[android-developers] Re: Looking for a way to build resolution independent layout xml?

2009-03-05 Thread Avraham Serour
build the interface without the xml, coding it, so each time you are going to draw it check current resolution. I worked with brew a few years back and some things we did that way, others we just draw the button the same size in pixels, so the owner of the bigger screen would see things smaller or

[android-developers] Re: Looking for a way to build resolution independent layout xml?

2009-03-05 Thread Videoguy
I have lot of screens that need this. XML is a great prototyping tool. I am wondering whether it can be accomplished with xml layouts though. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group.

[android-developers] Re: Looking for a way to build resolution independent layout xml?

2009-03-05 Thread Romain Guy
No, that is NOT the correct way to do it. The XML layout files contain everything you need to easily support different screen densities. First of all, define all dimensions using fill_parent/wrap_content or the dip unit. For instance, instead of layout_width=10px use 10dip. Also, you can create

[android-developers] Re: Looking for a way to build resolution independent layout xml?

2009-03-05 Thread Dianne Hackborn
On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Romain Guy romain...@google.com wrote: The current versions of Android (1.0 and 1.1) let you use these features but they are not interpreted correctly. Cupcake however correctly transforms the dip unit into pixels and lets you use the XXXdpi resource

[android-developers] Re: Looking for a way to build resolution independent layout xml?

2009-03-05 Thread Dianne Hackborn
Oh and it's probably worth saying, definitely before cupcake it just isn't worth trying to run the emulator in anything besides the normal HVGA resolution. No other resolutions are supported, and trying to make them work is really just going to be sending you off in the wrong direction working

[android-developers] Re: Looking for a way to build resolution independent layout xml?

2009-03-05 Thread Romain Guy
Yes, that's correct I should have been clear about that, sorry. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Dianne Hackborn hack...@android.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Romain Guy romain...@google.com wrote: The current versions of Android (1.0 and 1.1) let you use these features but they

[android-developers] Re: Looking for a way to build resolution independent layout xml?

2009-03-05 Thread Videoguy
Hmmm...I am not sure Romain's solutions works in this case. I dumbed down our problem. We are looking at Android to replace a legacy kiosk type of application. The device is not a phone. We have around 40+ different layouts (or Activities in android lingo) that need to show correctly in half