I've had my Xperia for about 6 months now, and whilst I like it a lot, and it's brought lots of my communication and entertainment together into one device, there's a few things I think would improve it greatly.
One of these things is the screen size, or more specifically the screen size that most programs use. The start/taskbar and bottom bar really annoy me, they take up 15% of the screen! I have a few apps that have the full screen ability (Pocketwit, the panels like Media Panel etc) and I think they look far better than their smaller screened rivals, and also slightly easier/better to use because of the enhanced screen real estate.
We have a Windows key and other relevant buttons, so I don't think it is vital to have that access to the Taskbar up top. I would like to see more developers give the option of toggling to full screen.
Anyone else share this annoyance?!
for bottom bar
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Sweet, thanks dude - 7.5% extra screen space
Is there any way the resolution of the Wildfires screen can be tweeked or change for us old farts in denial of glasses?
The only niggles I have are blurred keyboard and the fact you have to change orientation in twitter and facebook etc to post.
Nope. The closest you can get is "LCD Density Changer", but, its not a true resolution tweak in any manner.
you should try another keyboard app than stock. Some of them have bigger keys/letters on screen
some links:
http://keypurr.com/
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/better-keyboard_lag.html
http://www.dexilog.com/smartkeyboard/
and others on market
they have lite version you should try before buy...
CyanogenMod 7 has a slightly smaller keyboard,
That is my impression. Or just the buttons are smaller ?!?!
Emails, most software programs, and most everything in general, great resolution, but font so small makes it hard to even see at times. I have a Note with 1280X800 resolution and font size is great, very readable but Tab 7.7 w/same resolution, but different size screen, more real estate and font appears to be 50% smaller. I have read it is Honeycomb w/no font adjustment opportunities and the Note is Gingerbread 2.3.6. Maybe ICS 4.2 once available, which combines all smartphones and tablets into a standard OS, will fix this.
Great to have the resolution, but when you can't adjust or read some of the print, then becomes difficult to support the cost, of the device. Browser is fine, that can be pinched to increase size, but the rest of the software, etc can't. The Samsung provided email client is really small, small enough I wonder if they even considered looking at the various software programs that came on the device. The actual emails are small, on inbox emails you can hit screen once for one size bump, but if you are replying, or forwarding etc, and you want to refer to what the email said, you can hardly see the print, and can't adjust at all.
I have rooted the 7.7 so have tried 2 software programs, LCD Resolution and LCD Density, doesn't work properly, which I was told before I tried by someone who really knows all this, don't bother, won't work.
So waited 4 months to get 7.7, and now difficult to read because font too small. Then I use the Note, which has a 5.3" screen, and I can read everything perfect. Why can't 7.7 read comparable to it's smaller brother, the Note 5.3? If the font size of the Note would be on the Tab 7.7 that would be perfect.
Any thoughts?
Good points hope to get someone elses input.
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HC has the ability to import fonts but I'm not sure if there is any other bigger font available.
I would like to know of a way to get a larger font as well.. the stock font is indeed to small..
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Tab 7.7
Just you and I
apparently just you and I are concerned.
After looking into this a but more, there are no other ways to make the font "bigger".
You could try add the line "ro.sf.lcd_density=xxx"(where xxx is the size, stock on HC is 160) to the build.prop and set it that way. However dont say I didnt warn you, just make sure you have the ability to pull the build.prop file and remove that line.
There is the option to "Stretch to fill screen" However most things will look distored. And this will only work if the app has tablet support.
Aa a rule of thumb, take your computer, and bump up the resolution on your desktop monitor. What happends, font, icons, and everything gets smaller. Reason to believe the 7.7 is running at the true 1280x800 while the Galaxy Note is not.
2 other possibilities are ask samsung, or install some sort of "font changer" from the market and install a bigger font.
The Note is set at 320 DPI which is double the setting of 160 on the 7.7. So everything is scaled bigger. Android uses DPI settings to determine what size icons to use, what size range to use in fonts, etc. More DPI, bigger icons, larger font.
Want to see something interesting, lower the DPI on the Note (or device of your choice) down to 240, or even 160. Things get SMALLER, not bigger.
If you want to increase the 7.7's DPI, I recommend you do not go higher than 214 or you'll no longer be considered a "tablet". Higher than 214 the lockscreen will change to be more phone-like, and you may not be able to access tablet versions of apps.
Someone mentioned that his Tab is screwed when he changed the DPI. It's in one of the other threads. Proceed with caution.
well, I'm using ICS on the original tab and it has the option to make the font bigger. if only you could wait
nascar24usa said:
Emails, most software programs, and most everything in general, great resolution, but font so small makes it hard to even see at times. I have a Note with 1280X800 resolution and font size is great, very readable but Tab 7.7 w/same resolution, but different size screen, more real estate and font appears to be 50% smaller. I have read it is Honeycomb w/no font adjustment opportunities and the Note is Gingerbread 2.3.6. Maybe ICS 4.2 once available, which combines all smartphones and tablets into a standard OS, will fix this.
