I've always liked smaller things on a big screen so I've changed my dpi from 640 to 520
What can't be changed is
-Dialer
-Camera
-Alarm clock
Which end up being misaligned and out of picture but I will take that sacrifice.
Good luck
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Hi,
I am trying to customize my launcher icons for the eee pad transformer tablet. I've tried Desktop VisualizeR and Bettercut, both resize the icons smaller than stock launcher icons. I'm using 512x512 and 256x256 png files from DeviantArt. I can't find a setting in either app to configure the size of the resulting icon.
I thought I'd try resizing the images to the "native" format to see if that would help.
After reading these pages:
developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/icon_design_launcher.html
developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html
I have come to realize that the current Honeycomb tablets (or at least eee pad) are:
screen size: xlarge
density: mdpi
According to these docs mdpi is 48x48 and hdpi is 72x72. So I tried resizing the images to 48x48 and also tried 72x72 pixels, neither of which solved the problem.
48x48, looks like what DVR and Bettercut are resizing them to, so they seems to be following the rules.
They say px (pixel) for the unit, but do they mean dp (density-independent pixel)?
I don't get it. Can anyone help me out here?
Thanks
Icons that appear in the launcher typically display at 72x72 pixels. Try resizing them to 72x72 before loading them with DTV or BetterCut. If neither app is displaying the icons at the right size, then it is a problem with the app that will need to be resolved by the developer.
Thanks, yes you are right. I did some calculations based on the 1280x800 resolution spec and the actual physical dimensions of the screen and icons and came up with this:
The dpi is actually 150, but that is close enough to 160 that you can assume that px = dp
The width of the GMail launcher icon is 61px which makes in the correct recommended size for a full 72px "asset".
I guess I need to take it up with the developers but I find it strange that this device is categorized as mdpi in the android Best Practices page, and that the recommended launcher icon size for mdpi is 48px.
Ok, I don't know why it took me this long to come to this epiphany but, call me an idiot, but the issue here is that the screen size should be the deciding factor for icon size not dpi. dpi is, essentially, irrelevant in so much as the limitation of dpi on a particular device is it's problem, not android's. So... is this a "bug" in android's recommendations in the Best Practices page? Icon size should be based on screen size not dpi.
I think I need to clarify, icon size should be based on screen size and defined in terms of device-independent pixels. Or I may be wrong, my head is spinning right now.
Just wanted to know if its possible to change the resolution on a samsung i5800/i5801 using any of the custom firmware/mods/roms/drivers...?
As the default resolution is somewhat limiting and is silly for a 3.2" screen
checked the lcd density changer app??
If changing between 0-120 the statusbar application is FC in CyanogenMod 7.
well i dont think u can change the resolution by any app....i guess u can only change the density and graphics and textures .......but changing a resolution by any app...totally doesnt make sense....cuz if it was possible i wud make the resolution of my g3 same as s2
I just flashed PACman v22.0.1 and it looks like a good rom, but there's one thing that bothers me. The text size in most menus are super small. Some text sizes are not the same, it's not very consistent. In the ParanoidAndroid settings, the biggest dpi setting is 240 but the desire s's dpi is 252. Is there a way to correct this?
AW: [Q] DPI settings on PACman
240 is the standard. The apps with small fonts have a lower dpi set (per app) in paranoidpreferences
I have DCikonZ for icons pack under Look and Feel. These are square icons 114x114. I've tried to replace manually some of them with icons (not from a set), 144x130. After I choose the new icon, it is displayed in an editing box where I'm forced to cut some parts of the image to make it square. I could not figure out how to use icons with a custom aspect ratio (different than 1:1). I'll appreciate any help!
Update:
I still didn't figure out if Nova Launcher supports icons with aspect ratios different than 1:1. However, I found a way around it. I've modified the icon canvas size to 144 x 144, on a transparent background. Now the icons are shown at the original aspect ratio (144 x 130), because they are part of a transparent square.
Curious to see what people prefer for display settings and customization.
I set my display to.:
Font size: Large
Display size: small
Smallest width is set to 423dp
I also was messing around with font packs and really liked roboto light and noto sans.
I find that apps like Chrome seem to display the layout better with these settings,.
What do you set yours to and do you have any tips for better reading, layout, fonts or whatever?
Cheers!
I will keep it in mind