Question

I can’t seem to find anything on the following problem with a widget I want to code:
Apart from the resize-ability introduced in Android 3.1, I want my widget to be resizable in custom launchers like LauncherPro or ADWLauncher. Is there a way I can define how my widget changes its layout once it’s resized? So, for example, button A is shown on the left for 2×1 but is shown on te right for 3×3.
Also I want it to change its appearance/layout when due to screen rotation the widget size changes (because e.g. 3×1 has different height and width in landscape and portrait).

Any hints would be helpful.
Thanks a lot!
Till

Answer 1

Is there a way I can define how my widget changes its layout once it’s resized?

Your app widget doesn’t change its layout once it’s resized.

So, for example, button A is shown on the left for 2×1 but is shown on te right for 3×3.

That is not the purpose of resizeable app widgets. Resizing is for the use of ListView, GridView, etc., that will absorb the additional scrollable space.

Also I want it to change its appearance/layout when due to screen rotation the widget size changes (because e.g. 3×1 has different height and width in landscape and portrait).

For that, you should be able to use standard orientation resource sets (e.g., res/layout/ and res/layout-land/).