04-23-2012, 01:21 PM | #1 |
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5.1.0 firmware & orientation
Good evening!
I hope this interests someone... I just updated my Kindle Touch to 5.1.0 and I found out that orientation now doesn't works with browser and WAF applications. Playing around, I managed to make the GUI launcher orientation script to work even in the home screen. I changed the value of this entry in appreg.db to URL (instead of U): Anyway, creating a similar entry for the browser or any of the WAF doesn't work. Any clue? |
04-23-2012, 03:14 PM | #2 |
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I investigated a little more....
It seems like something is preventing to send the orientationLock event... While displaying the browser, or a WAF, I can't get this in the log file: Code:
I lipc:evts:name=orientationChange, origin=com.lab126.winmgr, fparam=R:Event sent Code:
I lipc:evts:name=orientationChange, origin=com.lab126.winmgr, fparam=U:Event sent |
05-01-2012, 05:38 PM | #3 |
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I found something in browser JS...
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// set orientation // eventually can get this information from webkit's orientation // implementation, but it is not currently enabled Anyway it seems that everything is ready to receive a rotation support! Maybe in the next firmware release.... |
05-01-2012, 07:08 PM | #4 |
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Shamelessly plugging in here:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...6&postcount=49 contains a method to support all orientations (including upside-down) in the Reader, the Home screen, and even Kindlets. (Not WAF applications though). No changes required (except for installing the jbpatch thing )! |
05-02-2012, 08:46 AM | #5 |
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Thanks a lot for all your work!
I'll try it this evening! I'm really thinking of converting my ImageGallery (WAF) to a kindlet as WAF have so many limitations... |
05-07-2012, 12:35 PM | #6 |
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Finally rotation is back even for WAFs!!!
You have to add this to your config.xml file: Code:
<kindle:messaging> <kindle:app name="com.lab126.pillow" value="yes"/> </kindle:messaging> Code:
kindle.dev.setOrientation(state); Have fun! |
06-07-2012, 08:32 AM | #7 |
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@silver: which config.xml file please. I am lost between "extensions" of GUI and ixtabs version. And how to activate pls, could you add a sentence to make it clear?
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06-07-2012, 08:47 AM | #8 | |
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You need to edit the config.xml file of your WAF adding these lines: Code:
<kindle:messaging> <kindle:app name="com.lab126.pillow" value="yes"/> </kindle:messaging> Code:
kindle.dev.setOrientation(state); - auto - portrait - landscape Here are examples: config.xml from ImageGallery: click how to change orientation from ImageGallery: click You're welcome! Last edited by silver18; 06-10-2012 at 10:13 AM. |
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08-20-2012, 07:16 AM | #9 |
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I'm here again to share another finding...
You can use the old: Code:
kindle.dev.setOrientation(state); Code:
state Code:
portraitUp portraitDown landscapeLeft landscapeRight LandscapeRight and landscapeLeft work, but I had some UI problems I didn't have with Code:
state="landscape" All in all, we have 4 direction rotation now... |
08-20-2012, 09:06 AM | #10 |
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My Kindle just update itself to 5.1.2, and it seems that the UI problems are solved!
I don't know if this is related to the update (I didn't managed to test the 4-way-rotation deeply). |
08-20-2012, 09:10 AM | #11 |
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You can always "debrick" to an earlier firmware version, so you can do more testing.
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09-22-2013, 06:19 AM | #15 |
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Well, it works in 5.3.7 firmware!
It is also included in the Mesquite API (check in /var/local/mesquite/shared/javascripts/device.js). Code:
kindle.dev.setOrientation(orientation); Code:
orientations = { auto: 'auto', portrait: 'portrait', portraitUp: 'portraitUp', portraitDown: 'portraitDown', landscape: 'landscape', landscapeLeft: 'landscapeLeft', landscapeRight: 'landscapeRight' }; |
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