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demarisb
3,464 Pointsscreen orientation lock
Is there a way to lock the display of a website in portrait mode, specifically for mobile devices? I read on the Mozilla Developer Network site that ScreenOrientation.lock("portrait") works in some commonly used browsers like Chrome and Firefox, but not Safari or IE. Thanks.
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Steven Parker
229,732 PointsUnless I'm missing something, you answered your own question.
demarisb
3,464 Pointsdemarisb
3,464 PointsFor other browsers, Safari and Internet Explorer, is there not a standard way to lock the orientation? Is there a resource you'd recommend for this problem.
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsSteven Parker
229,732 PointsMozilla is my "go to" resource, so if they say that feature is not supported on those, I'd believe it.
And I seriously doubt we'll see anything new added to IE from this point.
You might, however, be able to sense the orientation with a media query and do something like blank the screen to coerce the user to keep the screen oriented correctly.
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsSteven Parker
229,732 PointsI had a funny idea .. instead of blanking the screen, overlay an image of an arrow with the legend "this end up"