Great to have the resolution, but when you can't adjust or read some of the print, then becomes difficult to support the cost, of the device. Browser is fine, that can be pinched to increase size, but the rest of the software, etc can't. The Samsung provided email client is really small, small enough I wonder if they even considered looking at the various software programs that came on the device. The actual emails are small, on inbox emails you can hit screen once for one size bump, but if you are replying, or forwarding etc, and you want to refer to what the email said, you can hardly see the print, and can't adjust at all.
I have rooted the 7.7 so have tried 2 software programs, LCD Resolution and LCD Density, doesn't work properly, which I was told before I tried by someone who really knows all this, don't bother, won't work.
So waited 4 months to get 7.7, and now difficult to read because font too small. Then I use the Note, which has a 5.3" screen, and I can read everything perfect. Why can't 7.7 read comparable to it's smaller brother, the Note 5.3? If the font size of the Note would be on the Tab 7.7 that would be perfect.
Any thoughts?
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The gmail client has an option to increase the font Size. The browser has pinch to zoom.
And the screen is of such high quality you should be holding it closer to your face.
DPI
This tab is set for DPI 160, actually Tw Launcher is. Changing DPI to higher will make your font and icons bigger but TW will not work and you won't be able to use your tab. Perhaps changing the launcher to any other available one would do it but I didn't try. There are several DPI changing apps on the Market. Personally I am going to wait for the ICS upgrade and then we'll see. On the other hand I had no issues with the original tab to change DPI (I use ADW launcher) but I wouldn't recommend it for this one.
Changing DPI
Thanks. I changed by going into build.prop and added the line, at the bottom, "ro.sf.lcd_density=180". I rebooted and everything worked fine, checked most applications. The difference between 160 to 180 was great, just the right size. I tried 200 but not good, in my mind, too large, and slightly distorted status bar at bottom, but 180 is so much better to see (read) than the pre installed 160.
I never use TouchWiz, so no worries with that. I use Go Launcher, and all good.
I followed your advice. 180 is a lot better with go launcher ex. Only issue is that standard email app now crashes. Gmail still works thanks
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Sorry
I didn't provide proper info last time.
LCD Density to 180 using Build.prop Editor
I should have done a better job of communicating. Email, whether it is the regular one or even Moxier Mail, neither work, and as far as I can tell, the only software that doesn't work when bumping to 180. I tried clearing data, rebooting, etc., to no avail.
HELP!!
For now I am using k9 mail, which works fine.
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Tried pumping up the DPI to 180 with Go EX Launcher. Wall paper screwed up (did not fill the screen and appear broken) so I had to revert.
Wallpaper
Once on, if in portrait and wallpaper short on bottom, turn device to landscape ans should fill in, then back to portrait, then all should be OK.
I'm sure that something can be done with a custom flipfont. Search for flipfont on xda. The fonts are installable apks. You can switch the fonts in the settings (screen - screen display - font)
But there's a limit to the size you can set (that is if you don't mind all kind of overlapping issues in apps and desktop Widgets)
Edit: Big Font (free app in the market) increases the system font. It does some wonderful things.
Thanks Appelflap. Tested the big font apps and it's working but some apps like facebook does not take the change and remain in tiny little font.
Hi everyone
I think WP 8 should be like this, like Windows 8 Destop
Edit :
Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdMwNNlTiw
Forgot the link x)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdMwNNlTiw
No, thanks.
Looks like an android mod.
No thanks, one of the reasons i like windows phone is the metro as start screen.
mcosmin222 said:
Looks like an android mod.
No thanks, one of the reasons i like windows phone is the metro as start screen.
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It's the same as Windows 8 desktop ..
I think mode the scrend for up to down is not a good idea and we are easily lost when we search for an application..
isma33 said:
It's the same as Windows 8 desktop ..
I think mode the scrend for up to down is not a good idea and we are easily lost when we search for an application..
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I beg to differ.
The vertical scroll feels much more natural on a phone than on a tablet or PC. The phone display is has its height bigger than the width (aka portrait) scrolling horizontally just feels out of place. I have that on my android 4.0.4 and I just replaced it with a vertical scroll.
On a computer it ain't a problem cause most displays are landscape or square, and they can display more tiles in the native modes.
So does a phone. It can display more tiles in a screen if it were vertical scroll.
As for the apps, i don't see how you get lost in em? it's easier to get lost in matrix based displays, as our eyes tend to only follow one flow direction (vertical or horizontal) and going horizontal then vertical then horizontal again is quite a pita when you eyes are tired.
Besides, the current listing of apps is nice, cause it allows you to see their full name.
So here is the deal, it may seem weired but I was wondrring if it is possible/has already been done before trying to code it.
I would like to make an app to change the screen container size, so as to simulate other screen sizes/aspect ratios.
Some apps like iphonex emulator add an overlay for the iphonex chin on top of the screen, but that actually hides part of the content, whereas I would like to make the device display stuff on a smaller sub-screen.
The end goal would be, for instance to simulate the galaxy S7 (similar footprint, but 16:9 screen and buttons under the screen, and logo on top), the iphone 7 (even bigger bezels) or really anything, if one loooooves bezels you could shrink the screen however you like, and replace the rest with black or static content.
Of course the purpose is more humoristic than useful, but I'd like to know *if* it can be done!