He is correct about homescreen rotation, you need a homescreen that actually knows how to rotate in order to get this functionality.
To answer your second question, there are no hybrid settings mode for any 4.4.2 build of any rom, I think because there is no tablet/phablet mode anymore in the stock kitkat.
You can however install xposed framework and download a module called "App Settings" which has the option for force certain things on a per app basis (ei lcd density, font size, locale, orientation, screen size).