Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[Brian Milby via use-livecode]

I was able to run a test in the simulator for an iPad and got the same
results except that I could not lock the orientation (same on iPhone).  If
landscape is the only allowed orientation then it switches immediately even
when the physical orientation does not match.

On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 3:08 PM Brian Milby  wrote:

> Some of this is already available at least on iPhone. If you set the only
> allowed orientation (mobileSetAllowedOrientations) to landscape then the
> app will immediately switch regardless of the device lock setting.
>
> I did not see a way to query whether the use has their orientation locked,
> but that really shouldn’t matter. If the app requires a different
> orientation the it should switch to it just like many video apps do when
> showing video.
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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[Brian Milby via use-livecode]

JLG... are you getting those pillow boxes with mobileSetAllowedOrientations
set to only landscape?
On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 3:08 PM Brian Milby  wrote:

> Some of this is already available at least on iPhone. If you set the only
> allowed orientation (mobileSetAllowedOrientations) to landscape then the
> app will immediately switch regardless of the device lock setting.
>
> I did not see a way to query whether the use has their orientation locked,
> but that really shouldn’t matter. If the app requires a different
> orientation the it should switch to it just like many video apps do when
> showing video.
> On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 2:17 PM J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
>> My thoughts exactly. So the Android bug is that it doesn't do that.
>> --
>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com
>> HyperActive Software   | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On January 28, 2018 12:51:30 PM Brian Milby via use-livecode
>>  wrote:
>>
>> > This should be pretty easy... if the app is built to support multiple
>> > orientations the it respects the lock. If it is built to only support
>> one
>> > orientation, it should override the lock. From the thread it seems iOS
>> > already works this way. I don’t think the app should have to do any
>> > checking for this, it should just work.
>> > On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 8:12 AM Randy Hengst via use-livecode <
>> > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> All of my apps are iOS only. And virtually all are landscape only. When
>> >> the iPhone is set to portrait lock, my apps still open as landscape
>> >> orientation… that’s how they were designed. I wouldn’t want the user to
>> >> have to take the extra steps to unlock the orientation.
>> >>
>> >> II do have a couple apps that are in portrait orientation only. When
>> the
>> >> user has the device in landscape, the app still opens as portrait.
>> >>
>> >> be well,
>> >> randy
>> >> classroomFocusedSoftware
>> >> -
>> >> > On Jan 27, 2018, at 5:12 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <
>> >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Ralph DiMola wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> LC apps in iOS do respect the lock. This an Android only problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm curious, if the app only supports landscape and the phone is
>> locked
>> >> to portrait, what does iOS display? On Android you get a tiny
>> >> representation that reaches across the width of the phone with large
>> blank
>> >> areas above and below.
>> >> >
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>> >> > HyperActive Software   | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
>> >> >
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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[Brian Milby via use-livecode]

Some of this is already available at least on iPhone. If you set the only
allowed orientation (mobileSetAllowedOrientations) to landscape then the
app will immediately switch regardless of the device lock setting.

I did not see a way to query whether the use has their orientation locked,
but that really shouldn’t matter. If the app requires a different
orientation the it should switch to it just like many video apps do when
showing video.
On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 2:17 PM J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> My thoughts exactly. So the Android bug is that it doesn't do that.
> --
> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software   | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
>
>
>
> On January 28, 2018 12:51:30 PM Brian Milby via use-livecode
>  wrote:
>
> > This should be pretty easy... if the app is built to support multiple
> > orientations the it respects the lock. If it is built to only support one
> > orientation, it should override the lock. From the thread it seems iOS
> > already works this way. I don’t think the app should have to do any
> > checking for this, it should just work.
> > On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 8:12 AM Randy Hengst via use-livecode <
> > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> >> All of my apps are iOS only. And virtually all are landscape only. When
> >> the iPhone is set to portrait lock, my apps still open as landscape
> >> orientation… that’s how they were designed. I wouldn’t want the user to
> >> have to take the extra steps to unlock the orientation.
> >>
> >> II do have a couple apps that are in portrait orientation only. When the
> >> user has the device in landscape, the app still opens as portrait.
> >>
> >> be well,
> >> randy
> >> classroomFocusedSoftware
> >> -
> >> > On Jan 27, 2018, at 5:12 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <
> >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Ralph DiMola wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> LC apps in iOS do respect the lock. This an Android only problem.
> >> >
> >> > I'm curious, if the app only supports landscape and the phone is
> locked
> >> to portrait, what does iOS display? On Android you get a tiny
> >> representation that reaches across the width of the phone with large
> blank
> >> areas above and below.
> >> >
> >> > --
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> >> > HyperActive Software   | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[J. Landman Gay via use-livecode]

