[android-developers] Re: is it possible to override 9 patch pngs?

2011-01-28 Thread kernelpanic
ok, let me clarify that I only want to affect my app. I created a spinner with an image and text, and the drop down arrow gets stretched in the middle - and it looks kinda like this guy's here http://androidforbeginners.blogspot.com/2010/10/spinner-down-arrow-stretching.html i just want to

Re: [android-developers] Re: is it possible to override 9 patch pngs?

2011-01-28 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
You *could* copy the standard spinner image, edit it in Draw9Patch to add stretch areas in more proper places, but I wouldn't recommend this: if this image is replaced by the firmware, your application will not match the rest of the phone's UI. To be specific, the Motorola Droid X does this,

[android-developers] Re: is it possible to override 9 patch pngs?

2011-01-28 Thread kernelpanic
yes you're right - thanks I hadn't considered future proofing or customized implementations, but it makes good sense. mine doesn't look near as bad as the example I posted http://test-icu.com/images/android/stretched-arrow.png the icons I'm using are only 32x32 but I'll vamp them down so that