Android Question Module Scale "issues"

[LucaMs]

Probably I forgot how to use the module Scale.

Starting from this example layout (variant 480x320-1):

On my tablet (1280x800-1):

Code used (no scripts):

    Activity.LoadLayout("Lay1")
'    Scale.Rate = 0.3
    Scale.Initialize

    Scale.ScaleAll(Activity, True)

Why Button2 is not placed correctly?

 

[LucaMs]

In the project I wrote also:

' *** Code below "works".
    Activity.LoadLayout("Lay2")
    Scale.SetReferenceLayout(1280,800,1)

but this is wrong; it works because I tested the layout on a device with the same resolution and density of the layout. On another device, 800x480-1.5 it looks so:

Note also the strange "color" of buttons (I have not set colors).

 

[klaus]

You should NOT use anchors nor any designer scripts these will alter the scale function.
SacleAll is the same as %x and %y.
Remember, the Scale module was written before anchors did exist.

 

[LucaMs]

You should NOT use anchors

Well, I cannot exclude anchors totally; I have reset the default anchors for Button2 (and removed the script for Label1) but now the result is:

    Activity.LoadLayout("Lay1")
'    Scale.Rate = 0.3
    Scale.Initialize
    Scale.ScaleAll(Activity, True)

 

[klaus]

Sorry, for an %x and %y scaling, on tablets, you need to set Scale.Rate = 1.
If you use a ScaleRate less than 1 you need to reposition the views.
Or put the layout onto a Panel and center this one.

It's quite some time time that I hadn't have a look the this module.