly, would be nice if it would go to Portrait when the keyboard is detached and back when it's reattached...but after further consideration it would be annoying if it did it automatically because i don't always want this to happen. Took me a little while to find the 'Advanced/Icon Settings' area...lack of sleep. I was looking for something that would go between Portrait and Landscape without rotating all the way around. I've set it up for "Right or Portrait" and this is exactly what I wanted, a type of toggle between the two modes. Thanks for posting this for us. :)

[cayotte]

I'm lousy at explaining the way thing works. But I'm very happy to know you understand after trying the program yourself. A little apps with big function for people who like to switch back to potrait orientation.

[zwuncki]

As an alternative to using the physical button (4 modes of rotation, the original only has 3 modes):

you're my hero. thx.

i've been looking all over the net to find out how to get screen rotate into my advantages' taskbar (nothing worked, no tweaks, nothing).

works perfectly now. thx so much. :)

the thing that would make my taskbar perfect is a way to get the battery symbol INCLUDING link to the battery settings in it.
anyone an idea? i tried several tweaks, one worked but only showed the icon without any link. the others didn't work at all, dunno why.

[victoradjei]

This has been used on this forum for over 2 years. Someone may find it useful. Not "automatic" like asked for.
Install the cab file from your device and go into settings and set as one of the start menu items and 2 clicks give you a rotation and back, not round in circles like stock.

When you bind to a hardware button, one click rotates, another returns :)

Victor

[cayotte]

This has been used on this forum for over 2 years. Someone may find it useful. Not "automatic" like asked for.
Install the cab file from your device and go into settings and set as one of the start menu items and 2 clicks give you a rotation and back, not round in circles like stock.

When you bind to a hardware button, one click rotates, another returns :)

Victor

Thanks. At last I can assign screen rotation to my hardware button. Good one to accompany the one I uploaded.

[zwuncki]

As an alternative to using the physical button (4 modes of rotation, the original only has 3 modes):

i use claunch now and wanted the screen rotate icon directly in the launcher. but where can i find it (to link it to the launcher)?

thx.

[anilk]

you don't have to do it automatically, it is easy to switch the comm manager physical button to the rotate screen functionality- every time you touch the button the screen rotates - fantastic

Great tip. Thanks!

-Krip

[LTxda]

Found a bug. On my Advantage, the camera stopped working in Landscape mode. May or may not be attributed to the screen rotate cab. A simple fix is to go to Portrait mode and start the camera from there. It could also be related to the VGA software but not sure. I'm glad I found a quick and easy work around because I didn't feel like hard resetting yet again.

Update: Found a work around. I wasn't going to hard reset. While playing around I noticed that if I switched to portrait mode and opened the camera, it would come up properly. Just won't do it if I try to open the camera while in landscape. Weird bug but I can live with it.

[cayotte]

Found a bug. On my Advantage, the camera stopped working in Landscape mode. May or may not be attributed to the screen rotate cab. A simple fix is to go to Portrait mode and start the camera from there. It could also be related to the VGA software but not sure. I'm glad I found a quick and easy work around because I didn't feel like hard resetting yet again.

Did you assign screen rotation the the camera hardware button?

[LTxda]

Did you assign screen rotation the the camera hardware button?

Nope, nothing like that.

[Johnny Bravo]

Took me a little while to find the 'Advanced/Icon Settings' area...lack of sleep. I was looking for something that would go between Portrait and Landscape without rotating all the way around. I've set it up for "Right or Portrait" and this is exactly what I wanted, a type of toggle between the two modes. Thanks for posting this for us. :)

Well, maybe I'm the stupid here, but after 15 minutes, I'm still looking for the Advanced/Icon Settings area... any hint? I'm using a Trinity.

[LTxda]

Well, maybe I'm the stupid here, but after 15 minutes, I'm still looking for the Advanced/Icon Settings area... any hint? I'm using a Trinity.

Go to Start, Settings, System tab, choose Screen Orientation icon, at the bottom right soft button you'll see "Advanced", click that then you'll click on "Icon Settings..." next. This will take you where you need to be. Hope this helps!

Cya

[eaglesteve]

or you can just use iLuncher, it does exactly the same, it's a built in shortcut for iLuncher. one click for rotate, and one click to rotate back.

Spb Pocket plus does it too. It has a few icons: rotate clockwise, rorate anticlockwise.:)

[eaglesteve]

Go to Start, Settings, System tab, choose Screen Orientation icon, at the bottom right soft button you'll see "Advanced", click that then you'll click on "Icon Settings..." next. This will take you where you need to be. Hope this helps!

Cya

There is no advance button on this screen.??? I'm using Dopod U1000

Edit: Sorry, this is before I installed the CAB.

[eaglesteve]

As an alternative to using the physical button (4 modes of rotation, the original only has 3 modes):

Strange.

After installing this CAB. There is a Screen Orientation application. The Advance is at the bottom left. When I click Advance>icon Setting, I have checked enable screen Rotate on shartup, and also show the screen roate tray icon.

However, no icon appear on my taskbar still.

:confused:


Edit:


Oh, I see. It appears on the system tray. I was expecting it to appear on the task bar. On the today screen is what i am alreayd doing with SPB pocket plus. That needs two clicks. If it is on the task bar, I need only one click. Would be nice if it can do what WA3 is capable of doing here.

[alexxxnosss85]

Hello,

I'd like to use my Ameo with "vertical" screen when I'm travelling and horizontal when Keyboard is attached in the office.
However, I have to switch back to vertical always manually once the keyboard was attached.

Is there a possibility to have the screen automatically always vertical without keyboard and horizontal when keyboard is attached ?

Dieter

someone found a solution for this?i've seen lot of ppc that do that,but i can't find how they do :/

[royalmail]

thx for your uploads.
this is what i had been looking for as well.
i use tomtom while driving. but the car holder is blocking the USB port for charging. now i can rotate the device upside down and athena can suck the power juice all way long... lol

[panvita]

For U1000 users, you don't have to install any app. You just go: Start --
Settings -- Personal -- Function Keys -- Then you will see two windows. The first windows shows three keys, I select Key 3 (Since Key 1 is asssigned to Camera, Key 2 is assigned to Internet Explorer) by pressing on Key 3, then you will see from the second window showing the program corresponding to Key 3, then you will search for <Rotating Screen>, then you press OK to come out. With one short click on Key 3 which activates the "Voice Command" if you press for more than 3 second, then you will see the screen goes vertical, with another short click, the screen comes back the original horizontal position. Since my device is in traditional Chinese version, therefore, the translation to English may not be accurate.

[curious george]

As an alternative to using the physical button (4 modes of rotation, the original only has 3 modes):

After I install the cab on my device, it removes the <Rotate Screen> from by button selection list. How do I get that back or assign it to a hardware button?

Thanks

CG

[Cpt_kludge]

On my (New) x7501 I assigned button #3 (the Com Mgr/Record Button) to <Rotate Screen>. Works great:)
Joe