"Portrait Keyboard" on the N900 (rotate.py exploit)

First of all, sorry about the lack of audio, and fail video quality. I was quite busy at the moment, but I couldn't resist sharing.

A crude way of getting a working portrait keyboard on the N900 with a python hack called "RotateScreen" or rotate.py

The original publication:

http://www.nokian900applications.com/rotatescreen-for-nokia-n900/

The "forced portrait" discovery:

http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=627591&postcount=263

Remember, this can cause device instabilities, and in some cases, reboots. (Don't worry, the risk is only present while the script is running. Just close X Terminal to stop the script.)

Have fun!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• N900
• Maemo 5
• Fremantle
• Maemo
• Nokia
• Nokia N900
• Python
• RotateScreen
• rotate.py
• Portrait
• Portrait Keyboard
• Virtual Keyboard
• Portrait Virtual Keyboard
• Keyboard
• Hack
• Modification

[gerryd0418]

how to disable this?

[UnleashTehNoob]

@gerryd0418 safest way is to reboot. you could also do "killall python" (without the quotes) in x terminal, but that might mess up any other apps that use python, and you would end up having to reboot anyways.

[UnleashTehNoob]

Everyone who's getting "no file or directory,"

Give me a step by step of what *you're* doing.

It's possible you missed something (typo, etc.).

[iamMichy]

i think this application uses a lot of battery. True?

[UnleashTehNoob]

@iamMichy Somewhat false. It does cause a usage spike, but not very severe. qwerty12's "rotate_app" method is supposedly more battery friendly than this one.

That'll be a video for the weekend. :)

[darrell92483]

another good news.... for everyone....thanks for the upload... if you could show us step by step tutorial....thanks

[UnleashTehNoob]

@darrell92483 I'll do that shortly, maybe tonight or tomorrow night.

[gerryd0418]

pl shelp, when i type python /home/user/MyDocs/.documents/r­otate.py

it says python not found, what is something missing here? pls help me

[NA355]

thanks... works good now.. last time wouldnt work.. now done nothing different, just did an update.. thnx.. :D

[insecticon77]

Keyboard pops up in portrait/browser, but enter button wont work.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[NoahAnt]

yea how do you locate your file? cause im getting no file or directory exist

[iamMichy]

I think this application consumes a lot of battery. True?