Since you want to support API 8, why don't you stick with layout/layout-land/layout-large/layout-large-land? These work well with newer API levels. And so far, the designer has behaved correctly with those (leaving apart a few bugs).
On 12 December 2012 06:12, Ronny Dahl <ronny.d...@keywork.no> wrote: > Hi Tom,**** > > ** ** > > Thanks for your feedback. Since I have to support API level 8 and upwards > I’ll add support for both flavors (layout-sw* for API level 13 and upwards > and layout-large for those between 8 and 13). But if the designer doesn’t > work then I have to add controls programmatically instead. Can you please > point me in the right direction for doing that?**** > > ** ** > > Kind regards,**** > > Ronny Dahl (+47 909 72 744)**** > > ** ** > > Keywork AS**** > > http://www.keywork.no/**** > > ** ** > > *From:* monodroid-boun...@lists.ximian.com [mailto: > monodroid-boun...@lists.ximian.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom Opgenorth > *Sent:* Thursday, December 6, 2012 5:19 PM > *To:* Discussions related to Mono for Android > *Subject:* Re: [mono-android] Multi-screen applications with alternating > layouts**** > > ** ** > > I usually do my Android layouts by hand, so I can't speak directly about > the designer, however, one thought does come to mind.**** > > ** ** > > The smallest-width qualifier wasn't introduced until Android 3.2 (API > Level 13). It will be ignored by earlier versions of Android. I wonder if > maybe your targeted version is < Android 3.2, which is causing the Designer > some problems? Again, just a theory, but might be worth checking out.**** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 5:25 AM, Ronny Dahl <ronny.d...@keywork.no> wrote:* > *** > > Fellow developers, > > I have used both MonoDroid and Mono for Android about a year with emphasis > on MonoTouch. Lately I have been tasked to develop an Android application > as well. Seeing that Android comes in many flavors size-wise I have read > some of Xamarins documentation on the subject of Multiscreen applications, > but alas, I cannot get it to work. > > My issues are as follows: > - When I include alternating layouts such as > /Resources/layout-sw720dp/Main.axml the designer opens and I am not able to > switch back to the original layout (/Resources/layout/Main.axml) any more > (in the designer that is - can still see the XML). > - When I do changes to the alternate layout, it happens more often than > not that the original layout is updated as well. I have also experiences > several times that if I have alternating layouts, the entire directory is > removed when I try to do changes to the respective layout. > - Side note: I noticed earlier that the device list on the designer > toolbar had many entries in it. Now it is completely empty. > > My development environment: > - Both MonoDevelop and Visual Studio 2010/2012 on three different > computers (with valid licenses). I reinstalled one of my laptops an hour > ago, created a new Android application with one of the default templates > and the above-mentioned issues still apply. My computers are quite new so > neither performance/drivers should be an issue. > > Any ideas or suggestions? > > Regards, > Ronny Dahl > > _______________________________________________ > Monodroid mailing list > Monodroid@lists.ximian.com > > UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid**** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- > http://www.opgenorth.net**** > > _______________________________________________ > Monodroid mailing list > Monodroid@lists.ximian.com > > UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid > > -- Gonçalo Oliveira
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