force landscape orientation

[sam_w_1]

What is the best way to force landscape orientation?  (I am developing for microsoft surface )

It looks like the following is deprecated - what is the current method?

intel.xdk.device.setRotateOrientation("portrait");

[Anusha_M_Intel1]

Please refer to our orientation sample that ships with the XDK. 

New Projects -> Samples & Demos -> HTML5 + Cordova -> Orientation Sample

You can also refer to the Cordova Orientation plugin that uses the device's compass to sense the direction the device is pointed: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-device-orientation

[Chris_P_Intel]

If you simply want your app to always be one orientation or another, use the Build setting called "Orientation" in the Projects pane

[Anusha_M_Intel1]

Good point. Since you say you only need landscape orientation and do not need the UI to change according to orientation detected, Chris's suggestion should work.