[TIMOB-5002] Android: setting android:screenOrientation for an activity in AndroidManifest.xml does not work

GitHub Issue	n/a
Type	Bug
Priority	High
Status	Closed
Resolution	Cannot Reproduce
Resolution Date	2012-02-10T00:33:26.000+0000
Affected Version/s	Release 1.7.2, Release 1.8.0.1
Fix Version/s	n/a
Components	Android
Labels	qe-testadded, regression
Reporter	Jon Alter
Assignee	Opie Cyrus
Created	2011-08-15T08:49:10.000+0000
Updated	2012-02-10T00:33:26.000+0000

Description

setting android:screenOrientation for an activity in AndroidManifest.xml does not work with 1.7.2 but it does with 1.6.2 Step 1: run the code below Step 2: use a custom AndroidManifest.xml (documented in the wiki) Step 3: add android:screenOrientation="portrait" to the TiTabActivity in the AndroidManifest.xml

<activity android:name="ti.modules.titanium.ui.TiTabActivity"
			android:screenOrientation="portrait"
			android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation" />

Step 4: launch the app Step 5: rotate the device Step 6: notice that the tabGroup does not rotate if you run this in 1.6.2 but it does rotate in 1.7.2

var tabGroup = Titanium.UI.createTabGroup();

var win1 = Titanium.UI.createWindow({  
    title:'Tab 1',
    backgroundColor:'#fff'
});
var tab1 = Titanium.UI.createTab({  
    icon:'KS_nav_views.png',
    title:'Tab 1',
    window:win1
});
var label1 = Titanium.UI.createLabel({
	color:'#999',
	text:'I am Window 1',
	font:{fontSize:20,fontFamily:'Helvetica Neue'},
	textAlign:'center',
	width:'auto'
});

win1.add(label1);

var win2 = Titanium.UI.createWindow({  
    title:'Tab 2',
    backgroundColor:'#fff'
});
var tab2 = Titanium.UI.createTab({  
    icon:'KS_nav_ui.png',
    title:'Tab 2',
    window:win2
});
var label2 = Titanium.UI.createLabel({
	color:'#999',
	text:'I am Window 2',
	font:{fontSize:20,fontFamily:'Helvetica Neue'},
	textAlign:'center',
	width:'auto'
});
win2.add(label2);

tabGroup.addTab(tab1);  
tabGroup.addTab(tab2);  

tabGroup.open();

Workaround

Use the orientationModes property of window

win2.orientationModes = [
			Titanium.UI.PORTRAIT
		];

Associated Helpdesk Ticket

http://appc.me/c/APP-688371

Attachments

File	Date	Size
TiTest.zip	2011-09-07T12:37:47.000+0000	7935433

Comments

Jon Alter 2011-08-15

Tried removing android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation" from the tag. It had no affect on the rotation not working. <activity android:name="ti.modules.titanium.ui.TiTabActivity" android:screenOrientation="portrait" />
Opie Cyrus 2011-09-07

Attaching test app that shows overriding the orientation mode in the tiapp.xml
Wilson Luu 2011-12-19

Reopening bug. Bug persists on: SDK build: 1.8.0.1.RC3 Runtime: V8, Rhino Titanium Studio, build: 1.0.7.201112152014 Device: Android Emulator 2.2, Nexus One (2.2.2) OS: Mac OS X Lion Note: To test the custom AndroidManifest: 1. Create a *platform* folder at the same level as Resource 2. Create an *android* folder in the *platform* folder 3. Add the AndroidManifest.xml to the *android* folder

Opie Cyrus 2012-01-03

Unable to reproduce the issue against 1.9.0 with the following AndroidManifest.xml put in the platform/android location.

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   	package="com.appcelerator.test" android:versionCode="1"
   	android:versionName="1">
   	<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
   
   	<application android:icon="@drawable/appicon"
   		android:label="test" android:name="TestApplication"
   		android:debuggable="false">
   
   		<activity android:name=".TestActivity"
   			android:label="test" android:theme="@style/Theme.Titanium"
   			android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation">
   			<intent-filter>
   				<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
   				<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
   			</intent-filter>
   		</activity>
   
   		
   
   		<activity android:name="org.appcelerator.titanium.TiActivity"
   			android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation" />
   		<activity android:name="org.appcelerator.titanium.TiTranslucentActivity"
   			android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation"
   			android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent" />
   		<activity android:name="org.appcelerator.titanium.TiModalActivity"
   			android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation"
   			android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent" />
   		<activity android:name="ti.modules.titanium.ui.TiTabActivity"
   			android:screenOrientation="landscape" 
   			android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation" />
   		<activity android:name="ti.modules.titanium.ui.android.TiPreferencesActivity" />
   
   		<service android:name="org.appcelerator.titanium.analytics.TiAnalyticsService"
   			android:exported="false" />
   		
   
   	</application>
   
   	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE"/>
   	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
   	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
   	<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
   	
   
   </manifest>

Benjamin Jeanjean 2012-01-23

This works with 1.9.0 but not 1.7.5 Just tested with your AndroidManifest.xml Opie.
Thomas Huelbert 2012-02-09

closing as we are not able to reproduce using master (1.9.0 Feb 9 2012 09:46 rd47ce8a4). fix will not be seen in 1.7.X branches

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