ahirshfield
18th September 2008, 12:30 AM
Hi all,
As far as I am aware, this has only been successfully implemented on the Diamond in Bepe's bElite ROM. He uses 'Gnes' - his own incarnation of GSen - to control the orientation. I don't believe Gnes adds any extra functionality as far as menus within TouchFlo3D, or even that is a requirement to trigger the landscape event, after all the Raphael manages without Gsen! I cannot identify why this rom's TF3D works in landscape (displays special menu), while other's do not.
Below are some relevant quotes from Dutty's thread which may be of some relevance:
Dutty et al,
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26948339_manila (in /Windows) is an XML file used by Manila to control the tabs, options, menus and icons within TF3D.
We regularly change this file manually, inserting relevant XML code, to incorporate the Call History Tab, Active Clock Icon and Custom Calendar.
The replacement of this file by any users attempting to quickly gain Call History (eg. by .cab file) sometimes leaves other Menu functions inoperative as the XML changes slightly between versions of Manila.
But that is a different subject matter. (If anyone is having issues with Manila-extras I am happy to assist!)
One can use WinMerge (http://www.winmerge.org/) to compare ('diff') the content of the Manila XML files to identify particular strings which change from version to version.
This is also how we can manually identify and insert any XML required to incorporate 'Call History' and other functions into the rom's own 26948339_manila, without replacing the file with one built potentially for a different Manila version.
On inspection, the unaltered 26948339_manila file from v1.8 and v2.0 have identified the following changes:
The following image paths which I believe represent the landscape-menu available on the Raphael. This remains inoperative, so I don't know what effect these values have, if any:
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\BackgroundBorder.q tc" />
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\BackgroundTile.qtc" />
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\Button.qtc" />
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\ButtonFocus.qtc" />
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\Bookmarks.qtc" />
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\Calendar.qtc" />
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\Contacts.qtc" />
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\Email.qtc" />
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\Notes.qtc" />
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\Messages.qtc" />
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\Icon_newTask.qtc" />
<PreloadImage Path="HTC\Assets\Images\LandscapeMenu\Icon_webSearch.qtc" />
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Have you reverted to a different Manila build? This would also explain the larger font sizes on Home Screen, Messages, etc, and the additional 'landscape' image paths. I attach both unmodified versions of the 26948339_manila file for your understanding and trial with the 1.8 rom's Manila version. <snip>
so the v1.8 manila version is a better one to adapt for v2.1, I think both version were from a raphael rom possibly two different roms, cant remember <snip>
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The "Landscape" image paths in the 2.0 XML noted in my first post, which are missing in the 1.8 XML, seem to indicate that 1.8 manila may not have been from Raphael? This does not seem to affect any functionality on the Diamond though. (Until of course you can get the Raphael's landscape TF3D menu working in your rom! ;-) <snip>
Unfortunately Bepe is absent from his own thread at the moment, so would not be able to shed any light on how this is working in his rom.
Meanwhile, Dutty is creating what is IMHO the best Diamond rom available, incorporating bleeding-edge versions of every OEM application including TF3D. His latest Manila is from the Raphael, hence the existence of the mode9 Landscape image paths, however it still doesn't have the actual landscape functionality. I am unsure whether Dutty is considering or even interested in implementing this Raphael functionality in his Diamond rom.
In the meantime, Fabliv has done some great work on manipulating the old "Action Screen" to mimic the landscape-style menu albeit via Manila soft-key and in portrait:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=422136
Best regards,
Adam R. Hirshfield
T-Mobile UK Ltd.
Core Networks