Can the camera only take photos in portrait view, as opposed to the landscape style offered by pretty much EVERY camera in the world?
What should the dimensions be for pics used on contacts (the ones that come up when they phone you)?
What should the dimensions be for Today screen wallpaper, to make it fit exact?
Cheers again
Can the camera only take photos in portrait view, as opposed to the landscape style offered by pretty much EVERY camera in the world?
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well if you tilt the cam 90degrees and click the picture will be in landscape
and the screen res of xda2 is
176 x 220
I found how to get landscape, in the instruction book of all places :lol: . You press the "contacts" hardware button at the top left of the unit then turn it side ways. If you just turn it side ways it will still save the file in portrait mode.
And I didn't ask the screen res of the XDA. I asked the res required for Today wallpaer, and contact photos. And besides, the screen res is 240 x 320. Where'd you get 176 x 220 from?
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It's also in the help screen available right in the camera app. Very nice feature, and there are a few others. I'm rather impressed for a "free" built-in camera and video recorder.
And besides, the screen res is 240 x 320. Where'd you get 176 x 220 from
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i did a search
what makes you think that the today screen would not use the same res that the screen use ? it's like that on a pc
and if a smaller picture or larger picture is used it get resized to fit the screen
i'm sure a theme editor would be helpfull in both making today themes and get info about sizes
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what makes you think that the today screen would not use the same res that the screen use ? it's like that on a pc
and if a smaller picture or larger picture is used it get resized to fit the screen
i'm sure a theme editor would be helpfull in both making today themes and get info about sizes
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You try transferring a 240x320 image to your XDA then "set as Today Wallpaper". Because of the top and bottom bars, the actual space for the wallpaper is more like a square shape, so your image is scaled down to fit this gap, and you get white borders on the left and right.
And yes, I do need a theme editor. I'm on the case
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hi guys,
i'm using a 800x480 picture for my wallpaper but when i select it to be my wallpaper, i'm given a orange box to select the area I want. But isn't the resolution correct?
Yes, but you have to disable the "wallpaper scrolling" feature to have a static wallpaper. Not sure where you find this in the touchwiz settings as I'm using launcher pro, but should be an option somewhere.
No, the correct resolution for wallpapers is 960x800 pixels.
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hi guys,
i'm using a 800x480 picture for my wallpaper but when i select it to be my wallpaper, i'm given a orange box to select the area I want. But isn't the resolution correct?
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The wallpaper should be 960x800 to be the correct size (to allow for the scrolling to new screens).
When you apply the wallpaper, you need to hold your finger on the edge of the box and drag so it enlarges.
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The wallpaper should be 960x800 to be the correct size (to allow for the scrolling to new screens).
When you apply the wallpaper, you need to hold your finger on the edge of the box and drag so it enlarges.
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I see I see. thanks... yea, i dragged the edge of the box for my 800x480 already.any free picture editing software to recommend?
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The wallpaper should be 960x800 to be the correct size (to allow for the scrolling to new screens).
When you apply the wallpaper, you need to hold your finger on the edge of the box and drag so it enlarges.
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curious why you say it has to be that large to allow scrolling
mine's 640 X 480 and it's still 3 times larger than the orange box (before i resize it up) and fills all 7 home screens and scrolls across em fine
resolution is actually great -
i'm trying to learn something so the question w background is for real, not trying to contest
the first picture is what i uploaded to the phone, the white box in the 2nd picture is what displays as the wall paper
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I see I see. thanks... yea, i dragged the edge of the box for my 800x480 already.any free picture editing software to recommend?
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Paint.net is a pretty good free picture editing software. Could also check out Gimp.
hi all, how do i disable the scrolling? i can't seem to get 800x480 nicely on my screen.
I got a few wallpapers I like from Windows that I want to use to my 1 page homescreen on my android. However, it always makes me take a portion of the picture. Is there a way i can just use the entire picture since i use only 1 homescreen anyways? I use launcherpro plus.
You probably need to just resize the pic to whatever the stock resolution is, which I don't know and am trying to find out myself.
I had a similar issue in that most wallpapers for andriod that I DLed from various places seem to be too big for any version I've tried on my HD2, and the common ways to select wallpaper force you to crop out a smaller portion of the picture to use.
I assume this is due to resolution restrictions, but why is it so small on the HD2 builds when it has such a big screen? It's probably a simple fix, but I've just started using andriod & haven't had time to figure it all out.
yeah, but i don't know how to resize the picture because that means i would have to figure out what portion of the cropped size the box takes for the first screen, figure out the how to stretch my picture to contain only that portion, and then try to match it perfectly to fit the screen. I'm pretty sure that is definitely not the way to do it. haha man, this is frustrating. I'm also trying to figure out if HD2's android can be flashed with other roms so we can get modded apps, change our status bars, lockscreens, etc.. i know this is just the beginning but im too anticipated!
anyone please?
Have you tried the HDWall app? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503511
If I remember correctly, you can just edit & resize the image without having to create a .cab file for WinMo. Then, just move that image over to the phone and apply.
The thing is, i'm trying to get the wallpaper for android, not windows.
you need 960x800 wallpaper because of the way the wallpaper moves along each tab.
Just take your 480x800 wallpaper, and use photoshop (or paint.net or something) to expand the canvas to 960x800, leaving your original wallpaper in the middle.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/4965620317/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/4965620373/
pictures didnt work.
YES! got it. For anyone who is wondering how to do it, resize the picture to be 1440x800. after, make the selection box as wide as you can and center the picture as best as you can. you may have to experiment a few times because you can get a strip of white from the empty border if it is not 100% centered. Because of this, i make the box SLIGHTLY smaller then maximum size.
