Locking the app orientation

By default, the app orientation changes according to the orientation of the device. You can configure the iPad app to ensure that the orientation for the app is set specifically.

1. In the Navigator, open the file DeploymentKitApp/Settings/Settings.bundle/Root.plist.
2. In the Property List view , find and expand the key labelled Toggle Switch - Lock Rotation.

   Key		Type	Value
   Item 3 (Toggle Switch - Lock Rotation)		Dictionary	(4 items)
   	Type	String	Toggle Switch
   	Title	String	Lock Rotation
   	Identifier	String	lock_rotation
   	Default Value	Boolean	NO

3. Set the lock_rotation value to YES, and then save and close the file.
   Note: In the Source Code view, this section appears as follows.

   <dict>
      <key>Type</key>
   			<string>PSToggleSwitchSpecifier</string>
   			<key>Title</key>
   			<string>Lock Rotation</string>
   			<key>Key</key>
   			<string>lock_rotation</string>
   			<key>DefaultValue</key>
   			<false/>
   </dict>

4. In the Navigator, open the file DeploymentKitApp/Supporting Files/DeploymentKitApp-Info.plist.
5. In the Property List view, find and expand the key labelled Supported interface orientations.

   This key has four values, each describing a valid orientation.

   Key		Type	Value
   Suppported interface orientations (iPad)		Array	(4 items)
   	Item 0	String	Portrait (bottom home button)
   	Item 1	String	Portrait (top home button)
   	Item 2	String	Landscape (left home button)
   	Item 3	String	Landscape (right home button)

   Note: In the Source Code view, this section appears as follows, specified by the key UISupportedInterfaceOrientations-ipad.

   <array>
      <string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
      <string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown</string>
    		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
   	 	<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
   </array>

   When all four values are in the configuration, the lock rotation setting in Root.plist is ignored, and the app locks to the current device orientation.

6. Remove the values corresponding to the orientation(s) that you want to remove from the app orientation.
7. Save and close the file.