The documentation pertaining to your question is confusing:
<https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-licQp6SbXfo/UW8LjnXkvXI/AAAAAAAAAYU/84OJR3bW5vI/s1600/widthlimit2.png> It sounds like 320 may very well be a "*magic number"*, and that nothing greater or lesser will work. But the docs do not seem to state this unequivocally. Thanks. On Wednesday, April 17, 2013 3:26:41 PM UTC-5, user123 wrote: > > Ok, the issue is confirmed. I created a brand new project with a blank > activity, and ran it on a tablet. > > The only modification I did was in the manifest, as follows: > > <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="8" /> > <supports-screens android:largestWidthLimitDp="320" /> > > > Then the app goes in compatibility mode - "Hello world!" is zoomed. Fine. > > But if I change to *321 dp *- It doesn't go into compatibility mode. > > > I tested with a Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus 7 emulator, and 10.1 inches tablet > emulator. > > Is this a bug? > > > > Am Dienstag, 19. März 2013 17:46:49 UTC+1 schrieb user123: >> >> I'm trying to force compatibility mode on tablets, for a certain app, >> because I don't work on it anymore - and currently it looks really really >> messed up on tablets. >> >> According to the documentation: >> http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screen-compat-mode.html >> >> There are many different options to set up in the manifest, to make it >> possible, to the user, to enable compatibility mode. This is not exactly >> what I want, but anyways, maybe worth to mention, these options didn't >> work. I couldn't find anything on the device to switch to compatibility >> mode. I used a Nexus 7 with 4.2. >> >> Now there's the part which I need - and I also can't get it to work. To >> force compatibility mode, it I have to use this element: >> >> <supports-screens android:largestWidthLimitDp="320" /> >> >> When I let the value 320 there, my Galaxy Nexus smartphone goes in >> compatibility mode. That is unwanted. >> The Nexus 7 also does, this is good. >> So I have to use bigger dp - But starting at 321, for some reason I don't >> understand, the Nexus 7 doesn't go anymore in compatibility mode. >> >> Is this normal? According to what I read the dp of the shortest side of the >> Nexus 7 is more than 500, why then it stops on 321? >> >> I would let it on 320, but I have optimized layouts for this screen size and >> don't want these to go in compatibility mode. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
