Setting layout_width is NOT the layout manager's job. It's set by the user to tell the layout manager how to compute the children's dimensions.
On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Matt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jul 9, 4:44 pm, Indicator Veritatis <[email protected]> wrote: >> Let's hope there is a better solution! After all, setting layout_width >> IS the layout manager's job. > > Right... and the layout manager does set the width. You can do many > things: > > 1. Set the layout_width to "fill_parent" to always have it as wide as > the screen size. > 2. Create more than one layout, and put them in different directories > based on the screen attributes. > http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/providing-resources.html#AlternativeResources > 3. Set the layout_width to a standard size, such as 100dip. Not > recommended, honestly. > 4. Use RelativeLayout to set your views positions. > 5. There's plenty more ways to do it without programmatically setting > your layout widths, and without knowing exactly what you want to do I > think the above is good for now. > > -Matt > > -- > 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 > -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them -- 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
