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| author | Dianne Hackborn <hackbod@google.com> | 2011-03-28 18:28:35 -0700 |
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| committer | Dianne Hackborn <hackbod@google.com> | 2011-03-30 16:19:02 -0700 |
| commit | 2f98f2670828a42ef93fe782b5be82b1dfeba6ce (patch) | |
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Expand screen documentation with explicit screen size dimensions.
This updates the various documentation on screen sizes to discuss
the exact screen dimensions that are now associated with each size.
In addition, the screen sizes vs. densities table is updated to
include a number of additional representative screens.
Change-Id: Id07491148b1857e0265cef7139e564e190f38e03
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/html/guide/topics')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/html/guide/topics/resources/providing-resources.jd | 14 |
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diff --git a/docs/html/guide/topics/resources/providing-resources.jd b/docs/html/guide/topics/resources/providing-resources.jd index 1583dee..1da2622 100644 --- a/docs/html/guide/topics/resources/providing-resources.jd +++ b/docs/html/guide/topics/resources/providing-resources.jd @@ -337,21 +337,25 @@ indicates the current locale.</p> <li>{@code small}: Screens based on the space available on a low-density QVGA screen. Considering a portrait HVGA display, this has the same available width but less height—it is 3:4 vs. HVGA's - 2:3 aspect ratio. Examples are QVGA low density and VGA high + 2:3 aspect ratio. The minimum layout size for this screen configuration + is approximately 320x426 dp units. Examples are QVGA low density and VGA high density.</li> <li>{@code normal}: Screens based on the traditional medium-density HVGA screen. A screen is considered to be normal if it is - at least this size (independent of density) and not larger. Examples + at least this size (independent of density) and not larger. The minimum + layout size for this screen configuration is approximately 320x470 dp units. Examples of such screens a WQVGA low density, HVGA medium density, WVGA high density.</li> <li>{@code large}: Screens based on the space available on a medium-density VGA screen. Such a screen has significantly more available space in both width and height than an HVGA display. + The minimum layout size for this screen configuration is approximately 480x640 dp units. Examples are VGA and WVGA medium density screens.</li> <li>{@code xlarge}: Screens that are considerably larger than the traditional - medium-density HVGA screen. In most cases, devices with extra large screens would be too -large to carry in a pocket and would most likely be tablet-style devices. <em>Added in API Level -9.</em></li> + medium-density HVGA screen. The minimum layout size for this screen configuration + is approximately 720x960 dp units. In most cases, devices with extra large + screens would be too large to carry in a pocket and would most likely + be tablet-style devices. <em>Added in API Level 9.</em></li> </ul> <p><em>Added in API Level 4.</em></p> <p>See <a href="{@docRoot}guide/practices/screens_support.html">Supporting Multiple |