Embedded Flash Lite & App Orientation

[EagleSW]

Hello.

I have developed app which open FlashLite movie by CDocumentHandler::OpenFileEmbeddedL.
App will be run in landscape orientation always.
I wrote code:

void CFlashAppUi::ConstructL()
{
BaseConstructL(CAknAppUi::EAknEnableSkin | CAknAppUi::EAppOrientationLandscape);
// ...
// SetOrientationL(CAknAppUiBase::EAppUiOrientationLandscape);
iAppView = CFlashAppView::NewL(ApplicationRect());
// SetOrientationL(CAknAppUiBase::EAppUiOrientationLandscape);
} 

CFlashAppView has member CDocumentHandler and open Flash in ConstructL method:

void CFlashAppView::ConstructL(const TRect& aRect)
{
    CreateWindowL();
    SetExtentToWholeScreen();
    ActivateL();
    StartFlash();
} 

StartFlash() method's code:

void CFlashAppView::StartFlash()
{
_LIT(KLitSwfFileToLaunch, "\\Other\\flash.swf");
TFileName fileName(KLitSwfFileToLaunch);
CompleteWithAppPath(fileName);

RFs fs;
RFile sh_file;
User::LeaveIfError(fs.Connect());
CleanupClosePushL(fs);
User::LeaveIfError(fs.ShareProtected());
User::LeaveIfError(sh_file.Open(fs, KLitSwfFileToLaunch, EFileShareReadersOnly));
CleanupClosePushL(sh_file);
        
iHandler = CDocumentHandler::NewL((CEikProcess*)iEikonEnv->Process());
iHandler->SetExitObserver(this);
TDataType dType;
iHandler->OpenFileEmbeddedL(sh_file, dType);

CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(2); // fs, sh_file
} 

I see app created in landscape orientation, but flash - in portrait
I tried insert "SetOrientationL(CAknAppUiBase::EAppUiOrientationLandscape)" before and after creating AppView, but it doesn't help.
If i use slider - app and flash change orientation normally.

How i can force open flash in landscape orientation?
Thanks.

p.s.> Nokia N95.

[skumar_rao]

Just a Quick question are you able to Play Flash Player in Landscape Mode. If no then it may not be supported in Flash Player which i doubt.

[EagleSW]

Just a Quick question are you able to Play Flash Player in Landscape Mode. If no then it may not be supported in Flash Player which i doubt.

Yes, Flash Player can play in landscape mode. If i use slider - flash with my app change orientation.

BTW, anybody knows key event codes for capturing slider? I can't determinate exactly codes from TKeyEvent & TStdKeyEvent.

[EagleSW]

Hello again!
Some questions yet:

- How can i rotate whole screen instead AppUI?
- How can i simulate slider events for embedded flash player?

[2olivia]

u use microbrowser to embeded the flash lite? or are u using symbian C++?

[EagleSW]

u use microbrowser to embeded the flash lite? or are u using symbian C++?

I used Symbian SDK C++ and i found solution!

I found key events for slider, it's EKeyDevice8,9,A,B.
For rotating screen in landscape mode i simulated key event EKeyDeviceA and immediately after - EKeyDevice8.
EKeyDeviceB & EKeyDevice9 - for portait mode.

[Jii5Hoo]

Thats interesting,

Little discrete info: we have used also Nokia Sensor API to follow phone rotation(tilt) to get correct orientation in Flash Lite dynamically.

[shimel1]

Hi,

I am using flash_ui.dll (http://www.forum.nokia.com/document/...sh__ui_8h.html) to lounch Flash stub application. There is no AppUi, so please tell me how to force the application to work only in landscape mode.

[sajisoft]

According to my observation, you cannot force the Flash Stub application to work in landscape mode only through Symbian C++ SetOrientationL API because it doesnt have any affect when u embed the flash content in Symbian C++ application and u cannot use it if u r using flash_ui.dll solution. However, there are some workarounds, if u using Flash lite 3.1 :
Setting the default orientation for flash app(Read post # 11)

Best Regards,
SajiSoft

[shimel1]

Thanks Saji,

i assumed that orientation controlling is not possible, so I simply show the animation inside swf which asks user to switch device into landscape mode and than disable autoRotation. It is not an elegant solution, but it should be ok. Thanks anyway for workaround advice.

Regards,
Simon