[Q] When making status bar icons, can I stretch the image out?

[chaotix000]

Can I stretch the, say, battery icon out to be longer like if I wanted to make a battery bar(health bar)? Or does it have to be a square image?

 

[chaotix000]

Anyone know?

 

[dyetheskin]

they're square for a reason. can't simply stretch them. it's coded so they can be read correctly to be displayed. image dimensions are based upon the device such as mdpi,hdpi and so forth

 

[chaotix000]

So then no...I can't take a 42x42 (XHDPI) image and stretch it to say 108x42 (LengthxHight)?

 

[dyetheskin]

So then no...I can't take a 42x42 (XHDPI) image and stretch it to say 108x42 (LengthxHight)?

that's correct. whatever app/component that image belongs to is coded to know that image is supposed to be 42x42

 

[chaotix000]

K thanks for the reply.

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[SynisterWolf]

you can / cant do it. if you are going to make the img longer then you will need to edit the xml so it will allow the space. most of the status bar is defined by an xml for the locate, kinda like if you delete the png for gms and instead of reclaiming the space it will leave a blank spot.

 

[chaotix000]

Do u happen to know which XML it is?

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[wildstang83]

Do u happen to know which XML it is?

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[chaotix000]

Can't read that

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[wildstang83]

Can't read that

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You can't read upside down? lol

Anyways, I said it usually will be in the layout.xml although not all apk's will be the same.