Community SSU/Features/Portrait mode

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| Conversations || Semi-Usable    || Needs to scrolls horizontally to read the full message and the delete button is not visible whilr viewing a single message.
| Conversations || Semi-Usable    || Needs to scrolls horizontally to read the full message and the delete button is not visible whilr viewing a single message.
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| Media Player    || Semi-usable    || Icons are not rearranged.
| Media Player    || Semi-usable    || Icons are not rearranged.
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| Phone|| Fully Usable    || Add new contact UI error
 
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| MicroB (Web) || Semi-Usable    || When using built-in auto-rotation, ui elements such as address and status bar are unaccessible. When rotated by hildon ('enabled rotation' off in it's settings), just about all UI elements are usable, except the bookmark button (hidden behind the little arrow by address bar) and the Full screen button (vanished).
| MicroB (Web) || Semi-Usable    || When using built-in auto-rotation, ui elements such as address and status bar are unaccessible. When rotated by hildon ('enabled rotation' off in it's settings), just about all UI elements are usable, except the bookmark button (hidden behind the little arrow by address bar) and the Full screen button (vanished).
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| Phone|| Fully Usable    || Add new contact UI error
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| Task Switcher|| Not Available    || Part of hildon-desktop
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| Settings|| Fully Usable    || N/A
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| Photo Viewer || Semi-Usable    || Viewing photos is buggy. The system get confused which direction to show image and thus image rotates haphazardly
| Photo Viewer || Semi-Usable    || Viewing photos is buggy. The system get confused which direction to show image and thus image rotates haphazardly
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| Notes || Fully Usable || N/A
| Notes || Fully Usable || N/A
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| Task Switcher|| Not Available    || Part of hildon-desktop
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| Settings|| Fully Usable    || N/A
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| Xterminal || Fully Usable    || Rotation from portrait to landscape generates a large amount of "blank" space between the last lines of the history, and the current command-input line.
| Xterminal || Fully Usable    || Rotation from portrait to landscape generates a large amount of "blank" space between the last lines of the history, and the current command-input line.

Revision as of 03:41, 24 February 2011

Portrait mode can now be forced on all applications as part of the Community SSU. Not all applications work perfectly. Details of the compatibility of applications with portrait mode is compiled below.

The purpose of forcerotation is not to enable system-wide portrait for end-users.

System Applications

Application Status Comments
Backup Fully Usable N/A
Calculator Not Usable The keys don't align to the portrait mode
Calendar Not Usable
Camera Semi-usable Display is buggy, Photo is taken correctly
Clock Semi-usable Icons are not rearranged. Can't access "World Clock"
Contacts Semi-usable Crashed on editing of contact.
Conversations Semi-Usable Needs to scrolls horizontally to read the full message and the delete button is not visible whilr viewing a single message.
Hildon-Desktop Not Available
Media Player Semi-usable Icons are not rearranged.
MicroB (Web) Semi-Usable When using built-in auto-rotation, ui elements such as address and status bar are unaccessible. When rotated by hildon ('enabled rotation' off in it's settings), just about all UI elements are usable, except the bookmark button (hidden behind the little arrow by address bar) and the Full screen button (vanished).
Phone Fully Usable Add new contact UI error
Photo Viewer Semi-Usable Viewing photos is buggy. The system get confused which direction to show image and thus image rotates haphazardly
File Manager Fully Usable N/A
Hildon Application Manager (HAM) Fully Usable When portrait mode looses colour and when back in landscape there is flicker and takes time to rearrange
Modest (email) Fully Usable There is an issue with the size of the New Message button which is fixed when it's clicked
Notes Fully Usable N/A
Task Switcher Not Available Part of hildon-desktop
Settings Fully Usable N/A
Xterminal Fully Usable Rotation from portrait to landscape generates a large amount of "blank" space between the last lines of the history, and the current command-input line.

3rd Party Applications

Which of these already support rotation? Which require to be forced?

Application Status Rotation Comments
BlessN900 Not Usable Forced In portrait mode, display is buggy
Catorize Fully Usable Forced When switching from landscape-portrait or vice versa, it moves from category to base level
CBRpager Fully Usable In portrait mode, some of the buttons are hidden.
DropN900 Fully Usable Forced Some inconvenience with resizing of columns
espeakcaller Not Usable Forced No rearrangement/resizing of UI elements
Fast Application Manager (FAPman) Fully Usable Supported N/A
FBReader Fully Usable Forced In portrait mode, some of the icons are hidden.
FeedingIt Fully Usable Supported N/A
FM Radio Not Usable Forced No rearrangement/resizing of UI elements
Foreca Weather Not Usable Forced Some buttons off- screen. Horizantal Scrolling not possible
GBoggle Fully Usable Layout needs work
GoConvert Fully Usable N/A
Gpodder Fully Usable Supported Some small changes to be made
Groove Fully Usable N/A
Mastory Fully Usable N/A
Mediabox Semi Usable No album art displayed
Mobile Hot Spot Fully Usable N/A
Munadi Fully Usable N/A
QWP Fully Usable N/A
Scout Fully Usable Although result-list shows horizontal scroll bar
www2sms Not Usable Forced All buttons are off-screen
Theme Customiser Not Usable All main buttons are off-screen
usb hostmode-gui Fully Usable N/A