There is an AVD. Access to it has been one of the benefits of the MOTODEV App Accelerator Program. There is no keyboard open portrait mode... Like the G1, portrait mode is considered to be when the keyboard is closed. When the keyboard is opened, the device enters landscape. Of course, like the G1 this is not a strict rule and the device can go into portrait mode at any time. As Mark notes in the thread on the MOTODEV forum, the fact that the DPAD is ONLY available while the phone is open will make some applications (particularly games) break. Basically, bringing them to the point of: They will either have to be made to work in landscape, or they will just not support this device, (and also, from the looks of it, "Sholes"). I think we all knew that at some point there would be devices that didn't follow the same design model of the current devices.
On Sep 11, 4:14 am, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > Carl Whalley wrote: > > Anything around? > > In particular, exactly what do those buttons do and are we to assume > > to use the DPAD in portrait mode the phone is turned 180 from what > > you'd expect "normal" portrait mode to be (see the pic, you'll see > > what I mean:http://ota.cc/az). I'm just guessing here but as a > > developer would like to know how to handle this. > > Do we need to code for a new orientation: keyboard closed portrait, > > keyboard open portrait and landscape? > > I just inquired about this (and seeding the ecosystem with devices) over > on the MOTODEV forums: > > http://community.developer.motorola.com/mtrl/board/message?board.id=A... > > Keep an eye on that thread -- we're more likely to get answers there > than here, as I don't recall seeing a Motorola person comment here. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > _Android Programming Tutorials_ Version 1.0 Available! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