My thoughts exactly. So the Android bug is that it doesn't do that.
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HyperActive Software   | http://www.hyperactivesw.com



On January 28, 2018 12:51:30 PM Brian Milby via use-livecode 
 wrote:



This should be pretty easy... if the app is built to support multiple
orientations the it respects the lock. If it is built to only support one
orientation, it should override the lock. From the thread it seems iOS
already works this way. I don’t think the app should have to do any
checking for this, it should just work.
On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 8:12 AM Randy Hengst via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:


All of my apps are iOS only. And virtually all are landscape only. When
the iPhone is set to portrait lock, my apps still open as landscape
orientation… that’s how they were designed. I wouldn’t want the user to
have to take the extra steps to unlock the orientation.

II do have a couple apps that are in portrait orientation only. When the
user has the device in landscape, the app still opens as portrait.

be well,
randy
classroomFocusedSoftware
-
> On Jan 27, 2018, at 5:12 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> Ralph DiMola wrote:
>>
>> LC apps in iOS do respect the lock. This an Android only problem.
>
> I'm curious, if the app only supports landscape and the phone is locked
to portrait, what does iOS display? On Android you get a tiny
representation that reaches across the width of the phone with large blank
areas above and below.
>
> --
> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software   | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
>
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RE: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[Ralph DiMola via use-livecode]

That's what I was think of...

Here's the deal in order to give any UI experience using LCS:

1) We need a property called "overideDeviceOrientationLock" (or whatever you
want to call it).
   a) if true then apps can allow any orientation regardless of the devices
settings.
   B) If false the app is locked into the device's settings.
2) If your app is open and the device is changed to lock into orientation
"A". If the app's "overideDeviceOrientationLock" is false, if the app is not
currently in orientation "A" then the screen is rotated to orientation "A"
and the standard orientationchanged and resizestack messages are sent. 
3) If the device is in orientation "A" and the LCS orientations allowed is
set to "B" and either the device is not locked in a specific orientation OR
"overideDeviceOrientationLock" is set to true then screen is rotated to
orientation "B" and the standard orientationchanged and resizestack messages
are sent.
4) Forcing an app to change orientation via LCS(using allowed orientations)
works only iPhones but not for iPads or Android. If your iPhone is in
orientation "A" and LCS changes the allowed orientation is set to "B", the
screen will rotate and the appropriate messages are sent, but like I said
not on iPads or Android.

If we implement #1 and fix #4 and LC uses rules #2 and #3, then all options
are available.


Ralph DiMola
IT Director
Evergreen Information Services
rdim...@evergreeninfo.net

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Of J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 11:14 PM
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Subject: Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

On January 27, 2018 6:18:34 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> IIRC I did once have a game on this phone, and it opened full-screen 
> in landscape regardless of my orientation lock.  Seems reasonable, 
> because as you say that app experience wouldn't make sense in portrait.

That's what I was talking about. In some cases you do want the app to force
an orientation regardless of the user lock. If LC always forces compliance
we'll just have a different problem.

Maybe we need some kind of override property.

