Re: [AD] API review: iphone specifics

[Trent Gamblin <nooskewl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2013-01-28, at 6:16 AM, Peter Wang <novalazy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Getting the ball rolling.
> 
> - al_iphone_override_screen_scale
> 
> Can we not infer a scale from the (w,h) passed to al_create_display?

Yes, as long as al_get_monitor_info works, which I'm not sure of.

> - al_iphone_set_statusbar_orientation
> 
> What is this useful for?

I think this may be obsolete now that we have builtin auto orientation.
I'd have to look into it.

> - al_iphone_get_last_shake_time
> 
> This seems like a quick-and-dirty API instead of generating events.
> I would like to see it replaced, or removed.

Agree.

> - al_iphone_get_battery_level
> 
> Not a huge deal in of itself, but I'm afraid that people will start
> requesting it for other platforms, too (and not just mobile).

I'd like to make it platform neutral.

Trent