That was it. The original app has minSdkVersion=3, the forked off has minSdkVersion=5 (needs access to AccountManager). I turned on all screen sizes et voila, it's on - thanks to both!
On Mar 23, 12:48 pm, Lance Nanek <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.... > > 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.
