Resize and Reposition
Description
An easier way to customize the UI based on screen orientation is to create a separate res/layout folder containing the XML files for the UI of each orientation.
To support landscape mode, you can create a new folder in the res folder
and name it as layout-land (representing landscape).
The main.xml file contained within the layout folder defines the UI for the activity in portrait mode, whereas the main.xml file in the layout-land folder defines the UI in landscape mode.
Example
The following code shows the content of main.xml under the layout folder:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<Button
android:id="@+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Top Left"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Top Right"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Bottom Left"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button4"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Bottom Right"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button5"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Middle"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
The following shows the content of main.xml under the layout-land folder:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<Button
android:id="@+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Top Left"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Top Right"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Bottom Left"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button4"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Bottom Right"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button5"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Middle"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button6"
android:layout_width="180px"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Top Middle"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/button7"
android:layout_width="180px"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Bottom Middle"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
When the orientation of the device changes, Android automatically loads the appropriate XML file for your activity depending on the current screen orientation.