I would recommend you take a look at this: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/text/Layout.html
This class does the actual work of displaying text in a TextView. Or just start with Canvas methods that measure and draw text and take it from there. -- Kostya Vasilyev 04.11.2011 18:40 пользователь "Fabian Ricardo Rodrìgueza Avellaneda" < [email protected]> написал: > > On 4 nov, 08:29, John Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 6:57 AM, lbendlin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I guess this is your lucky day - you will be the first one to develop > this. I would start with finding out how many columns to display on the > current device and screen resolution ( don't be silly and try to cram more > than one column onto a phone in portrait). Then I would make the first > column of infinite-ish height and flow the text into it. Then I would find > out what the last wholly visible word is and copy the text after that into > the second column etc. Of course you'll need to decide if you allow > scrolling or not, and what that does to the UX... > > > > That is what I was thinking. Two columns in portrait mode? > > > > But if you want to do it I have to ask - have you tried to put two > > list > > > @Jhon Davis and @ibendlin thanks for your responses. @Jhon Davis , the > problem is more complex that I said, because the component have to > distribute a complete paragraph with aleatorie size (at least 200 > characters and forward) in minumum two columns and forward, further > more you can should rise the letter font sizes, so this will rise the > number of columns and expand themself. So , only put a number of > predeterminat columns is not so well. > > I'm thinking what component is the best to be the column, i mean, a > TextView (with a set number of lines) inside a LinearLayout or a list > as much than will i need ?, and write and algorithm to fill the > necesary columns depend on the paragraph sizes and font sizes. > > Any pointers on this? > Thanks a lot! > > -- > 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 -- 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