Alright, not to be annoying, but the quality goes down by a lot when i fix the images. can this be prevented?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/4965715657/ - how it looks with the canvas stretch.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/4965715529/in/photostream - how it's suppose to look. The box can't be stretched however, which was my original problem.
So I want to make a wallpaper that fits across three home screens and has a different color on each screen. Now the size of the screen is 480 x 800 but when I create a wallpaper that is 1440 x 800 the pictures don't fit on each screen correctly. Anyone got any suggestions/experience with this? Thanks.
For it to pan (the many) homescreens, resolution should be at 960x800.
Don't believe it? Google it.
What I normally do to get wallpapers to fit my phone is to use any photo or image editor, or, go online and use http://www.resize.it/ (select advance tools)
I'll give that a shot. Thanks for the fast and good response!
I think you'd be better off downloading Multipicture Live wallpaper as the wallpaper does not scroll as far as one homescreen.
doesnt it also depends on how many homescreens you use?
using the same wallpaper with 3 homescreens will look different when you scroll compared to if you have 5 homescreens.
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doesnt it also depends on how many homescreens you use?
using the same wallpaper with 3 homescreens will look different when you scroll compared to if you have 5 homescreens.
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I think the only way it'll look different is the "amount" of wallpaper that pans when you slide your finger across the home screens.
3 home screens would result in more pan of the wallpaper per homescreen, while 5 would result in less pan of the wallpaper per homescreen.
In terms of resolution depending on home screens, maybe others could work as well (I have never tried anything but 960x800), BUT remember, doesn't the wallpaper picker "crop" your chosen wallpaper at a certain ratio?
Because of that, you *could* experiment with different wallpaper resolutions, as long as it respects the ratio I suppose.
I would say it depends of so many parameters as :
the launcher you use
the grid you choose
the size of your wallpaper
the colors to split and fake screens
but nice piece of subject to study, i will continue to test as more possibilities as i can and will keep you informed
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Hi All,
Is there any settings or app using which I can browse through my gallery and the picture is displayed on FULL SCREEN??
Currently I am using QuickPic & I need to tap on image to zoom it, any suggestions..
How about the Large Image Viewer?
https://market.android.com/details?id=image.viewer&feature=search_result
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How about the Large Image Viewer?
https://market.android.com/details?id=image.viewer&feature=search_result
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still I have to tap to zoom, QuickPic is far better than this..need something to fit images exactly on screen !!
The stock image viewer does that as standard!
Quickpic is simply the best! Been using it for a long time now....ill never get rid of it.
Sent from my X10a using XDA App
guys I know QuickPic is the best
BUT I NEED AN APP TO DISPLAY THE IMAGES ON FULL SCREEN !!!!!!!!! without tapping image...
like i said.. stock gallery does that already.
@im_iceman
how does the stock application does that, see the below screen shot:
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The image is not fully fitting the screen, I need to enlarge it to FIT !!!
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@im_iceman
how does the stock application does that, see the below screen shot:
The image is not fully fitting the screen, I need to enlarge it to FIT !!!
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Your image doesn't even fully fit the screen. Of course, it will first stretch-to-fit, instead of cropping the image just to completely fill the screen.
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Your image doesn't even fully fit the screen. Of course, it will first stretch-to-fit, instead of cropping the image just to completely fill the screen.
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No man, every image is like this (even the default images preloaded into aRc, also the pics taken thru stock camera does not fir the screen) !!!!!!!!!!
Just Check on ur Phone...
I THINK THE ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE PICS OF RESOLUTION 1920x1080
Got it
I have changed Resolution in Camera to 6MP 16:9
Now the pics taken from camera can be seen fully occupying the screen...
Need to chk how much diff in quality between 8MP & 6 MP !!!
Ive currently got an S2, which is a great bit of kit.. but when I saw the Note, I thought the larger screen size and higher res would be better for me, as I have poor eyesight, and am wondering if you can enlarge fonts/icons etc...?
I notice that the gui layout is 5 icons wide, could you make it 4, and have them larger instead?? or generally just have a larger font globally??
Ive been trying to do som research, but have also read that some apps think this is a tablet due to the high res screen, consequently, text is actually smaller on the device! or native phone apps dont scale and only use up about 80% of the screen...
My one companint about smartphones is they dont really seem to have any option to make things bigger so people with visual issues can see things a bit easier!!
Looking at this image, icons and text seem same size.. just more on the screen.. I would like bigger and the same!
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Don't see why not.
- First you need root.
- Once you have that, get DPI changer from market and set a custom DPI.
- Default DPI is 320, increase it to 400 and reboot.
- If its still too small, increase it further.
Font size
Yes, you can enlarge the text easily and fit the entire text (sentences) within the SGN screen.
Here is how to do it:
1. Go to internet and open any website such as Yahoo etc.
2. Once the website is open, tap the MENU button (lower left button).
3. Select setting. Setting menu will appear on screen.
4. Goto Default zoom and select Close.
5. Goto Auto-fit pages and enable it.
Exit setting and return to website and double tap the screen.
You will see that the entire text has been re-arranged to fit within the screen.
If the text is still not large enough, simply enlarge it again manually. After enlarging, the text will be larger than the screen itself, To fit it, (assuming you are in portrait), rotate the screen to landscape and back to portrait. The text now will now fit the entire screen. You do not have to move the screen around to read a complete sentence.
I am retired, need glasses to read and travel a lot. This is the only phone that I now use and carry for travel. It is also the only phone that I can use to browse the internet and read emails easily and comfortably. It replaces the iPad2 and my other world phones.
Besides being a phone, it is also an amazing GPS device. I travel extensively in Europe and south East Asia and use Sygic GPS app extensively. Being able to connect to both US and Russian satellite is truly wonderful. The screen size and clarity I think is way better than any portable GPS unit.