Android: alternate layout xml for landscape mode
By default, the layouts in /res/layout are applied to both portrait and landscape.
If you have for example
/res/layout/main.xmlyou can add a new folder /res/layout-land, copy main.xml into it and make the needed adjustments.
See also http://www.androidpeople.com/android-portrait-amp-landscape-differeent-layouts and http://www.devx.com/wireless/Article/40792/1954 for some more options.
In the current version of Android Studio (v1.0.2) you can simply add a landscape layout by clicking on the button in the visual editor shown in the screenshot below. Select "Create Landscape Variation"
The layouts in /res/layout are applied to both portrait and landscape, unless you specify otherwise. Let’s assume we have /res/layout/home.xml for our homepage and we want it to look differently in the 2 layout types.
- create folder /res/layout-land (here you will keep your landscape adjusted layouts)
- copy home.xml there
- make necessary changes to it