I am having problem with the phone's wallpaper setting.
Just bluetoothed a 480x800 wallpaper to the phone, went to wallpaper > select wallpaper from > gallery > then selected the 480x800 pic I bluetoothed, but then a red crop frame came up, and it would not allow me to stretch it to full size. Even if I stretch the frame to max size, the image will magnify in and become pixelated when displayed as wallpaper.
Is there a fix on this? Anyway to display the wallpaper as actual size (480x800) without the red frame?
I think the wallpaper needs to be 960 x 800 - it slides with the different home screens. So the IS is prompting you to crop it. Can you resize it first and then send it across?
Yes 480 is not enough ... Its actually half really ... The phone will only crop the wallpaper propotionaly so that it dosent get stretched in a funky way when applied ...
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App
knightrocker said:
Yes 480 is not enough ... Its actually half really ... The phone will only crop the wallpaper propotionaly so that it dosent get stretched in a funky way when applied ...
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
True, or you could get a Sense replacement and set the number of home screens u have to a lower value as opposed to the HTC Sense ... i havent tested it, but that should be a standard check for all sense replacements ..
Even easier would be to get the proper resolution wall paper
Related
Hi Guys,
I'm looking for a specific background for my hero.
I've downloaded the 'backgrounds' app from the market and also had a search via google with no luck.
Any idea where I can get a Tottenham Hotspur wallpaper from?
Or if not, how I can convert a picture to use as a wallpaper?
Thanks,
B
errm..
http://www.tottenhamhotspurs.tv/tottenham-pictures-5/
or even here
whats the background image resolution on the uk tmobile g2 ?
i.e. not the physical screen resolution, but the resolution of the image that is scrolled in the background of the default 7 touchflo (android home?) pages. i dont think its simply 7x width of screen, as it doesnt scroll as much as the foreground
ta
Check the HTC site and see if it lists the dpi (dot per inch / dot pitch) of the screen... but a 72 dpi image should be fine, or use a larger size than 640x480.
As long as its the same aspect ratio it will scale nicely when cropped.
Cheers joe!
I've found something decent, I was under the impression I needed a specific android wallpaper, but the image I found from one of your links seems to work fine!
Thanks...
http://g1wallz.com/
this site will be usefull there are enough wallpapers. i like this site
Any 640x480 jpeg image should be fine for a home screen background, anything larger can be cropped down when you set it
Search came up blank, sorry if this is mentioned elsewhere.
Alright so the screen resolution for this device is 320x480, and the default android home features 3 screens. Wallpapers are stretched across all 3 screens..so you would think 3x the width with the same height. However, most information I find says that the correct wallpaper size would be 640x480.. which would only be 2x the size.
It's easy enough to just say double the width, but that only works for 3 screens(?). I'm interested in the formula here so I can determine the correct wallpaper size for 5 or 7 screens.
Is it the obvious +1/2 width for each additional screen? For instance:
320x480 resolution, 3 screens. 320+(320/2)+(320/2)= 640, 640x480
320x480 resolution, 5 screens. 320+(320/2)+(320/2)+(320/2)+(320/2)= 960, 960x480
400x854 resolution, 3 screens. 400+(400/2)+(400/2) = 800, 800x854
Am I on the money with this?
I dont think it actually adds anything to the size with more screens. I think it just divides it differently. I have used the same wallpaper with 3/4/5 screens and the pic is always the same.
You have to remember the wallpaper doesn't get stretch rather the space on top of the displayed area gets divided depending on how many home screens you have. In all the final wallpaper is still 640x480 but it overlaps in 3, 5, 7 etc places.
Just think of each of the 'screens' overlapping to understand how the homescreen works.
So then the proper wallpaper size for any Android device is 2x width x height? Or is it device specific.
Celeras said:
So then the proper wallpaper size for any Android device is 2x width x height? Or is it device specific.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i think now with the Tattoo being available it depends on the device.
i think i would go with 'device-specific'. i'm curious what resolution builds like the pulse version uses.
it's rather apparent that the current 320x480 devices just use a shorter pan across a 640x480 image when the number of homescreens goes up. i suppose we could all just use larger wallpaper images, since android will crop oversized images to the appropriate resolution depending on what device it's on.
jayzusfk said:
i think i would go with 'device-specific'. i'm curious what resolution builds like the pulse version uses.
it's rather apparent that the current 320x480 devices just use a shorter pan across a 640x480 image when the number of homescreens goes up. i suppose we could all just use larger wallpaper images, since android will crop oversized images to the appropriate resolution depending on what device it's on.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I read the Pulse uses a 2:3 ratio, it uses two rows of three screens after all. I read something like 512x768 works well.
As Prash said.
For the G1, wallpaper is 640x480. If you had 50 screens, it'd still be 640x480.
