Question

I am trying to make a tile game that has 6 tiles in each row. The tiles are a fixed size, 80×80 and fit snuggly on a 480×854 screen (since 6*80=480). I am trying to make sure that my application works for other densities/sizes, but the logic is confusing to me. What is the best way that I can be sure I handle other densities correctly? I’ve read http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html entirely, but am still confused. Even if I scale images for different densities, can’t I still run into the problem that the screen won’t have enough pixels to support my “6 tiles in a row”? As an example, let’s say the device was 320×480, but also high density. No scaling would be done, and my 480px wouldn’t fit on the 320px screen. I am trying to not hardcode for pixels, but don’t see another option. Any input appreciated.

Answer 1

I’ve decided that I don’t think there is an intended way to solve this problem. I will have to rely on the fact that there are only a few screen sizes right now and make a “best fit” for the common sizes.