[android-developers] Re: Questions on Tab (TabWidget) Width

2009-05-05 Thread Lewis Z.
Any comments please? On May 2, 8:56 pm, "Lewis Z." wrote: > I'm writing applications with many tabs (at least 6 tab pages). After > adding all the tabs, the tab heads become very small (i.e., screen > width / # of tabs - gaps). Is there way to override this default style > so to make them larger

[android-developers] Re: Questions on Tab (TabWidget) Width

2009-05-05 Thread Chris @ Froogloid
I have no idea if there is a workaround for this sizing issue but I can say we've had create our own tab mock-ups do to shortcomings with the tab widget. Mock up = look like tabs, act like tabs...but are really buttons. On May 5, 8:50 am, "Lewis Z." wrote: > Any comments please? > > On May 2, 8

[android-developers] Re: Questions on Tab (TabWidget) Width

2009-05-05 Thread Lewis Z.
Chris, thanks for the reply and idea. My tight schedule won't allow me to create a custom widget. I'll just use what are available in the SDK. It seems to me that the current implemetaion of TabWidget is only good for four tabs, which is too few for any complicated applications. Maybe the widget

[android-developers] Re: Questions on Tab (TabWidget) Width

2009-05-06 Thread Mark Murphy
Lewis Z. wrote: > It seems to me that the current implemetaion of TabWidget is only good > for four tabs, which is too few for any complicated applications. Use other activities to avoid the need for so many tabs. Or, as the previous poster suggested, roll your own tab-like system, perhaps using

[android-developers] Re: Questions on Tab (TabWidget) Width

2009-05-06 Thread Lewis Z.
Mark, thanks for the idea. I also implemented a similar stuff like your ViewFlipper for other OS. A list view can be as simple as one column list but can be as complicate as a spreadsheet. I think a good widget should be easily extensible/expansible. For example, the options menu is well thought.