how to change to landscape mode?

[ngod]

The phone can change to landscape mode in browser and photo viewer when i rotate it. But i don't know how to change it in other application, any ideas??

[someone1234]

I don't think you can without some other addon program.

[rorydaredkign]

go to settings, system, screen, and its there?

[ngod]

I have checked there is nothing related to screen orientation under screen setting

[walshieau]

I have checked there is nothing related to screen orientation under screen setting

no its not there... the accelleromoter isnt working i dont think, its supposed to autodetect the screen roatation...

[Spawn12]

The phone can change to landscape mode in browser and photo viewer when i rotate it. But i don't know how to change it in other application, any ideas??

According to the guy at coolsmartphone, it only works in the photo and web browser apps.

[someone1234]

He clearly said he can change it in browser and photos. His accelerometer is fine. What he wants to know is how to manually rotate the screen in apps that don't support the accelerometer.

[Spawn12]

He clearly said he can change it in browser and photos. His accelerometer is fine. What he wants to know is how to manually rotate the screen in apps that don't support the accelerometer.

And as i pointed out above, it doesnt work unless your in the photo browser or web browser applications.

Im pretty sure given time, just like the Nokia N95 8gb which has a built in accelerometer, someone will program an app that woudl allow you to rotate the screen no matter what application or program you are running. At the moment on my N95 8GB phone, i have a neat little program called rotateme that does that function.

[Dark Fire]

He clearly said he can change it in browser and photos. His accelerometer is fine. What he wants to know is how to manually rotate the screen in apps that don't support the accelerometer.

And as i pointed out above, it doesnt work unless your in the photo browser or web browser applications.

The word manual is crucial here. Windows Mobile devices can have the screen rotated manually, in the settings. The accelerometer has nothing to do with that.

[someone1234]

Wow what a mess...

Spawn12: My comment was directed at 'walshieau', not you. He suggested his accelerometer was broken.

Dark Fire: Yeah that option isn't there on the diamond. The guy one coolsmartphone tried to look for it in one of the videos. 'ngod' also can't see it. Thats why i said you'd need some third party hack/program to do it.

[Dark Fire]

Yeah that option isn't there on the diamond. The guy one coolsmartphone tried to look for it in one of the videos. 'ngod' also can't see it. Thats why i said you'd need some third party hack/program to do it.

Wow...That's quite rare. I wonder if the relevant registry entries are still there, and working. If they are, that's good. If they aren't that's really random.

[someone1234]

Wow...That's quite rare. I wonder if the relevant registry entries are still there, and working. If they are, that's good. If they aren't that's really random.

Just a guess, but maybe it freaked out their accelerometer/flor3d stuff so they just removed it. I'm sure the registry entries and API are still there to do it tho.

[Spawn12]

The word manual is crucial here. Windows Mobile devices can have the screen rotated manually, in the settings. The accelerometer has nothing to do with that.

Sorry my bad, didnt see the word manual there lol.

[sub69]

...At the moment on my N95 8GB phone, i have a neat little program called rotateme that does that function...

Off Topic, but if you update to the latest N95 firmware it's officially built in now...

[Spawn12]

Off Topic, but if you update to the latest N95 firmware it's officially built in now...

Yep your right, i updated mine a week ago and it does come with the rotate function built in...took them long enough to enable it lol.

[walshieau]

ok an update, it ONLY works while you have opera browser open, and there is NO WAY to change it at the moment without an application doing it...

[Dark Fire]

Just a guess, but maybe it freaked out their accelerometer/flor3d stuff so they just removed it. I'm sure the registry entries and API are still there to do it tho.

Yeah, I've been wondering for a while about what would happen in Opera and whatever else is affected by the accelerometer, if you had the Touch Diamond in landscape mode. Would everything rotate such that it would never be the right way up for you to read it?

[walshieau]

Yeah, I've been wondering for a while about what would happen in Opera and whatever else is affected by the accelerometer, if you had the Touch Diamond in landscape mode. Would everything rotate such that it would never be the right way up for you to read it?

yes it does, when closing Opera it reverts back...

[slickvic]

AE button plus can do it when not in touchflo 3D . tested.
you can assign a hard button to rotate the screen.

[Pawel062]

ok i cant believe no one knows this but htc have disabled the screen rotation. has nothing to do with the g sensor. its disabled bc touchflo3d has been developed only for portrait and not landscape. other apps like the youtube app have also been designed for that. the manilla keyboard on the diamond has also been designed pretty much only for portrait. it just has a landscape qwerty layout.

its ment to be like the iphone where its portrait most of time. if you can overwrite the files within the windows folder im pretty sure u can bring it back. might be some registry too.

[Dark Fire]

Hmmm...That's really random, but I never used the landscape mode anyway. What about the Touch Pro though? Doesn't that have a landscape mode? Is the time between now and the release of that simply because HTC need to make TouchFLO 3D and other stuff work in landscape mode?

[CorruptedSanity]

I bet Pbar can also do it. It does it on my TyTN ii

[dickr43]

I found this cab file (rotatese_1.0.07.cab) that does the job. It takes a second or 3 before it switches, but it works. I think I found it in the Athena section, but a global search should do the trick.

After installation the program is in de \Windows directory. I manually copied it into the Startmenu\Programs directory and start it from there. Will only use it for TomTom.

[Dark Fire]

How does TouchFLO 3D handle the rotation? Are bits of TouchFLO 3D cut off?

[zedzed1]

I found this cab file (rotatese_1.0.07.cab) that does the job. It takes a second or 3 before it switches, but it works. I think I found it in the Athena section, but a global search should do the trick.

After installation the program is in de \Windows directory. I manually copied it into the Startmenu\Programs directory and start it from there. Will only use it for TomTom.

Does it go's automaticly?

[sandervanzijl]

rotate se does not work.

it changes the direction, but when tf3d kicks in, it changes back.

[pietrucci]

You can always use mortscript p.e. to rotate the screen using a script file.
The command is: Rotate (90)

I use it in combination with TomTom 6 (which is very slowwwwwwwwwwwwwww)

[CorruptedSanity]

pBar has the ability to flip it but it does not work properly on Diamond.

[htckaiseruser]

rotate se does not work.

it changes the direction, but when tf3d kicks in, it changes back.



Can you please post the rotate se cab. tnx

[iliew]

There is an easy registry hack I found which I did to my Diamond which enables the manual screen rotation as per other WM6 devices. I don't have my Diamond here now, but I will post it soon the Diamond Tweaks thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=398265

Though it works it is not ideal for quickly switching on the fly... cos you still have to go Start, Settings, Screen, click click.

[Kraize]

Anyone tried doing this via QuickMenu? I have no idea if QuickMenu is VGA compatible though.

Kraize