Also for any one who doesn't know:
* CTRL + F11 will switch between portrait and landscape.
* Make sure you choose to scale the AVD when launched (try 7")
On Sep 3, 2:50 pm, Sam <samuel.law...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Zsolt, String
>
> I had a quick play - there may be a more official way. But this works:
>
> 1) Go into the directory: android-sdk/platforms/android-8/skins/ and
> make a copy of your WVGA854 directory - rename this directory to
> "tablet"
>
> 2) Alter the contents of the layout file (see below) to adjust for the
> difference in width and height. I kept it in portrait by default to
> make the changes easier. I also removed the backgrounds - they're not
> necessary.
>
> 3) Go to your AVD manager and create your new AVD based on your new
> "tablet" skin. No need to change any other values.
>
> Here is what you need in your layout file:
>
> parts {
> portrait {
>
> }
> landscape {
>
> }
>
> device {
> display {
> width 600
> height 1024
> x 0
> y 0
> }
> }
>
> controls {
> background {
> image controls.png
> }
> buttons {
> soft-left {
> image button.png
> x 56
> y 142
> }
> home {
> image button.png
> x 0
> y 142
> }
> back {
> image button.png
> x 112
> y 142
> }
> dpad-up {
> image arrow_up.png
> x 77
> y 53
> }
> dpad-down {
> image arrow_down.png
> x 77
> y 106
> }
> dpad-left {
> image arrow_left.png
> x 53
> y 53
> }
> dpad-right {
> image arrow_right.png
> x 123
> y 53
> }
> dpad-center {
> image select.png
> x 77
> y 81
> }
> phone-dial {
> image button.png
> x 0
> y 71
> }
> phone-hangup {
> image button.png
> x 168
> y 71
> }
>
> power {
> image button.png
> x 168
> y 0
> }
>
> volume-up {
> image button.png
> x 112
> y 0
> }
>
> volume-down {
> image button.png
> x 56
> y 0
> }
>
> search {
> image button.png
> x 168
> y 142
> }
>
> }
> }
>
> keyboard {
> background {
> image keyboard.png
> }
> buttons {
> 1 {
> image key.png
> x 5
> y 5
> }
> 2 {
> image key.png
> x 42
> y 5
> }
> 3 {
> image key.png
> x 79
> y 5
> }
> 4 {
> image key.png
> x 116
> y 5
> }
> 5 {
> image key.png
> x 153
> y 5
> }
> 6 {
> image key.png
> x 190
> y 5
> }
> 7 {
> image key.png
> x 227
> y 5
> }
> 8 {
> image key.png
> x 264
> y 5
> }
> 9 {
> image key.png
> x 301
> y 5
> }
> 0 {
> image key.png
> x 338
> y 5
> }
>
> q {
> image key.png
> x 5
> y 41
> }
> w {
> image key.png
> x 42
> y 41
> }
> e {
> image key.png
> x 79
> y 41
> }
> r {
> image key.png
> x 116
> y 41
> }
> t {
> image key.png
> x 153
> y 41
> }
> y {
> image key.png
> x 190
> y 41
> }
> u {
> image key.png
> x 227
> y 41
> }
> i {
> image key.png
> x 264
> y 41
> }
> o {
> image key.png
> x 301
> y 41
> }
> p {
> image key.png
> x 338
> y 41
> }
>
> a {
> image key.png
> x 5
> y 77
> }
> s {
> image key.png
> x 42
> y 77
> }
> d {
> image key.png
> x 79
> y 77
> }
> f {
> image key.png
> x 116
> y 77
> }
> g {
> image key.png
> x 153
> y 77
> }
> h {
> image key.png
> x 190
> y 77
> }
> j {
> image key.png
> x 227
> y 77
> }
> k {
> image key.png
> x 264
> y 77
> }
> l {
> image key.png
> x 301
> y 77
> }
> DEL {
> image key.png
> x 338
> y 77
> }
>
> CAP {
> image key.png
> x 5
> y 113
> }
> z {
> image key.png
> x 42
> y 113
> }
> x {
> image key.png
> x 79
> y 113
> }
> c {
> image key.png
> x 116
> y 113
> }
> v {
> image key.png
> x 153
> y 113
> }
> b {
> image key.png
> x 190
> y 113
> }
> n {
> image key.png
> x 227
> y 113
> }
> m {
> image key.png
> x 264
> y 113
> }
> PERIOD {
> image key.png
> x 301
> y 113
> }
> ENTER {
> image key.png
> x 338
> y 113
> }
>
> ALT {
> image key.png
> x 5
> y 149
> }
> SYM {
> image key.png
> x 42
> y 149
> }
> AT {
> image key.png
> x 79
> y 149
> }
> SPACE {
> image spacebar.png
> x 116
> y 149
> }
> SLASH {
> image key.png
> x 264
> y 149
> }
> COMMA {
> image key.png
> x 301
> y 149
> }
> ALT2 {
> image key.png
> x 338
> y 149
> }
>
> }
> }
>
> }
>
> layouts {
> portrait {
> width 1130
> height 1078
> color 0xe0e0e0
> event EV_SW:0:1
>
> part3 {
> name device
> x 27
> y 27
> }
> part4 {
> name controls
> x 775
> y 234
> }
> part5 {
> name keyboard
> x 684
> y 486
> }
>
> }
>
> landscape {
> width 1087
> height 941
> color 0xe0e0e0
> event EV_SW:0:0
>
> dpad-rotation 3
>
> part3 {
> name device
> x 26
> y 600
> rotation 3
> }
>
> part4 {
> name controls
> x 567
> y 636
> }
>
> part5 {
> name keyboard
> x 126
> y 636
> }
> }
>
> }
>
> keyboard {
> charmap qwerty2
>
> }
>
> network {
> speed full
> delay none
>
> }
>
> On Sep 3, 6:21 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Actually I believe it is running as an hdpi device. It is interesting,
> > because it is physically a bigger screen than the streak but wider aspect
> > ratio so with the tweaked hdpi you end up with the screen being effectively
> > more space in the long axis and less space in the short axis than the
> > streak.
>
> > At any rate making it hdpi is a perfectly valid thing to do. The point of
> > density is that it is not directly tied to the real screen dpi. If your
> > product works better with a larger UI by bumping up the density, that is
> > fine; for apps, what matters for layout is simply how much effective space
> > they have after accounting for the density. This also drives whether the
> > screen goes in the small, normal,...
>
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