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enum ScreenOrientation {
        ScreenOrientationLockPortrait,
        ScreenOrientationLockLandscape,
        ScreenOrientationAuto
    };

void setOrientation(ScreenOrientation orientation)
{
#if defined(Q_OS_SYMBIAN)
    // If the version of Qt on the device is < 4.7.2, that attribute won't work
    if (orientation != ScreenOrientationAuto) {
        const QStringList v = QString::fromAscii(qVersion()).split(QLatin1Char('.'));
        if (v.count() == 3 && (v.at(0).toInt() << 16 | v.at(1).toInt() << 8 | v.at(2).toInt()) < 0x040702) {
            qWarning("Screen orientation locking only supported with Qt 4.7.2 and above");
            return;
        }
    }
#endif // Q_OS_SYMBIAN

    Qt::WidgetAttribute attribute;
    switch (orientation) {
#if QT_VERSION < 0x040702
    // Qt < 4.7.2 does not yet have the Qt::WA_*Orientation attributes
    case ScreenOrientationLockPortrait:
        attribute = static_cast<Qt::WidgetAttribute>(128);
        break;
    case ScreenOrientationLockLandscape:
        attribute = static_cast<Qt::WidgetAttribute>(129);
        break;
    default:
    case ScreenOrientationAuto:
        attribute = static_cast<Qt::WidgetAttribute>(130);
        break;
#else // QT_VERSION < 0x040702
    case ScreenOrientationLockPortrait:
        attribute = Qt::WA_LockPortraitOrientation;
        break;
    case ScreenOrientationLockLandscape:
        attribute = Qt::WA_LockLandscapeOrientation;
        break;
    default:
    case ScreenOrientationAuto:
        attribute = Qt::WA_AutoOrientation;
        break;
#endif // QT_VERSION < 0x040702
    };
    setAttribute(attribute, true);
}