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| author | Paul Olav Tvete <paul.tvete@digia.com> | 2014-08-11 12:41:02 +0200 |
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| committer | Paul Olav Tvete <paul.tvete@digia.com> | 2014-08-12 09:24:28 +0200 |
| commit | 825ae95d8984a3daa49ad81a91e85483918799af (patch) | |
| tree | 8d05520e172b155a977d072a1a875b4ec29707d3 /src/sensors | |
| parent | 67dc29a96cf78ee4f4f2bfc42bfdde458138cd31 (diff) | |
Clarify the QCompass coordinate system
The compass behaves like the other sensors: it is
measured relative to the top of the device.
Change-Id: Iddc4ad6a16f8b09d26a9d300155324bb8d378b76
Reviewed-by: Alex Blasche <alexander.blasche@digia.com>
Reviewed-by: Lorn Potter <lorn.potter@jollamobile.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'src/sensors')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/sensors/qcompass.cpp | 5 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/sensors/qcompass.cpp b/src/sensors/qcompass.cpp index 8bfca073..6564d362 100644 --- a/src/sensors/qcompass.cpp +++ b/src/sensors/qcompass.cpp @@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ IMPLEMENT_READING(QCompassReading) \section2 QCompassReading Units The compass returns the azimuth of the device as degrees from - magnetic north in a clockwise direction based on the top of the UI. + magnetic north in a clockwise direction based on the top of the device, + as defined by QPlatformScreen::nativeOrientation. There is also a value to indicate the calibration status of the device. If the device is not calibrated the azimuth may not be accurate. @@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_READING(QCompassReading) \brief the azimuth of the device. Measured in degrees from magnetic north in a clockwise direction based - the top of the UI. + the top of the device, as defined by QPlatformScreen::nativeOrientation. \sa {QCompassReading Units} */ |