your post helped me find what I was looking for. In case anyone else is googling the topic, here is what I found:
http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/a640da2a01bdfde5 So, the id's are the same, but you just need a separate folder for landscape layouts. On Dec 29 2009, 8:46 pm, Guru <[email protected]> wrote: > there is a thread whch explains how to do this.I could'nt google it easily. > > You need to specify a different id for each of the layout.that is for > example: > > sample.xml > <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > android:orientation="vertical" *android:id="landscape" * > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="fill_parent" > >.....</LinearLayout> > > sample.xml > <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > android:orientation="vertical" *android:id="portrait" * > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="fill_parent" > >.....</LinearLayout> > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am developing a photo frame widget, all works except on an > > orientation change to landscape mode my appwidget doesn't display > > correctly as I have it set to portrait dimensions and it is too large > > for the display. I would like to run some code to resize the image so > > that everything displays correctly and it uses all the space that I > > allot. > > What is the correct way to do this? > > I can think of 2 methods however both seem inefficient. The first > > would be to register a broadcast reciever to take orientation changes, > > however I don't want to redo my appwidget everytime the phone is > > turned on its side as the majority of the time the homescreen is not > > showing when the orientation is changed (ie other apps are used, and I > > don't need my code running in the background). I only need it to run > > when the home screen is shown. > > The second would be to setup a service to manage my appwidget but that > > also seems inefficient to be always running in the background. > > > What is correct method to do this? > > > Thanks, > > > - Ryan > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<android-developers%2Bunsubs > > [email protected]> > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > Thanks and Regards > Gurudutt P.S. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
