Can anyone tell what is the difference between px, dip, dp and sp in android?
Source: Tips4all, CCNA FINAL EXAM
Source: Tips4all, CCNA FINAL EXAM
I have a 2.67 GHz Celeron processor, 1.21 GB of RAM on a x86 Windows XP Professional machine. My understanding is that the Android emulator should start fairly quickly on such a machine, but for me it does not. I have followed all instructions in setting up the IDE, SDKs, JDKs and such and have had some success in staring the emulator quickly but is very particulary. How can I, if possible, fix this problem?
Use dp for anything but for fonts. For fonts use sp.
ReplyDeletePretty much everything about this and how to achieve the best support for multiple screens with different sizes and density is very well documented here:
Supporting Multiple Screens
If you are any serious about developing an android app for more than one type of device, you should have read the above at least once. In addition to that it is always a good thing to know the actual number of active devices that have a particular screen configuration.
Screen Sizes and Densities
For some screenshots on different devices showing the differences between each unit (as well as some curious discrepancies against the documentation), see this related question:
ReplyDeleteDifference between android dimension: pt and dp
Example at http://blog.edwinevans.me/?p=131
ReplyDeleteThis might help
ReplyDeleteAfter you demystify the differences. This calculator http://coh.io/adpi/ will make your life easier :)
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