Re: [android-developers] Re: Compatibility mode issues on 4.x

If you read the documentation:

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/supports-screens-element.html#largestWidth

it says:

"Note: Currently, screen compatibility mode emulates only handset
screens with a 320dp width, so screen compatibility mode is not
applied if your value for android:largestWidthLimitDp is larger than
320."


On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:26 PM, user123 <ivanschuetz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, the issue is confirmed. I created a brand new project with a blank
> activity, and ran it on a tablet.
>
> The only modification I did was in the manifest, as follows:
>
> <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="8" />
> <supports-screens android:largestWidthLimitDp="320" />
>
>
> Then the app goes in compatibility mode - "Hello world!" is zoomed. Fine.
>
> But if I change to 321 dp - It doesn't go into compatibility mode.
>
>
> I tested with a Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus 7 emulator, and 10.1 inches tablet
> emulator.
>
> Is this a bug?
>
>
>
> Am Dienstag, 19. März 2013 17:46:49 UTC+1 schrieb user123:
>>
>> I'm trying to force compatibility mode on tablets, for a certain app,
>> because I don't work on it anymore - and currently it looks really really
>> messed up on tablets.
>>
>> According to the documentation:
>> http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screen-compat-mode.html
>>
>> There are many different options to set up in the manifest, to make it
>> possible, to the user, to enable compatibility mode. This is not exactly
>> what I want, but anyways, maybe worth to mention, these options didn't work.
>> I couldn't find anything on the device to switch to compatibility mode. I
>> used a Nexus 7 with 4.2.
>>
>> Now there's the part which I need - and I also can't get it to work. To
>> force compatibility mode, it I have to use this element:
>>
>> <supports-screens android:largestWidthLimitDp="320" />
>>
>> When I let the value 320 there, my Galaxy Nexus smartphone goes in
>> compatibility mode. That is unwanted.
>> The Nexus 7 also does, this is good.
>> So I have to use bigger dp - But starting at 321, for some reason I don't
>> understand, the Nexus 7 doesn't go anymore in compatibility mode.
>>
>> Is this normal? According to what I read the dp of the shortest side of
>> the Nexus 7 is more than 500, why then it stops on 321?
>>
>> I would let it on 320, but I have optimized layouts for this screen size
>> and don't want these to go in compatibility mode.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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