[Trac #582] Need Sugar UI for rotating the screen.

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#582: Need Sugar UI for rotating the screen.
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 Reporter:  jg      |        Owner:  Eben   
     Type:  defect  |       Status:  new    
 Priority:  high    |    Milestone:  BTest-2
Component:  sugar   |   Resolution:         
 Keywords:          |  
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Comment (by jg):

 The immediate use mode we'll see is reading, in either xbook or the web
 browser.

 Depending on the situation and size of the text, you either want to see
 whole pages, or go for better resolution on partial pages for easier
 reading.

 The other, big issue I see is the following: if we don't expose this, and
 ignore the issue, and special case the web browser and/or book reader
 only, applications may not be designed properly to work in either aspect
 ratio, and hardware presumptions that are poor.  What is more, by not
 forcing the issue early, we'll see more UI's build without GUI builders,
 which ease the problems of internationalization, accessibility, and
 customization to different expertise levels.  Hardwired conventional
 applications (as opposed to applications such as drawing applications that
 are primarily a user interface), will be much easier to make work well on
 our systems.  We need to help force this issue in the overall community
 that their applications need to be adaptable to the screen well.

 Someday we'll have a touch screen, and then most applications become
 seriously interesting in either aspect ratio.  My iPAQ experience is that
 some applications are much easier to use when you have enough pixels in
 the axis text is being displayed, and you may decide to rotate an
 application because it is plain better to use that way.

 Finally, if an application crashes while the screen is rotated, you'll
 have no way to get back to "normal" orientation without a UI.

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