Android: Multiple screen layout

Question

I am having problem creating layout for different devices. The old qualifier example small, normal and large, xlarge etc..

My layout is very simple. I just want the whole interface keep the same through different devices...

From the android website there is :

xlarge screens are at least 960dp x 720dp large screens are at least 640dp x 480dp normal screens are at least 470dp x 320dp small screens are at least 426dp x 320dp

How should i define with new type of naming to replace small normal large etc..and does that mean i can't use small normal ... as the qualifier for new android os.

Answer 1

For supporting different size screens you can create simply 4-layout folders. layout for normal size, layout-small for small, layout-large for large and layout-xlarge for xlarge screens. And for size of font you can create different values folder like values, values-ldpi, values-mdpi, values-hdpi, values-xhdpi. Then you can create values folder depending upon height or width and belongs to ldpi or mdpi i.e values-w360dp-mdpi or values-h600dp-mdpi. Then android automatically picks layout depending upon screen size and values on depending height or width. And you can combine these with new selectors. Like create layout-sw600dp for 7" tablets.

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