I think the idea is that if you have enough space for a viable landscape representation I think you should support it. The line between phone and tablet is very blurry and according to the rumours even Apple will start to support landscape multi-column apps on the new phones. Eg. :
https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/apple-iphone-x-plus-6-5-inch-2018-landscape-mode-ios-12-beta-1893260 :-Håkan On 15 Aug 2018, 08:32 +0200, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>, wrote: > On 8/14/18 11:13 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: > > J. Landman Gay wrote: > > > > > I need to determine whether the current mobile device is a tablet or a > > > phone. On iOS I can use "the machine" but on Android it only provides > > > the manufacturer's name. > > > > > > Does anyone know a way to do that? > > > > For screen metrics or device capabilities? > > > > Metrics. I want to allow landcape orientation on tablets but only > portrait for phones. > > Phil suggested getting device info, but mobileBuildInfo doesn't return > anything better than "the machine." The server idea doesn't return > specific enough info either if it isn't an i-thing. > > Monte mentioned the screenrect, which is what I started with, but it's a > wild guess. Right now I'm using an arbitrary screen pixel width but I > don't think it will work everywhere. > > I thought about using a ratio but I'm not sure what would be most > accurate. And I'm not clear on how different resolutions affect it. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