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HyperActive Software   | http://www.hyperactivesw.com



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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[Brian Milby via use-livecode]

This should be pretty easy... if the app is built to support multiple
orientations the it respects the lock. If it is built to only support one
orientation, it should override the lock. From the thread it seems iOS
already works this way. I don’t think the app should have to do any
checking for this, it should just work.
On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 8:12 AM Randy Hengst via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> All of my apps are iOS only. And virtually all are landscape only. When
> the iPhone is set to portrait lock, my apps still open as landscape
> orientation… that’s how they were designed. I wouldn’t want the user to
> have to take the extra steps to unlock the orientation.
>
> II do have a couple apps that are in portrait orientation only. When the
> user has the device in landscape, the app still opens as portrait.
>
> be well,
> randy
> classroomFocusedSoftware
> -
> > On Jan 27, 2018, at 5:12 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <
> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ralph DiMola wrote:
> >>
> >> LC apps in iOS do respect the lock. This an Android only problem.
> >
> > I'm curious, if the app only supports landscape and the phone is locked
> to portrait, what does iOS display? On Android you get a tiny
> representation that reaches across the width of the phone with large blank
> areas above and below.
> >
> > --
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> > HyperActive Software   | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
> >
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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[Randy Hengst via use-livecode]

All of my apps are iOS only. And virtually all are landscape only. When the 
iPhone is set to portrait lock, my apps still open as landscape orientation… 
that’s how they were designed. I wouldn’t want the user to have to take the 
extra steps to unlock the orientation.

II do have a couple apps that are in portrait orientation only. When the user 
has the device in landscape, the app still opens as portrait.

be well,
randy
classroomFocusedSoftware
-
> On Jan 27, 2018, at 5:12 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> Ralph DiMola wrote:
>> 
>> LC apps in iOS do respect the lock. This an Android only problem. 
> 
> I'm curious, if the app only supports landscape and the phone is locked to 
> portrait, what does iOS display? On Android you get a tiny representation 
> that reaches across the width of the phone with large blank areas above and 
> below.
> 
> -- 
> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software   | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[J. Landman Gay via use-livecode]

On January 27, 2018 6:18:34 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode 
 wrote:



IIRC I did once have a game on this phone, and it opened full-screen in
landscape regardless of my orientation lock.  Seems reasonable, because
as you say that app experience wouldn't make sense in portrait.


That's what I was talking about. In some cases you do want the app to force 
an orientation regardless of the user lock. If LC always forces compliance 
we'll just have a different problem.


Maybe we need some kind of override property.

--
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HyperActive Software   | http://www.hyperactivesw.com



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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode]

J. Landman Gay wrote:

If the alternative is to only have a tiny 
misrepresentation of a landscape-only stack, do we want the behavior 
changed? How do other apps, like some games, handle this situation?

What Ralph said: Android bug… I think the question then becomes  "how do other 
apps, like some games, handle this situation on Android?" My guess is (to say 
the obvious) they will render "sideways"  at the time they are opened and 
regardless of orientation. 

Confirmed here with our puzzle on iOS. I just locked my phone to portrait. 
tapped on the link to open the puzzle and it auto set to full landscape (0,0 at 
lower left corner) and rendered vertically with the left side of the stack on 
the bottom of the screen.  And yes, on my pixel, it renders left to right in a 
"tiny" form.. until you actually turn your phone sideways.

@Richard, I confirmed at bug 20916, 

BR







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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[Richard Gaskin via use-livecode]

J. Landman Gay wrote:

> On 1/27/18 3:43 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
>> Thanks, Ralph.  Looks like a bug then - reported:
>> http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20916
>>
>
> I'd have to think about this. If the alternative is to only have a
> tiny misrepresentation of a landscape-only stack, do we want the
> behavior changed?
>
> How do other apps, like some games, handle this situation?

Good question.  You can check out some on your phone, but a quick check 
here:


- YouTube: respect my preference until I fullscreen a video, then
  the video fills the screen in landscape until I return from
  fullscreen.

- Netflix: respects the locked orientation until playing a video,
  then goes to fullscreen landscape until I stop the video.

- HBO Now: same as Netflix.

- Amazon: always respects locked orientation, unless playing
  video, then acts as Netflix does.

I guess I don't have a lot of apps that are landscape-only.

IIRC I did once have a game on this phone, and it opened full-screen in 
landscape regardless of my orientation lock.  Seems reasonable, because 
as you say that app experience wouldn't make sense in portrait.


