One thing to check when seeing unexpectedly small screen sizes is to make sure you aren't in compatibility mode: >For instance, suppose a given device is using a WVGA high-denisty screen, >which is 480x800 and about the same size as a traditional HVGA screen, but >it's running an app that states that it does not support multiple densities. >In this case, the system will "lie" to the application when it queries for >screen dimensions, and report 320x533. http://developer.android.com/intl/de/guide/practices/screens_support.html
On Mar 23, 12:40 pm, JP <[email protected]> wrote: > I am rolling a couple of apps with one forked off of the original. > This means they share a lot of code and layouts. > In both cases, the main view is a MapView, and I also use camera > previews. > I am in the process of porting the forked-off app to Android 2.x now > (found a sponsor to do that, would have dropped it otherwise...), and > to my surprise I found that on the bigger screen (of the Nexus One), I > get a screen size/scale different from the original app. From a layout > perspective I have no problem, but I wonder how I can control which > screen size is being used here. > What I am getting when calling MapView.getWidth() and .getHeight() > (similarly with the corresponding calls to determine camera preview > screen size): > Original app: width: 320 - height: 508 > Forked off: width: 480 - height: 762 > I combed through the various layout and manifest files of the apps, as > well as documentation (I know a lot has been written about this) and > this very forum, but could not find anything that stuck out. > Any pointers where I can set/select the screen size for the app (or > individual views) are welcome, THX in advance! -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
