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diff --git a/docs/html/design/patterns/new-4-0.jd b/docs/html/design/patterns/new-4-0.jd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..91ebba7 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/design/patterns/new-4-0.jd @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +page.title=New in Android 4.0 +@jd:body + +<div class="layout-content-row"> + <div class="layout-content-col span-7"> + +<h4>Navigation bar</h4> +<p>Android 4.0 removes the need for traditional hardware keys on phones by replacing them with a +virtual navigation bar that houses the Back, Home and Recents buttons. Read the +<a href="{@docRoot}design/patterns/compatibility.html">Compatibility</a> pattern to learn how the OS adapts to +phones with hardware buttons and how pre-Android 3.0 apps that rely on menu keys are supported.</p> + + </div> + <div class="layout-content-col span-6"> + + <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/whats_new_nav_bar.png"> + + </div> +</div> + +<div class="vspace size-2"> </div> + +<div class="layout-content-row"> + <div class="layout-content-col span-7"> + +<h4>Action bar</h4> +<p>The action bar is the most important structural element of an Android app. It provides consistent +navigation across the platform and allows your app to surface actions.</p> + + </div> + <div class="layout-content-col span-6"> + + <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/whats_new_action_bar.png"> + + </div> +</div> + +<div class="vspace size-2"> </div> + +<div class="layout-content-row"> + <div class="layout-content-col span-7"> + +<h4>Multi-pane layouts</h4> +<p>Creating apps that scale well across different form factors and screen sizes is important in the +Android world. Multi-pane layouts allow you to combine different activities that show separately on +smaller devices into richer compound views for tablets.</p> + + </div> + <div class="layout-content-col span-6"> + + <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/whats_new_multipanel.png"> + + </div> +</div> + +<div class="vspace size-2"> </div> + +<div class="layout-content-row"> + <div class="layout-content-col span-7"> + +<h4>Selection</h4> +<p>The long press gesture which was traditionally used to show contextual actions for objects is now +used for data selection. When selecting data, contextual action bars allow you to surface actions.</p> + + </div> + <div class="layout-content-col span-6"> + + <img src="{@docRoot}design/media/whats_new_multiselect.png"> + + </div> +</div> |