I have a full screen PNG I want to display on splash. Only one error there, and I have no idea what size to put in every drawable folder (ldpi, mdpi, hdpi, and xhdpi). My application is supposed to run good and beautiful on all phones and tablets. What sizes (in pixels) should I create … Read more
I’ve just upgraded to Xcode 4.5 GM and found out that you can now apply the ‘4″ Retina’ size to your view controller in the storyboard. Now if I want to create an application that runs on both iPhone 4 and 5, of course I have to build every window twice, but I also have … Read more
Is there any way to determine the category of screen size of the current device, such as small, normal, large, xlarge? Not the density, but the screen size. 12 Answers 12
I’m trying to force the “portrait” mode for my application because my application is absolutely not designed for the “landscape” mode. After reading some forums, I added these lines in my manifest file: <application android:debuggable=”true” android:icon=”@drawable/icon” android:label=”@string/app_name” android:screenOrientation=”portrait”> But it doesn’t work on my device (HTC Desire). It switches from “portrait” lo “landscape”, ignoring the … Read more
I have one of my activities which I would like to prevent from rotating because I’m starting an AsyncTask, and screen rotation makes it restart. Is there a way to tell this activity “DO NOT ROTATE the screen even if the user is shaking his phone like mad”? 16 Answers 16
My application has the following flow screens : Home->screen 1->screen 2->screen 3->screen 4->screen 5 Now I have a common log out button in each screens (Home/ screen 1 / screen 2 /screen 3/ screen 4 / screen 5) I want that when user clicks on the log out button(from any screen), all the screens will … Read more
The new iPhone 5 display has a new aspect ratio and a new resolution (640 x 1136 pixels). What is required to develop new or transition already existing applications to the new screen size? What should we keep in mind to make applications “universal” for both the older displays and the new widescreen aspect ratio? … Read more
How can one get the dimensions of the screen in iOS? Currently, I use: lCurrentWidth = self.view.frame.size.width; lCurrentHeight = self.view.frame.size.height; in viewWillAppear: and willAnimateRotationToInterfaceOrientation:duration: The first time I get the entire screen size. The second time i get the screen minus the nav bar. 18 s 18 How can one get the dimensions of the … Read more
I created some custom elements, and I want to programmatically place them to the upper right corner (n pixels from the top edge and m pixels from the right edge). Therefore I need to get the screen width and screen height and then set position: int px = screenWidth – m; int py = screenHeight … Read more
