[maemo-developers] Questions about GUI design on N800

[From: David Leinbach]

Oh, I see - yes, usually resolutions are given in (w)x(h).

I agree it would be nice if the unit could switch between landscape and
portrait mode.

David

On 2/22/07, Jeffrey Barish <jeff_barish at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> On Thursday 22 February 2007 11:57:50 you wrote:
> > On 2/22/07, Jeffrey Barish <jeff_barish at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > 1. Is it possible to use the display of the N800 in portrait
> orientation?
> > > My application currently runs on a display that is 640x480.  800x480
> > > would be a big advantage, but I can't figure out how to reorganize my
> > > layout for 480x800.
> >
> > The display on the n800 is 800x480 so if your program is designed to
> > operate at 640x480 you shouldn't need to operate in portrait mode - am I
> > missing something?
>
> It looks as if I am sideways.  My current design works on 640 (h) x 480
> (w),
> which I gather I should have described as 480x640 (although Dell describes
> it
> as I did).  I would love 800 (h) x 480 (w) as I would merely stretch
> existing
> GUI elements to fill the additional space.  However, 800 (w) x 480 (h) is
> a
> problem.
>
> --
> Jeffrey Barish
>
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