Suppressing flickering during orientation change?

Question

Maybe it's just a thing with the emulator, but if it's not, is there a way to freeze the rendering for a short moment during an orientation change, so that any late layouting doesn't cause any flicker? Or maybe some events that indicate the start and end of an orientation change, so one could blend in an overlay during that period?

Answer 1

Tom,

The following event will let you know when the orientation has changed:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.graphics.display.displayproperties.orientationchanged.aspx

Under Windows 8 Release Preview we have updated how screen rotation is handled when you have an actual sensor.  It might help in your case.

Best Wishes - Eric