However, different devices have different screen resolutions.
Not even worth reading
Celeras said:
Search came up blank, sorry if this is mentioned elsewhere.
Alright so the screen resolution for this device is 320x480, and the default android home features 3 screens. Wallpapers are stretched across all 3 screens..so you would think 3x the width with the same height. However, most information I find says that the correct wallpaper size would be 640x480.. which would only be 2x the size.
It's easy enough to just say double the width, but that only works for 3 screens(?). I'm interested in the formula here so I can determine the correct wallpaper size for 5 or 7 screens.
Is it the obvious +1/2 width for each additional screen? For instance:
320x480 resolution, 3 screens. 320+(320/2)+(320/2)= 640, 640x480
320x480 resolution, 5 screens. 320+(320/2)+(320/2)+(320/2)+(320/2)= 960, 960x480
400x854 resolution, 3 screens. 400+(400/2)+(400/2) = 800, 800x854
Am I on the money with this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just take the original width and multiply it by the number of screens you have. No need to do this /2 crap. Makes no sense....regardless of what you read. Now...if you wanted to have say 5 screens with less wallpaper scrolling when you transition from screen to screen...then you could implement your division tables as stated in your original post. It really functions no different than a desktop with multiple monitors....other than the fact that you have one screen and wallpaper scrolling on the Android device.
EDIT:....I guess I have been working too many hours....totally forgot about the fact that you have to crop images when setting your wallpaper. That being said....stick with 640X480. I am gonna go punch myself in the face now.
Size of the background does not matter. The ssytems will scale it when you choose the wallpaper. Or you can manually select what you see in the gallery.
If you need the background to look a specific way then yes the size matters.
Since the system will stretch or shrink as needed.
Proportion is more important. 640x480, 1280x960, 800x600 They will all scale to the same appearance.
As for screens:
What changes is the amount of the background that shifts.
On 3 screens the left screen see 0-50 of the picture, the right sees 50-100 the center screen sees 25-75.
On 9 screens: These numbers are off because it actually takes like 6.22 or something but this is close.
screen 1 = 0-50
screen 2 = 6-56
screen 3 = 12-62
screen 4 = 18-68
screen 5 = 24-74
screen 6 = 30-80
screen 7 = 36-86
screen 9 = 42-92
screen 9 = 50-100
I would be impressed if someone can figure out a way to make each screen a different wallpaper. A single image would be fantastic but probably unlikely.
bubonik said:
I would be impressed if someone can figure out a way to make each screen a different wallpaper. A single image would be fantastic but probably unlikely.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
bump for this post. is it really possible to use a single wallpaper without stretching in all homescreens? becuase i want my son's picture as wallpaper but i dont the picture to be stretched. wallpaper plus can do this fine but it isnt compatible with eclair 2.0. any idea guys. regards
no1 wants non-scrollable wallpaper?
any1??
...
+1 for non-scrollable wallpaper...better late than never?
Tommmii said:
+1 for non-scrollable wallpaper...better late than never?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Launcher Pro has a stationary-wallpaper option.
I've had this problem for the longest time and it's super annoying and I don't know how to fix it. I pick a 480x800 wallpaper and it work fine in Portrait Mode, but when I put my phone in Landscape mode it is cut off half way or choppy lookin. What I'm confused about is when you pick a wallpaper for the today screen and sense home it only gives you the option to pick just one wallpaper, it dosent give the option to pick two like one for Portrait and one for Landscape like in S2U2. Also the default wallpapers work both Portrait and Landscape, How come? whats different from the defaults then my wallpaper? I would very grateful if someone can shed some info on this.
That's easy.
Default wallpapers are 800 x 800 and these work perfect.
Just imagine - when you turn the orientation,
the picture is also turned so different part of it is cut to fit the screen.
So, in landscape the picture has to be 800 wide to fit the screen,
800 x 480 is just too thin to fill it.
doministry said:
That's easy.
Default wallpapers are 800 x 800 and these work perfect.
Just imagine - when you turn the orientation,
the picture is also turned so different part of it is cut to fit the screen.
So, in landscape the picture has to be 800 wide to fit the screen,
800 x 480 is just too thin to fill it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks so much, hmmm so my wallpapers have to be 800X800 then.
doministry said:
That's easy.
Default wallpapers are 800 x 800 and these work perfect.
Just imagine - when you turn the orientation,
the picture is also turned so different part of it is cut to fit the screen.
So, in landscape the picture has to be 800 wide to fit the screen,
800 x 480 is just too thin to fill it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I followed your advice and made the wallpapers 800x800, The problem is it worked for pic number 2(The one with the start menu) but The 1st pic that is using manilla 2.5 1922 it still looks like the pic I posted. Any Ideas.
