Possible to customize button menus for several different android screens?

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mutzy Aspiring developer Posts: 841 Reg: Nov 03, 2010 Medford, MA 9,860	confirm \| cancel 04/18/12 12:53 PM (13 years ago) Possible to customize button menus for several different android screens? I have an app which a button home screen (3 rows of 3 buttons). I can get this to look great on iPhone and iPad since there is only one small and one large screen to develop for. THis is obviously not the case with Android and despite my best attempts nothing seems to work for all of the more common screen sizes. Sooo... I was wondering if anyone has had luck customizing the code to do something like the following: if screen resolution is A (kindle fire), then button size and spacing is %^$% if screen resolution is B (samsung galaxy), then button size and spacing is U&&^ if not, then use small and large device settings. any ideas? as you can tell I'm not much of a programmer but have been able to do some cool things so far but need some direction. Thanks! Josh Title Comments I have an app which a button home screen (3 rows of 3 buttons). I can get this to look great on iPhone and iPad since there is only one small and one large screen to develop for. THis is obviously not the case with Android and despite my best attempts nothing seems to work for all of the more common screen sizes. Sooo... I was wondering if anyone has had luck customizing the code to do something like the following: if screen resolution is A (kindle fire), then button size and spacing is %^$% if screen resolution is B (samsung galaxy), then button size and spacing is U&&^ if not, then use small and large device settings. any ideas? as you can tell I'm not much of a programmer but have been able to do some cool things so far but need some direction. Thanks! Josh

Fred@mySkylla com Android Fan Posts: 5259 Reg: Oct 03, 2011 location unknow... 62,560	04/18/12 01:13 PM (13 years ago) Are you using the same Buzztouch app for both iOS and Android ? Fred Comments Are you using the same Buzztouch app for both iOS and Android ? Fred

mutzy Aspiring developer Posts: 841 Reg: Nov 03, 2010 Medford, MA 9,860	04/18/12 01:17 PM (13 years ago) Yes, I am using the same app for iOS and Android but have different home screens set up. And yes, I tried using image name large device. The problem is there are a couple large devices and MANY different smaller devices that are available. Having settings for just one generic small device doesn't quite cut it. I'd like to keep my button image home screen but if I can't figure this out I'll have to go to a boring list menu like most other people or just accept the fact that the buttons won't be configured right on many of the android phones in use. Comments Yes, I am using the same app for iOS and Android but have different home screens set up. And yes, I tried using image name large device. The problem is there are a couple large devices and MANY different smaller devices that are available. Having settings for just one generic small device doesn't quite cut it. I'd like to keep my button image home screen but if I can't figure this out I'll have to go to a boring list menu like most other people or just accept the fact that the buttons won't be configured right on many of the android phones in use.

Fred@mySkylla com Android Fan Posts: 5259 Reg: Oct 03, 2011 location unknow... 62,560	04/18/12 01:27 PM (13 years ago) The Buzztouch Source Code does not provide a medium density or extra large density folder. If you add the folders, then took as look at the layout file it might be possible. Fred Comments The Buzztouch Source Code does not provide a medium density or extra large density folder. If you add the folders, then took as look at the layout file it might be possible. Fred

Fred@mySkylla com Android Fan Posts: 5259 Reg: Oct 03, 2011 location unknow... 62,560	04/18/12 01:36 PM (13 years ago) Around line 162 of the BT_screen_menuButtons.java file you could add and else if for medium density devices and adjust the values for all thee densities. Might work. FRED Comments Around line 162 of the BT_screen_menuButtons.java file you could add and else if for medium density devices and adjust the values for all thee densities. Might work. FRED

mutzy Aspiring developer Posts: 841 Reg: Nov 03, 2010 Medford, MA 9,860	04/18/12 01:47 PM (13 years ago) Thanks! I never even heard of screen densities before since I'm so used to iOS. I googled it and found this on the Android developer site: http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html should work. Thanks again Comments Thanks! I never even heard of screen densities before since I'm so used to iOS. I googled it and found this on the Android developer site: http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html should work. Thanks again

ianJamesPiano Code is Art Posts: 2661 Reg: Feb 13, 2011 Palm Springs, C... 37,010	04/18/12 01:58 PM (13 years ago) Yes, just make different layout folders ex. "layout-large" adjust your xml screens for each device...google will give more info...messing with layouts is awesome for Android Comments Yes, just make different layout folders ex. "layout-large" adjust your xml screens for each device...google will give more info...messing with layouts is awesome for Android

Fred@mySkylla com Android Fan Posts: 5259 Reg: Oct 03, 2011 location unknow... 62,560	04/18/12 02:08 PM (13 years ago) You should take a look at Source Code (Android) the latest addition to my guide . www.MySkylla.com Fred Comments You should take a look at Source Code (Android) the latest addition to my guide . www.MySkylla.com Fred

Fred@mySkylla com Android Fan Posts: 5259 Reg: Oct 03, 2011 location unknow... 62,560	04/18/12 03:58 PM (13 years ago) If you're not familiar with else if First the large density, then } else if () { then, small density. Fred Comments If you're not familiar with else if First the large density, then } else if () { then, small density. Fred

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