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Adarsh H S
Adarsh H S

Reputation: 1208

Different design for landscape and portrait orientation android

Can we have a different xml for landscape and different xml for portrait orientation?

I am working on a simple app, have few buttons and textviews, the xml looks good in portrait, But with same xml when I check the landscape orientation, design doesn't look good.

Any suggestions are appreciated.. Thank you.

Upvotes: 14

Views: 22661

Answers (4)

Kartik Domadiya
Kartik Domadiya

Reputation: 29968

Yes ofcourse.

You will have to create two versions of xml files and put in layout-port and layout-land folder inside res folder.

eg :

res/layout [Portrait Mode; default]
 main.xml
res/layout-land [Landscape Mode]
 main.xml

You can refer further more on the same at http://developer.android.com/training/basics/supporting-devices/screens.html

Upvotes: 37

Hardik Nadiyapara
Hardik Nadiyapara

Reputation: 2436

you should make a different xml file for landscape orientation. below link can help you

http://developer.android.com/training/basics/supporting-devices/screens.html

Upvotes: 1

udaysagar
udaysagar

Reputation: 11

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_screen_orientation_app);
   if(getResources().getDisplayMetrics().widthPixels>getResources().getDisplayMetrics().
            heightPixels) 
        {  
            Toast.makeText(this,"Screen switched to Landscape mode",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); 
        } 
        else 
        { 
            Toast.makeText(this,"Screen switched to Portrait mode",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); 
        }
    }

Upvotes: 1

Chirag
Chirag

Reputation: 56925

If you want to make another layout for landscape then put it in

res -> layout-land folder .

Both the names of the xml are must be same for which is used for portrait and landscape .

Upvotes: 5

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