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 Fourth World Systems
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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[J. Landman Gay via use-livecode]

On 1/27/18 3:43 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:

Thanks, Ralph.  Looks like a bug then - reported:
http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20916



I'd have to think about this. If the alternative is to only have a tiny 
misrepresentation of a landscape-only stack, do we want the behavior 
changed? How do other apps, like some games, handle this situation?


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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[J. Landman Gay via use-livecode]

Ralph DiMola wrote:


LC apps in iOS do respect the lock. This an Android only problem. 


I'm curious, if the app only supports landscape and the phone is locked 
to portrait, what does iOS display? On Android you get a tiny 
representation that reaches across the width of the phone with large 
blank areas above and below.


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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[Richard Gaskin via use-livecode]

Thanks, Ralph.  Looks like a bug then - reported:
http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20916

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 Fourth World Systems


Ralph DiMola wrote:

Richard,

LC apps in iOS do respect the lock. This an Android only problem.

Ralph DiMola

-Original Message- 
I have the orientation on my phone locked to portrait. I'm sure I'm not the

only person in the world who locks their orientation.

LiveCode is the only app on my phone that doesn't respect a locked
orientation, freely jiggling around as I rotate my phone.

I can lock the orientation within my app, but I shouldn't have to.

And if I did, how could I know which orientation a user has locked to?

I can't find anything in the Dictionary that suggests how to resolve this,
so I'm thinking of either of two Bugzilla submissions:

a) mobileActuallAllowedOrientations (or some more graceful name),
a proposed function which returns the actual orientations the device
is currently set to allow.

b) Bug report that LC doesn't respect the device's orientation lock.

Which do you folks feel is the better option?



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Re: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[hlowe via use-livecode]

Richard,

Our iOS app works in both portrait and landscape modes on the iPhone and
iPad. With the device's software-based rotation lock (iOS Control Center)
set to 'on' the app's display is locked in portrait mode and will not switch
to landscape mode if the device (iPhone 6S and 10.5-inch iPad Pro) is
rotated. Using LC 8.1.9 (rc 1) and iOS 11.2.2

Perhaps I am misunderstanding the issue?

Henry

Ascriva Health Informatics
https://www.ascriva.com



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RE: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[Ralph DiMola via use-livecode]

Richard,

LC apps in iOS do respect the lock. This an Android only problem.

Ralph DiMola
IT Director
Evergreen Information Services
rdim...@evergreeninfo.net

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From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf
Of Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 4:00 PM
To: How to use LiveCode
Cc: Richard Gaskin
Subject: Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

I have the orientation on my phone locked to portrait. I'm sure I'm not the
only person in the world who locks their orientation.

LiveCode is the only app on my phone that doesn't respect a locked
orientation, freely jiggling around as I rotate my phone.

I can lock the orientation within my app, but I shouldn't have to.

And if I did, how could I know which orientation a user has locked to?

I can't find anything in the Dictionary that suggests how to resolve this,
so I'm thinking of either of two Bugzilla submissions:

a) mobileActuallAllowedOrientations (or some more graceful name),
a proposed function which returns the actual orientations the device
is currently set to allow.

b) Bug report that LC doesn't respect the device's orientation lock.

Which do you folks feel is the better option?

--
  Richard Gaskin
  Fourth World Systems
  Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
  
  ambassa...@fourthworld.comhttp://www.FourthWorld.com

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Feature proposal: mobileActualAllowedOrientations?

[Richard Gaskin via use-livecode]

I have the orientation on my phone locked to portrait. I'm sure I'm not 
the only person in the world who locks their orientation.


LiveCode is the only app on my phone that doesn't respect a locked 
orientation, freely jiggling around as I rotate my phone.


I can lock the orientation within my app, but I shouldn't have to.

And if I did, how could I know which orientation a user has locked to?

I can't find anything in the Dictionary that suggests how to resolve 
this, so I'm thinking of either of two Bugzilla submissions:


a) mobileActuallAllowedOrientations (or some more graceful name),
   a proposed function which returns the actual orientations the device
   is currently set to allow.

b) Bug report that LC doesn't respect the device's orientation lock.

Which do you folks feel is the better option?

--
 Richard Gaskin
 Fourth World Systems
 Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
 
 ambassa...@fourthworld.comhttp://www.FourthWorld.com

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