That's just crazy talk! I wonder if other mobile dev apps are running into this?
Bob On Jul 25, 2012, at 6:11 AM, Thomas McGrath III wrote: > That is one of the problems with resizing controls based only on the size of > the screen and not on the resolution of the device and not also changing the > placement of controls based on the resolution of the device. > > For most apps the size of controls (and text) should remain the same when > going from iPod/iPhone size to iPad size. What should change is the LAYOUT > and PLACEMENT of those controls because these two sizes require different > visual layouts. But when switching from iPod/iPhone regular resolution to > iPhone Retina the SIZE should change and not the placement of those controls > and also when switching from iPad regular resolution to iPad Retina the SIZE > should change and not the placement. Then of course when changing from iPhone > Retina to iPad Retina the heretofore changed SIZES should now change their > PLACEMENT as well. > > In other words: > If you are changing from iPod/iPhone Regular Resolution to iPhone Retina > Resolution then the SIZE should change and not layout/placement. > If you are changing from iPad Regular Resolution to iPad Retina Resolution > then the SIZE should change and not layout/placement. > If you are changing from iPod/iPhone Regular Resolution to iPad Regular > Resolution then LAYOUT/PLACEMENT should change and not size. > If you are changing from iPhone Retina Resolution to iPad Retina Resolution > than LAYOUT/PLACEMENT should change and not size. > BUT, If you are changing from iPod/iPhone Regular Resolution through to iPad > Retina then "both" the SIZE and LAYOUT/PLACEMENT should be changed. > > If you are changing Orientation then only the LAYOUT/PLACEMENT should change > and not the size. The SIZE should have already been changed based on the > device resolution and the initial LAYOUT should have already been changed > based on the device size. > > Also, not all apps need to change LAYOUT/PLACEMENT based on resolution (full > screen maps, web views, etc.) but most apps should change SIZE when going > from regular to retina resolutions. > > HTHs _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
