Android Question Anchor resizing buttons based on panel size

[aaronk]

Hi,

Not sure if the Anchor feature in the designer can do this or not but thought I would ask in case it can since I can't work it out..

I have a panel with 11 buttons in it.

When I re-size the panel I want to be able to re-size the buttons as the panel changes size.

Can this be done, if so how since I can't work it out?

The only way I can do this is by using the designer script to make the images bigger, but want to know if I can also use the Anchor feature as it will save me writing code to do it.

 

[Erel]

When and how are you resizing the panel?

 

[aaronk]

I am calling the layout from the Activity and then anchoring the panel (from the designer) to the page width and height.

Then I was hoping when I run the app on a 7" screen it would have the correct size buttons, and when I run the same layout on a smaller screen (phone) it will scale the buttons down to fit the screen.

I think I might need to use a designer script to do this?

 

[Erel]

I understand. You can set the buttons position and size with percentage units in the designer script. This way they will "stretch" together with the panel.

 

[aaronk]

Yeah that's how I have been doing it, but thought I might give the anchor feature a go (thought it might of saved me writing the code in the designer) and didn't know if it was able to do it or not, so I thought I would ask.

I will keep using the designer script with percentages for now.

 

[Erel]

You could have used anchors if there were 4 buttons (with anchors set to BOTH).