Hi Folks, I have read through the "Supporting Multiple Screens" (http:// developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html) tutorial and have some questions.
Basically, I am trying to figure out the proper sizes for my content, especially images, such that it will fit in the smallest screen type [QVGA - 240x320, 120DPI]. I am sizing my images using Device Independent Pixels (DIPs). I'd like to understand what the maximum number of DIPs would be for the QVGA screen. Based on the tutorial above, I believe that DIPs can be calculated as follows: # of DIPs = # of Physical Pixels / (density/160) Thus, for the QVGA screen type, I would expect the following number of DIPs: Width: # of DIPs = 240 / (120/160) = 320 Height: # of DIPs = 320 / (120/160) = ~427 To test things, I setup a simulator on my computer by launching the Android emulator as follows: - "emulator -avd avdQVGA -scale 81dpi" - Where "avdQVGA" is an AVD I setup via Eclipse to be a QVGA screen. - My monitor has a DPI of 96. Finally, I put in 400 DIPs worth of vertical images and margins. I was surprised to find that the content spilled over the bottom of the screen (i.e. it didn't all fit). I expected to be able to squeeze ~427 DIPs worth of content into this screen. Is there something wrong with my ~427 DIP calculation? Can someone please explain why my 400 DIPs of images/margins do not fit on the screen? Help with this would be most appreciated. I'd like to understand where I have gone wrong. I can provide more details on my test project if required. Thanks, /Cranke -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
