[android-developers] Re: Whose supporting VGA/QVGA at the moment?
If you're going in that direction, a first step could be to look at the various criteria that have been identified in Android as being relevant to be used for resource selection: http://code.google.com/android/devel/resources-i18n.html#AlternateResources (yes, that focuses on input and display, and doesn't contain anything about camera or sensors). JBQ On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 4:18 AM, Peli peli0...@googlemail.com wrote: I think for end users it is easier to look for their device's name. For a developer it is easier to specify what capabilities are required (screen sizes, sensors, touch screen, camera, keyboard, ...). Maybe you could make a device matrix so that the developer can define the requirements of the application, and your web page converts this to the devices that this is supported on (and optionally see the specific requirements). For many applications there could be the setting All / Don't care, e.g. supported screen sizes for list-based applications, or for applications that don't use sensors. A separate category would be supported languages. Peli On Dec 15, 12:51 pm, Al Sutton a...@funkyandroid.com wrote: Given the G1 has an HVGA sized screen I'm wondering how many people are testing their layouts for QVGA devices (such as the Koogan Agora) and VGA devices (such as the Neo FreeRunner)? At AndAppStore we're adding in support for listing the supported devices on an app so I'm wondering if it would be more sensible to just list screen sizes and orientations along with a help box so people know what they can use. I'd be interested in people views. Al.http://andappstore.com/ -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. -- -- Jean-Baptiste M. Queru Android Engineer, Google. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Whose supporting VGA/QVGA at the moment?
I'd like a way of just being able to say my app doesn't work at anything less than X resolution. I've tested with QVGA and honestly it's just not worth the effort to recode my apps to work well with half of the screen resolution. It's possible, but the end result wouldn't be something I'd consider to be a usable app. In fact I find the Android OS itself pretty much unusable at that resolution - but maybe I am just spoiled. I guess I can put in alternate layout resources that say We don't support this resolution - but that's a pretty bad user experience for somebody who's just excitedly downloaded my app. I think the Android Market really needs to support specifying the resolutions and app requires and/or supports. On Dec 15, 5:51 am, Al Sutton a...@funkyandroid.com wrote: Given the G1 has an HVGA sized screen I'm wondering how many people are testing their layouts for QVGA devices (such as the Koogan Agora) and VGA devices (such as the Neo FreeRunner)? At AndAppStore we're adding in support for listing the supported devices on an app so I'm wondering if it would be more sensible to just list screen sizes and orientations along with a help box so people know what they can use. I'd be interested in people views. Al.http://andappstore.com/ -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Whose supporting VGA/QVGA at the moment?
I think for end users it is easier to look for their device's name. For a developer it is easier to specify what capabilities are required (screen sizes, sensors, touch screen, camera, keyboard, ...). Maybe you could make a device matrix so that the developer can define the requirements of the application, and your web page converts this to the devices that this is supported on (and optionally see the specific requirements). For many applications there could be the setting All / Don't care, e.g. supported screen sizes for list-based applications, or for applications that don't use sensors. A separate category would be supported languages. Peli On Dec 15, 12:51 pm, Al Sutton a...@funkyandroid.com wrote: Given the G1 has an HVGA sized screen I'm wondering how many people are testing their layouts for QVGA devices (such as the Koogan Agora) and VGA devices (such as the Neo FreeRunner)? At AndAppStore we're adding in support for listing the supported devices on an app so I'm wondering if it would be more sensible to just list screen sizes and orientations along with a help box so people know what they can use. I'd be interested in people views. Al.http://andappstore.com/ -- == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
