Thread: KF8: force landscape mode on Kindle Fire?
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Old 04-04-2012, 01:55 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Doitsu View Post
1. Is there any way to force landscape mode in a KF8 .mobi file?
2. Does the Kindle Fire automatically switch to landscape mode if a fixed-layout KF8 .mobi file cannot be fully displayed in portrait mode? (The Kinde Fire Previewer does, but I was wondering whether the actual device does this too.)
Hi,

Check out the "orientation" metadata value that can be set before conversion to KF8 mobi. It should take care of that (at least that is what is implied in the fixed format sample and guide).
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