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landscape mode only when typing an SMS

PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:45 pm
by italiano40
can you make it an option to only have it go into landscape mode when your typing an SMS message to someone that would be good thank

Re: landscape mode only when typing an SMS

PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:06 am
by Chris
Could you clarify this for me? Are you saying you want an option that disables landscape mode when you turn your phone sideways *except* if you're composing an SMS message?

Re: landscape mode only when typing an SMS

PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:18 am
by italiano40
Yes that correct

Re: landscape mode only when typing an SMS

PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:32 am
by jongpie
I'll second my vote for this, though I'm not sure how feasible it is. My understanding is that the rotation is built into Safari, and there's not really any way for a site to disable it.

Re: landscape mode only when typing an SMS

PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:46 am
by Chris
If the app did not switch to landscape mode when you rotated your iPhone, how would you use it? I'm just trying to understand the use case and expected behavior...

Re: landscape mode only when typing an SMS

PostPosted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:05 pm
by jongpie
For me, the appeal is that I generally don't rotate my phone (at least when looking at VC), but if I accidentally tilt it too much, Safari rotates the page around. Generally, the only time I want to rotate my screen is when I plan on typing something long (like an SMS or email).

When I'm just trying to view something quickly (like a text, missed call, etc.), I pull my phone out of my pocket and use one hand to view my phone (which is infinitely easier in portrait mode) while I continue working/eating/whatever with my other hand.

Basically, this feature would help reduce/avoid the times that I accidentally tilt the phone too much, causing it to rotate to landscape mode (despite the fact that I'm intending for it to be in portrait mode the majority of the time).

This is by no means that big of a deal, and I could definitely live without it. I also realize that I may be part of a very small minority that may want this. If it's possible to do it easily, that'd be awesome. If not, no worries.

Re: landscape mode only when typing an SMS

PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 12:23 pm
by italiano40
jongpie wrote:For me, the appeal is that I generally don't rotate my phone (at least when looking at VC), but if I accidentally tilt it too much, Safari rotates the page around. Generally, the only time I want to rotate my screen is when I plan on typing something long (like an SMS or email).

When I'm just trying to view something quickly (like a text, missed call, etc.), I pull my phone out of my pocket and use one hand to view my phone (which is infinitely easier in portrait mode) while I continue working/eating/whatever with my other hand.

Basically, this feature would help reduce/avoid the times that I accidentally tilt the phone too much, causing it to rotate to landscape mode (despite the fact that I'm intending for it to be in portrait mode the majority of the time).

This is by no means that big of a deal, and I could definitely live without it. I also realize that I may be part of a very small minority that may want this. If it's possible to do it easily, that'd be awesome. If not, no worries.


I agree with that

Re: landscape mode only when typing an SMS

PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:35 pm
by Chris
I added a feature request to our tracking system for this.

Re: landscape mode only when typing an SMS

PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:50 pm
by italiano40
thank you

Re: landscape mode only when typing an SMS

PostPosted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:29 am
by Chris
I just wanted to update this thread to let you guys know this feature cannot be implemented. After looking into the behavior, it does seem impossible to prevent. Safari handles the actual rotation automatically--even when running in standalone mode as VoiceCentral does--and we change the way the app looks when that happens (for example, stretching/shrinking the rows to fit). We can obviously prevent our changes from occurring, but that does not resolve the issue of having the screen rotate in the first place.