Is there any numeric size about XLARGE screens? AFAIK there could be
smartphone devices with "xlarge" screens, or not? I don't see any
documentation which says that XLARGE screens are > 6 inches
Does xlarge refer to the phisical size? or resolution?
Carlo
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com>wrote:
> No no no no no.
>
> getResources().getConfiguration() tells you this kind of stuff about the
> device.
>
> Look for LARGE or XLARGE screen size, depending on what you want to do.
>
> And of course you can have your resources adjust automatically by using
> things like layout-xlarge.
>
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 6:09 AM, carlo <sazi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thank you all
>>
>> Here is the code I use for my app:
>>
>> public boolean isTablet() {
>> try {
>> // Compute screen size
>> DisplayMetrics dm =
>> context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
>> float screenWidth = dm.widthPixels / dm.xdpi;
>> float screenHeight = dm.heightPixels / dm.ydpi;
>> double size = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(screenWidth, 2) +
>> Math.pow(screenHeight, 2));
>> // Tablet devices should have a screen size greater than 6
>> inches
>> return size >= 6;
>> } catch(Throwable t) {
>> Log.error(TAG_LOG, "Failed to compute screen size", t);
>> return false;
>> }
>> }
>>
>> Any comments/suggestions?
>>
>> On 16 Feb, 12:07, carlo <sazi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > The question is simple... is there a (simple) way todetectif the
>> > current device, on which my application is running, is atablet?
>> > I know I could rely on the screen resolution, but I was wondering if
>> > there is a more deterministic way...
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> > Carlo
>>
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