Larger screens tend to have lower pixel density, so drawable-large would trigger on a tablet, but also mdpi or ldpi. On Aug 14, 2011 10:58 AM, "Droid" <[email protected]> wrote: > So on an hdpi screen the icons will be smaller. > So my apps made on a nexus and emulator will > not display as I believe they will. Rather all my images > will be smaller whilst text boxes etc will be the same > (unless I am using dip not sp). > Then drawable-large folder is for large screens with hdpi or > mdpi? And I am not sure whether photoshop's dpi setting > does anything than change the size of the image. > > Clearly I need to go to school about all this because I come > from a programming background. At first site I need larger images > for larger dpi screens. Hope I can find out how much larger and > which folder to put them in. > > > > > > > > On Aug 14, 5:41 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 4:57 AM, Droid <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I find too many possible image folders confusing and it does not seem >> > to make any difference if I make an image in Photoshop as 70 dpi, 150 >> > dpi or whatever - it just makes a bigger or smaller image. >> >> Of course. That's the point. On a high density device, you use a >> high-pixel-count image to result in something that renders the right >> size but has more detail. On a low density device, you use a >> low-pixel-count image to result in something that renders the right >> size (i.e., not blown up huge). >> >> > So, can I use just drawable-small, large, xlarge and DROP all my hdpi, >> > mdpi and ldpi folders >> >> Not really. >> >> > (which confuse me). >> >> Since screen density is going to be fairly important in all GUI >> programming going forward, perhaps you should consider learning more >> about screen density, rather than thinking you can ignore the problem. >> >> For example, I am typing this on a notebook with a 15.6" notebook with >> a 1080p (1920x108) display. This is a significantly higher screen >> density than typical notebooks. As a result, icons, text, etc. tend to >> come out smaller, since few programmers or Web designers think about >> screen density. And, sometimes Web designers even actively prevent >> solutions (e.g., can't increase font size using a browser because >> they're doing something screwy that just doesn't respond). >> >> > If I can get away with this, life would be so much easier. >> >> Not really. >> >> -- >> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com| http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy >> >> _Android Programming Tutorials_ Version 3.9 Available! > > -- > 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
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