Actually ignore that last part, the wallpaper still needs to be the height of the screen in portrait. Duh. :p You should see in the gallery wallpaper cropping UI that the size it wants is slightly longer than tall, but not as much as a WVGA screen. At least, again, for the standard platform running the standard launcher.
On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com>wrote: > Oh and in the standard launcher app, the requested size will be slightly > wider than the screen in landscape, and the same height as the screen in > portrait. This is to ensure the image is large enough to fill a portrait > screen, and still be able to provide a bit of parallax on a landscape screen > (in which case the image will be cropped vertically). > > Actually on some devices without a keyboard it may just ask for an image > the same size as the display in landscape, because the standard launcher > doesn't run in landscape mode in that case. > > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com>wrote: > >> What phone are you doing this on? It works fine on all of my phones. >> >> Also note the desired image size is based on what the current launcher app >> expects. Something else could be installed that sets it to something >> different. The platform just reports whatever was last requested by an app. >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Neilz <neilhorn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Ok, I think the problem I have here is not my code after all... >>> >>> I tried simply setting the wallpaper from the phone options, picking >>> an image from the gallery. Exactly the same thing happens as when I do >>> it from the code... it picks a central part of the image and stretches >>> it. >>> >>> I think the problem seems to be that it wants a rectangular image >>> (wider than it is high) to fit the multiple desktops. But the images >>> that I have in my app are all tall. But, if it wants an image that >>> size, then why does the WallpaperManager suggest an image size which >>> is basically the same results as the DisplayMetrics dimensions? (i.e. >>> 240 * 320, 320 * 480 etc). That clearly isn't the size that it wants. >>> >>> Seriously, try setting a wallpaper from your own image gallery, and >>> you'll see what I mean. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dianne Hackborn >> Android framework engineer >> hack...@android.com >> >> Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to >> provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such >> questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and >> answer them. >> >> > > > -- > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > hack...@android.com > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and > answer them. > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
