Which processes or dbus/dmesg data could help show icons as gravitationally level, regardless of device orientation?

asked 2015-01-30 00:33:41 +0200

rdmo gravatar image

updated 2015-04-01 16:18:12 +0200

It would be nice if the icons were always aligned to look like they were horizontal. For example, could icons rotate in accordance with the accelerometer/spirit-level internals, and so display angled to the nearest 5 degrees? I don't know if other devices do it. Maybe it would be too resource-intensive, maybe dedicated resources are already measuring the required sendors anyway and would just need hooking into the right QML.

The rotation could be configurable alongside stepped 90° orientation and fixed orientation (the sole current GUI option).

@admins: what is wrong with the tag dmesg?

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To the nearest 5 degrees? I would be absolutely happy if they rotated even by 90 degrees and showed properly in landscape! (You are talking about home/lock screen/launcher, right?)

pichlo ( 2015-01-30 04:52:21 +0200 )edit
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What an absolutely cool idea! I'd like to see that as an option, not enabled by default though :)

As for being resource-intensive, not really. doing rotation on QML is pretty much analogeous to doing move, so it takes no more resources than what is usually being done when you move the launcher screen up/down with your finger (which means that cpu resources go up about 10%)

juiceme ( 2015-01-30 07:54:27 +0200 )edit

Icons in continuous alignment with the Earth's centre. This could be used as a nice gui gravity sensor in outer space. But as an option only due to battery drain, please. :)

lakutalo ( 2015-01-30 10:41:02 +0200 )edit

Sounds like a gadget to me, worse, that might make me sea sick :)

alexduf ( 2015-03-22 19:23:28 +0200 )edit