Don wrote:
> I guess this leads to the more general question:  Will all resolution
> related issues be handled by the OS?  No changes to current
> applications will be needed?

It is possible to write applications that are resolution-independent.
That is not to say that all applications will be resolution-independent.
It all depends on how you write it.

For example, if you use an AbsoluteLayout assuming 320x480, you will be
disappointed.

Resolution independence, in general, is an extension on what you have to
deal with today in terms of landscape and portrait resolutions. If your
app looks good in both landscape and portrait on 320x480 screens -- and
you didn't achieve that by making assumptions about that specific
resolution -- your app will probably run and look basically OK on other
resolutions.

That being said, device manufacturers need to either work with the core
Android team to provide skins or add-ons to demonstrate other
resolutions, or they need to supply those to developers directly off of
some Web site, so developers can test their apps.

-- 
Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)
http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy

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