Exactly.  I don't think the JPEG or PNG format has any provisions for 
storing dpi information.


So, such images can't have the wrong dpi.



On Monday, August 6, 2012 8:54:22 AM UTC-5, RichardC wrote:
>
> Ignore the dpi setting in photoshop (and other graphics packages) just 
> ensure that you create your images with the correct width and height (in 
> pixels). So for example when creating launcher icons use:
>
> xhdpi 96x96 pixels
>
> hdpi  72x72 pixels
>
> mdpi  48x48 pixels
>
> ldpi  36x36 pixels 
>
>
>
>
> On Monday, August 6, 2012 2:41:59 PM UTC+1, Simon Giddings wrote:
>>
>> This subject is causing me some conceptual problems.
>>
>> In the official documentation, it states that 1dip represents 1 pixel in 
>> a 160dpi screen.
>> Does this mean that we should be creating graphic elements at a 
>> resolution of 160 dpi instead of 72 dpi ?
>>
>> I hope someone will be able to give an authoritative answer to this 
>> question.
>>
>

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