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| Backup || Fully Usable || N/A
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| Calculator || Not Usable || The keys don't align to the portrait mode
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| Calendar|| Not Usable    ||
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| Camera || Semi-usable || Display is buggy, Photo is taken correctly
| Camera || Semi-usable || Display is buggy, Photo is taken correctly
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| Clock || Semi-usable || Icons are not rearranged. Can't access "World Clock"
| Clock || Semi-usable || Icons are not rearranged. Can't access "World Clock"
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| Media Player    || Semi-usable    || Icons are not rearranged.
 
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| Contacts || Semi-usable    || Crashed on editing of contact.
| Contacts || Semi-usable    || Crashed on editing of contact.
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| Phone|| Fully Usable    || Add new contact UI error
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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.
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| Conversation || 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.
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| Calendar|| Not Usable    ||  
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| Phone|| Fully Usable    || Add new contact UI error
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| 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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| 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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| Hildon-Desktop(?)|| Not Available    ||  
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| Task Switcher|| Not Available    || Part of hildon-desktop
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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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| 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.
 
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| File Manager|| Fully Usable    || N/A
| File Manager|| Fully Usable    || N/A
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| Application Manager|| Fully Usable    || When portrait mode looses colour and when back in landscape there is flicker and takes time to rearrange
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| Hildon Application Manager (HAM) || Fully Usable    || When portrait mode looses colour and when back in landscape there is flicker and takes time to rearrange
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| Modest || Fully Usable || There is an issue with the size of the New Message button which is fixed when it's clicked
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| Modest (email) || Fully Usable || There is an issue with the size of the New Message button which is fixed when it's clicked
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|Backup || Fully Usable || N/A
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| Notes || Fully Usable || N/A
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|Calculator || Not Usable || The keys don't align to the portrait mode
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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.
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|Notes || Fully Usable || N/A
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Revision as of 03:23, 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.
Media Player Semi-usable Icons are not rearranged.
Phone Fully Usable Add new contact UI error
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).
Hildon-Desktop Not Available
Task Switcher Not Available Part of hildon-desktop
Settings Fully Usable N/A
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
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 Comments
BlessN900 Not Usable In portrait mode, display is buggy
Catorize Fully Usable 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 Some inconvenience with resizing of columns
espeakcaller Not Usable No rearrangement/resizing of UI elements
Fast Application Manager Fully Usable N/A
FBReader Fully Usable In portrait mode, some of the icons are hidden.
FeedingIt Fully Usable N/A
FM Radio Not Usable No rearrangement/resizing of UI elements
Foreca Weather Not Usable Some buttons off- screen. Horizantal Scrolling not possible
GBoggle Fully Usable Layout needs work
Gpodder Fully Usable Some small changes to be made
Groove Fully Usable N/A
Mastory Fully Usable N/A
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 All buttons are off-screen
Theme Customiser Not Usable All main buttons are off-screen
usb hostmode-gui Fully Usable N/A