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Andreas
Andreas

Reputation: 2313

app name look strange on device

i have cut my app name in two parts using a line break so my name will appear on two lines under the icon in the program list, like this:

<string name="app_name">Munspel\nAppen</string>

This works well on the emulator, and on a samsung galaxy where i am testing my application. However, when I install it on my old device Godroid V.5 android version 2.2.2 it will show a square character, ¤, right after the first name. Like this: Munspel¤ There are other programs with similare line break cuts as I have in the list that shows the name normally without the ¤ character, so I am certain it should be possible to find a solution how to remove this. Anyone got any ideas? I have specifically made my app for android versions API 8, 2.2, so it seems strange this happens... All help is appreciated... Andreas

Upvotes: 0

Views: 324

Answers (3)

user517491
user517491

Reputation:

Disable the default title bar of the app, and use your own two textviews layout to display the words separately. That way you do not have to worry about different devices. Also you can make the app name textviews to be more inline with the app's theme.

This link tells how to create custom title bars.

Upvotes: 2

BDFun
BDFun

Reputation: 551

If you want a new line, try \r\n like this: Munspel\r\nAppen

Upvotes: 0

Nikolay Elenkov
Nikolay Elenkov

Reputation: 52936

The launcher app ultimately decides how to display your app name, so you can't really rely on any specific behaviour. If decided to show line breaks with some character (or the font they use does so), there is not much you can do. Simply don't use a line break in your app name, and let the launcher handle it.

Upvotes: 1

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