Web and WebWorks Development

[peardox]

Are there any new APIs in the new SDK and build

We were (sort of) expecting a way to force landscape programattically (my apps look dreadful in Portrait)

The other highly anticipated one would be the Advertizing Service

I know we tend to want rather want things before you're readly to let us have them so we'll (or at least I will) be understanding as we know you have the launch today in the USA

[dmateescu]

Hi peardox. Thanks for your post.

In this new version of the WebWorks SDK for PlayBook we do support screen orientation. All you have to do is to use the new  <rim: orientation> element in config.xml, and the WebWorks SDK takes care of everything.

You may want to try adding the following element in config.xml:  

<rim: orientation mode="auto" />

The mode can be portait, landscape or auto (the default mode).

Hope this helps!

[peardox]

Thanks

You have little idea how many of us have been waiting for this facility

That is great news!

[peardox]

Not quite right

[INFO]                  Parsing command line options
[INFO]                  Parsing bbwp.properties
[INFO]                  Validating WebWorks archive
[INFO]                  Parsing config.xml
[ERROR]                 Failed to parse config.xml - bad XML structure

This is understandable as the line you give us is not properly formatted XML

The config.xml is for a friend (he draws - exceedingly well) I code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<widget xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:rim="http://www.blackberry.com/ns/widgets" version="1.3.5.23">
  <name>Anecdotes</name>
  <description>Ancient Egyptian Papyri translations, edited for the modern reader.\n\nIts the Ancient Egyptians in their own words supported with background text and full colour illustrations.</description>
  <author rim:copyright="(c) Eyelid Productions 2010" email="EgyptianAnecdotes@markmillmore.com" href="http://www.eyelidproductions.co.uk">Mark Millmore</author>
  <license>All rights reserved. No part of the publication may be reproduced,  without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.</license>
  <rim: orientation mode="landscape" />
  <access subdomains="false" uri="http://www.discoveringegypt.com">
    <feature id="blackberry.app" required="true" version="1.0.0.0"/>
    <feature id="blackberry.identity" required="true" version="1.0.0.0"/>
    <feature id="blackberry.invoke" required="true" version="1.0.0.0"/>
    <feature id="blackberry.invoke.BrowserArguments" required="true" version="1.0.0.0"/>
  </access>
  <icon rim:hover="false" src="icon.png"/>
  <content src="index.html"/>
</widget>

[dmateescu]

Hi peardox.

Indeed, the line was not properly formatted for avoiding the happy faces to show on the tag.

You can find a sample config.xml (including the orientation tag) in the Developer Guide at http://docs.blackberry.com/en/developers/deliverables/27280/

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<widget xmlns=" http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets"
        xmlns:rim="http://www.blackberry.com/ns/widgets"
        version="2.0.0.0">

  <name> The example application</name>

  <description>
    A sample application to demonstrate some of the possibilities.
  </description>

		<rim:orientation mode="auto"/>

  <rim:loadingScreen backgroundImage="background.png"
                     foregroundImage="foreground.gif"
                     onLocalPageLoad="true">
        <rim:transitionEffect type="zoomIn"/>
  </rim:loadingScreen>

  <icon src="icons/example.png"/>

  <content src="index.html"/>

  <feature id="blackberry.ui.dialog"/>
  <access uri="http://www.somedomain.com" subdomains="true">
    <feature id="blackberry.app.event"/>
    <feature id="blackberry.invoke"/>
  </access>

</widget>

[astanley]

Hi there,

Make sure not to include a space between "rim:" and "orientation".  The following are valid entries:

<rim:orientation mode="auto" />

<rim:orientation mode="landscape" />

<rim:orientation mode="portrait" />

Note if you do not explicitly define this element in your config, then "auto" is assumed.

Cheers,

Adam

[peardox]

Thanks for the complete skinny on this

We can now lock the orientaion everyone!

[peardox · Accepted solution]

Sorry to moan

I just noticed another line of XML

From the XML NS 2.0.0.0 is the phone distro

Well - that is not the NameSpace for the new WebWorks for Playbook

Apologies - answering it at this stage will stop more on this subject I would guess

I'll try a build

[peardox]

I've tried (very hard) to break it

The solution presented above does indeed work

Thank you everyone @ BB - you just made a lot of us very happy!

If someone manages to break it - PLEASE don't tell me - long day trying to sort this out = OK Do tell me, just not tonight