Re: Orientation lock still needed?

On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:16:45 +0100, Boaz Sender <boaz@bocoup.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 12:36 AM, Vincent Scheib <scheib@google.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> http://www.w3.org/2011/09/games/#orientation called for a way to lock  
>> the
>> layout orientation on devices such as phones that can be rotated and  
>> would
>> normally re-flow the page.
>
>
> You should note, we did not confirm the API suggestion at our second  
> event:
> https://docs.google.com/a/bocoup.com/document/pub?id=1fs1hpZvP05ViEWtaLSmNQUV_PW2jCWS5Oe2GAdBKgl0#h.qqs7z5r08h55
>
> We merely said we wanted a mechanism for locking the default
> rotate/reflow behavior.
>
>
>> Is this still needed? Is it addressed by the viewport meta tag?
>>
>> https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Mobile/Using_the_viewport_meta_tag_to_improve_the_mobile_browsing_experience
>>
>>
>> (I'm looking to update the chrome bug
>> http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=90413)
>>
>
> It seems like the viewport tag has stabilized, and the common rhetoric
> seems to be, add it, and the scripters will build libs on it, and then  
> when
> we know what we like, it will get specified. I can live with that.
>
> At the same time a JavaScript interface would be nice.
> document.querySelector("meta[name=viewport]") is lame.
>
> Some consistency with
> https://developer.mozilla.org/en/API/Mouse_Lock_API(I'm assuming the
> MDN docs match chrome's implementation which I haven't
> looked at yet).
>
> Also, Vincent and Dmose, way to kick off 2012 with some AWESOME movement  
> on
> the games group wish list. Please accept our high virtual fives, and send
> them to your colleagues. You all rock!
>

I agree viewport meta is looking pretty good, but I presume you could  
still want to lock the orientation for layout reasons?
Of course, orientation lock would also be a requirement to do anything  
usable with accelerometers.

-- 
Erik Möller
Core Developer
Opera Software
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Received on Wednesday, 15 February 2012 08:20:19 UTC