Look up "Wallpaper Maker" by Qiang Liu in Market. Works wonders with my Galaxy Tab
kaleben said:
Look up "Wallpaper Maker" by Qiang Liu in Market. Works wonders with my Galaxy Tab
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Um what??? Bro I posted this thread in January 2010, it is now Aug 2011? I don't even use Sense 2.5 anymore nor does going to the Android market help when these pics were shot in WM 6.5.3???
how do i get my picture to fill the whole screen of galaxy s? i can't seem to be able to do so. IF only i can have the option of not selecting the 'selecting box'
What exactly do you mean by fill the whole screen?
You could always resize your images to 1440x800 (normal resolution is 480x800, so triple it and it should work nicely for 3 homescreens)
The problem is I can't even make a 480 x 800 picture my wallpaper. Because of the selection box that only captures a fraction of that 480 by 800 picture
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
Hei, u can resize the crop box by touch the frame n drag it.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
my image size is already 480 by 800 and yet the crop box appears. I know dragging it at its side enlarges it. I want the crop box to not appear. so my cropped wallpaper is only a fraction of my original picture
How do I do that?
The screen shows 480x800 at a time but requires a 960x800 wallpaper..
Id be willing to donate a reasonable amount to an application that can properly resize and make the wallpaper non sliding and it does not crap out the image quality!
EarlZ said:
The screen shows 480x800 at a time but requires a 960x800 wallpaper..
Id be willing to donate a reasonable amount to an application that can properly resize and make the wallpaper non sliding and it does not crap out the image quality!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i think u r just lucky... there is a live wallpaper by the name of droid x live paper or something it has an droid eye .. now here when u apply that in the settings u have to select the desired background.. lightning type- none, choose eye - none.. show particles- un tick this... and you are good to go.. now you have a wallpaper that wont move when you move the screens ... and if you know how to edit images.. make an image with the size 960 x 800.. but it will only show the first half ie 480x800 so keep ur image on the first half of the image..... i have attached a few wallpapers which i created may be you can understand what i m saying by looking at it... and i have also attached the apk file of the live wallpaper( this apk is not the full version , u can buy it from the market if u like it)
I'm trying desperately to love my android device, but it keeps tripping me up with stupid things that I swear shouldn't be this difficult.
Latest issue is that I have a gorgeous 1080x1920 wallpaper that I would like to set as my background. Considering the M7 has a 1080x1920 resolution you'd think that this would be a match made in heaven, but NO for some reason both the gallery app and es file explorer are forcing me to resize the wallpaper to some awful square resolution that kills the quality of the wallpaper.
Reading around I understand that this may be due to the wallpaper scrolling feature, but if that's so I'd just like to switch that feature off and have my background be static. Can I find such an option....nope.
So please, someone put me out of my misery.
jimxms said:
I'm trying desperately to love my android device, but it keeps tripping me up with stupid things that I swear shouldn't be this difficult.
Latest issue is that I have a gorgeous 1080x1920 wallpaper that I would like to set as my background. Considering the M7 has a 1080x1920 resolution you'd think that this would be a match made in heaven, but NO for some reason both the gallery app and es file explorer are forcing me to resize the wallpaper to some awful square resolution that kills the quality of the wallpaper.
Reading around I understand that this may be due to the wallpaper scrolling feature, but if that's so I'd just like to switch that feature off and have my background be static. Can I find such an option....nope.
So please, someone put me out of my misery.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try using this app to set it as wallpaper
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shirobakama.wallpaper
ZeRo2o9 said:
Try using this app to set it as wallpaper
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shirobakama.wallpaper
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Funnily enough I've downloaded that and a load of other wallpaper apps and none get it perfect.
With the app above, if i select a 1080x1920 wallpaper and tell it not to resize, it looks perfect in the preview, but as soon as I apply it, there is a 15mm black border at the bottom of the home screen. It's almost like its reserving some space form the 3 dot menu.
It's driving me f**(^ing insane. I cant believe android is so retarded. Even Windows 3.1 could set a bloody wallpaper full screen.
jimxms said:
Funnily enough I've downloaded that and a load of other wallpaper apps and none get it perfect.
With the app above, if i select a 1080x1920 wallpaper and tell it not to resize, it looks perfect in the preview, but as soon as I apply it, there is a 15mm black border at the bottom of the home screen. It's almost like its reserving some space form the 3 dot menu.
It's driving me f**(^ing insane. I cant believe android is so retarded. Even Windows 3.1 could set a bloody wallpaper full screen.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Let's keep in mind that it's not Android that's stupid, it's Sense (at least parts of Sense). Stock Android/CM/etc can set full res wallpaper images without issue.. You could probably even set a full res wallpaper with a 3rd part launcher