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[Gerry Boland <1288332@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The orientation lock value (it needs to be one of the 4 available 
> orientations to store and recover between sessions, for example) 
> will be stored in gsettings, written to by settings app, reset by 
> settings app and $indicator, TBC.

I agree with everything except this bit. I think the GSetting API should
be a boolean, orientation lock on/off.

It will be up to shell to save the last locked orientation somewhere
separately, and use that if session restored.

Reason I propose this is: applications are not guaranteed to know the
orientation of the shell/device. Main example is tablet side-stage apps:
they will be told they're portrait (as they would be on the phone), but
the device is actually landscape.

IMO it really makes more sense for shell to just listen for an
orientation lock on/off switch, and just do the right thing. I think
otherwise there's a danger USS might choose the wrong orientation for
shell to lock in.

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Title:
  Orientation lock not available (rotation/portrait lock)

Status in Platform API:
  In Progress
Status in Qt integration with the Mir display server:
  In Progress
Status in QT Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in “gsettings-ubuntu-touch-schemas” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “ubuntu-system-settings” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “ubuntu-ui-toolkit” package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion
Status in “unity8” package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  Ubuntu Trusty r188

  1. Open System Settings.
  2. Try to turn on Orientation Lock.

  What happens: There's no such setting.

  <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SystemSettings#phone-quick-access>: "The
  quick access area is a group of list items at the top of the overview
  screen. It should always contain 'Orientation Lock'..."

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