> That is, no postage stamp in the middle like we did for apps > targeting prior to 1.6 that only ever thought about 480x320 > mdpi screens.
That is what I was talking about. I would prefer 1.5 and earlier apps to expand and not get boxed to a postage stamp. ...and yes, I know, I really should upgrade my apps to 1.6. :-) On Jan 10, 5:12 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > In fact since the APIs for this have been in the platform since 1.6, by the > simple act of saying you are targeting 1.6 or later (with > android:targetSdkVersion="4" or larger), you are telling the platform you > know about different screen sizes and will get the full available space. > You already see this today on the Samsung Tab, and if you set up a larger > screen in the emulator. > > The best way to prepare for tablets is to do what is already there: say you > support larger screens, and ensure you do work on them. > > The only thing that is really different is xlarge screens. Those were > introduced in 2.3. Prior to that, we never really defined what the maximum > size of a "large" screen is, so the cut-off points between these is now more > formalized. Also because we never defined the limit for large, it is > unlikely that we will do any kind of "compatibility" for apps that say they > support large but don't support xlarge. That is, no postage stamp in the > middle like we did for apps targeting prior to 1.6 that only ever thought > about 480x320 mdpi screens. Once you are in the "I know screens are more > than 480x320" world, you need to be sure you do something reasonable for any > screen larger than the minimum size class you have said you support. > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Romain Guy <romain...@android.com> wrote: > > It depends on how your app is setup. Depending on how applications declare > > how they support multiple screens and densities the app might be boxed, > > scaled or simply fill the screen and rely on layout to look correct. > > > On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Craig Mitchell <craig...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> And you all have done a fantastic job at that. However, I'm not a fan > >> of boxing an app for large screens. I would much prefer an app to be > >> expanded to the full screen size and look a little pixelated, then > >> only take up a small section of the screen. > > >> ...apologies that this comment is off topic. > > >> On Jan 10, 9:44 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > >> > We try hard to not break apps in newer versions of the platform, as long > >> as > >> > they are written correctly. > > >> > On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 2:40 PM, sblantipodi < > >> perini.dav...@dpsoftware.org>wrote: > > >> > > I would like to know if our applications written for 2.2 and 2.3 > >> > > tablets will work > >> > > on honeycomb without modifications. > > >> > > On Jan 7, 1:27 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > >> > > > On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:39 PM, sblantipodi < > >> > > perini.dav...@dpsoftware.org>wrote: > > >> > > > > Obviously this new android will grant compatibility to olter apps > >> > > > > right? > > >> > > > You may have seen the numerous developer blogs posts on preparing > >> for > >> > > larger > >> > > > screens and such. :) > > >> > > > -- > >> > > > 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<android-developers%2Bunsubs > >> > > cr...@googlegroups.com><android-developers%2Bunsubs > >> cr...@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. 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