Re: [android-developers] Re: IMPORTANT - display.getOrientation() does not work on all devices

I'll make this a little stronger -- the Display object is LOW LEVEL access to the display.  Trying to use this in an application is almost guaranteed to not do what you want.  The current orientation should be retrieved from Configuration.  The width and height should be retrieved from the view hierarchy.

I believe that Display.getOrientation actually returns the physical rotation applied to the display...  I also notice that the documentation says nothing about what it actually returns, so  how can you use it correctly? :)  (The Display object clearly needs a lot more documentation...  but this is a pretty low priority because, again, it really shouldn't be used by applications.)

On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 5:08 AM, Mark Murphy <mmurphy@commonsware.com> wrote:

mscwd01 wrote:
> I added this to the activity tag in the manifest:
> android:screenOrientation="sensor"
>
> Would that make any difference?

That changes the trigger. For devices with a keyboard (e.g., G1), by
default, an orientation change is triggered by sliding the keyboard, not
the accelerometer. android:screenOrientation="sensor" forces it to be
the "sensor" (a.k.a., accelerometer) like the Magic, Hero, and other
keyboard-less devices.

Since you are experiencing your problem with both the G1 (with keyboard)
and the Magic (sans keyboard), I doubt this will help, but I could
easily be wrong.

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