Chapter 3. Using the screen: layouts and the canvas
Getting objects to appear in the right place onscreen can be tricky—especially because Android devices come in all shapes and sizes. Also, you never know when a user will tip the screen and the display will change from portrait to landscape. In the Ewe Scared Her! app in chapter 2, you used a basic vertical layout to make sure items appeared in the right order top to bottom; you also used an invisible spacer to separate the sheep from the button. In this chapter, we’ll take these ideas further by looking at more screen properties and also layout components in the Palette. You’ll practice these skills by making a Spooky Sound FX app.
In the second half of the chapter, we’ll begin to look at ...
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