Descriptions of orientation values missing

[jms72]

MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest/orientation

What specific section or headline is this issue about?

No response

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

It's not obvious what the different values mean. E.g. portrait-primary what does it mean?

Also what is the default if none is specified.

What did you expect to see?

An explanation for each value, and which is the default.

Do you have any supporting links, references, or citations?

No response

Do you have anything more you want to share?

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MDN metadata

Page report details

• Folder: en-us/web/manifest/orientation
• MDN URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest/orientation
• GitHub URL: https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/files/en-us/web/manifest/orientation/index.md
• Last commit: de2ef1e
• Document last modified: 2024-07-13T01:34:51.000Z

[Josh-Cena]

There is no default value. If unspecified, it just means the app can be rotated freely. I believe if specified, rotating the device no longer changes the orientation, and it can only be changed programmatically, but it would be useful to verify that. The orientation values are defined in https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ScreenOrientation/lock; we should link to it.

Pinging @dipikabh since you are working on this area.

[dipikabh]

Thanks, @Josh-Cena!
Yeah, can definitely include the clarifications in my work when I get to this page.