Orientation

[Mikie]

Is there anyway in one app to have one page landscape and another page portrait?

 

[Kamac]

Sure. Use Phone.SetScreenOrientation(X)

Instead of X use -1 for unspecified, 0 for landscape and 1 for portrait.

 

[eps]

If you are using the Designer to lay out screens you need to create a Portrait and Landscape version.

 

[devlei]

Is it not possible to create one layout that can scroll?

If so, is Scrollview the best option?

 

[eps]

That won't really work, half of your screen would be empty and a third off the screen..

Scrollview is used to display a list of items. See the tutorial and documentation

 

[devlei]

Thanks for that advice!!

I have used the following to test for orientation then add/draw one column of Views for portrait and two columns of Views for landscape.

If Activity.Height > Activity.Width Then
   Draw4Portrait
Else
   Draw4Landscape
End If

It works fine when running for first time (in both orientations), but as soon as I change orientation (while running) and Activity_Resume occurs it says Views need to be initialized. If I initialize the views, then I get a NullException.

I am a bit confused with this initializing of views, because up to now I have only added/altered views in the Designer and everything always worked fine without any initializing.

Can someone assist a newbie with a probably a very basic thing I am missing?

 

[Mikie]

Thanks, everyone. It worked.

 

[Kamac]

Thanks, everyone. It worked.

I'm glad to hear that

 

[eps]

Thanks for that advice!!

I have used the following to test for orientation then add/draw one column of Views for portrait and two columns of Views for landscape.

If Activity.Height > Activity.Width Then
   Draw4Portrait
Else
   Draw4Landscape
End If

It works fine when running for first time (in both orientations), but as soon as I change orientation (while running) and Activity_Resume occurs it says Views need to be initialized. If I initialize the views, then I get a NullException.

I am a bit confused with this initializing of views, because up to now I have only added/altered views in the Designer and everything always worked fine without any initializing.

Can someone assist a newbie with a probably a very basic thing I am missing?

Like that code btw!