On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 3:11 AM, Al Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 27 November 2008, Carsten Haitzler wrote: >> On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:07:25 +0000 Al Johnson >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> babbled: >> > > as such you could selectively rotate thew WHOLE screen if a particular >> > > window is focused, but e has no such code - a module could be written >> > > that does just that. but then the keyboard, top-bar etc. will also >> > > rotate. >> > >> > That's what I was thinking of. >> >> so as such you'd like it, if application X is focused (active app) then the >> whole screen rotates as long as its focused - then rotates back to normal >> when somewhere else? (eg it's a game or video that prefers to run in >> landscape mode). > > I think that's what the OP was asking for. Personally it would need some > careful interface design to avoid driving me nuts! It's another tool that > might be good for some people in some circumstances.
Actually I thought more about rotating just application's main window content - that should be much smoother when switching back and forth. But I'd be happy with rotating the whole screen too. And hopefully not only me :) -- Regards, Alexander Chemeris. SIPez LLC. SIP VoIP, IM and Presence Consulting http://www.SIPez.com tel: +1 (617) 273-4000 _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community