Dyanmic scaling - tablets only

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

As I finish up my first app, I am looking at my next one which is going to be for tablets only.

My original plan was to use the iPad size of 1024x768 as the default size, and not scale it at all to have it render at the same size for the 10 inch Android tablets that have 1280x800 resolutions.

But now that we have the 7 inch tablets at 1024x600, I am wondering if it makes sense to break the iOS and Android versions up. For iOS, use 1024x768 as the default size. For Android, use 1024x600 as the default size and use the letterbox scale value (and a second set of image assets) to have it work well with the 1280x800 tablets.

Does that seem like the best way to handle this? Has anyone done something different that worked great for them?

Would love to hear some experiences from developers who have gone down this path already. Thanks all! [import]uid: 17827 topic_id: 20842 reply_id: 320842[/import]

#2

I would use zoomStretch 100% of the time!

Regards,
Jordan Schuetz
Ninja Pig Studios [import]uid: 29181 topic_id: 20842 reply_id: 82087[/import]

#3

Really, you use the one that Ansca says “Note: zoomStretch is not recommended because it can distort display objects on devices (e.g., circles become ovals).” ??? :slight_smile:

I would only use letterbox as my scaling value, if I am scaling. I don’t want have my images distorted and layouts thrown off.
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#4

I actually have ran into less issues with zoomStretch than I have with letterbox. I’m not sure, do whatever is easiest, but I would recommend zoomStretch. You can always ajust the image with xScale and yScale. Besides, tablets are pretty square so zoomStretch should work fine.

Regards,
Jordan Schuetz
Ninja Pig Studios [import]uid: 29181 topic_id: 20842 reply_id: 82097[/import]