Oops my bad then :) I thought that 1 sp == X points where X is the default font size.
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:14 PM, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well sp has nothing to do with points. Whether you called them "Scale- > independent" or "Scaled"... I don't know. All they mean is that they > are the same as dp (the density-independent pixels), but also > accounting for the user's overall preferred font size. So at the > default font size, 1 sp == 1 dp, but the user can set the font size to > be larger or smaller which will make 1 sp a corresponding scale factor > of 1 dp. > > On Oct 9, 3:30 pm, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Romain Guy wrote: >> > You are mistaken with dip (device independent pixel) :) >> >> From docs/reference/available-resources.html >> >> "sp >> Scale-independent Pixels - this is like the dp unit, but it is also >> scaled by the user's font size preference. It is recommend you use this >> unit when specifying font sizes, so they will be adjusted for both the >> screen density and user's preference." >> >> So, that's where I learned that sp is scale-independent pixels, not >> points. Not that I ever fully understood how the dickens this unit was >> supposed to work, anyway... >> >> If that's wrong, is there a better document I should be using? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com >> >> Android Training on the Ranch! -- Mar 16-20, >> 2009http://www.bignerdranch.com/schedule.shtml > > > -- Romain Guy www.curious-creature.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
