android system is taking layout xml files only from layout-320

Question

I am developing app.I have only layout folder with xml files,it is showing properly in more pixel screen ,but when i see my app in less pixel screen the text is big not same as more pixel screen As per android developer site, I came across layout-sw320dp ,layout-sw480dp. So I have added the xml files into layout-sw320dp,layout-480dp and made changes like text size and margin,then when i run them with sw-320dp in less pixel screen i can see text size same as more pixel screen,but when i run with sw-320dp the same in more pixel screen, the text is small ,it is taking layout from only sw320 actually it should take from layout folder.I d'not know where I am wrong can any one tell me.

screens with only layout folder 
[![screen in less pixel density[![screen with more pixel][1]][1]][2]

screens with layout-sw320sp

[![screen in less pixel [![screen with more pixel density][3]][3]density][4]][4]


  [1]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/6rTNw.png
  [2]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/uHRkx.png
  [3]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/qhcmk.png
  [4]: http://i.stack.imgur.com/Z5PE0.png

check this:--> http://developer.android.com/training/multiscreen/screensizes.html http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9476662/how-to-set-android-layout-to-support-all-screen-sizes http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9877946/text-size-and-different-android-screen-sizes http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15715324/increase-the-font-size-based-on-the-size-of-the-device — Chaudhary Amar, Apr 01 '16 at 05:12
Try using only two layouts - normal and sw-600dp. All devices not complying 600dp will use the normal layout. This makes sure 600dp devices (tablets) see a different UI. — Rishabh Tatiraju, Apr 01 '16 at 05:17
but if i use the just "layout" folder i am getting text with big size. — Sanjeev, Apr 01 '16 at 05:19
@Sanjeev Take a look here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21280277/different-values-folders-in-android — Jay Rathod RJ, Apr 01 '16 at 05:32

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 01 '16 at 05:45

You are not supposed to pick what resource size is shown, android does that depending on the device used at runtime. Your job is to set the resource in the correct folder for example res/layout/mylayout.xml and res/layout-sw480dp/mylayout.xml res/layout-sw320dp/mylayout.xml sw is smallest width of screen, 320 is a number, dp can be thought of as pixels. This concept of putting resources in folders with special names and allowing android to pick the most sutable special name/folder for the job works for any resource. Strings/languages, images/for device screen size,night/day,orientation-|.

android system is taking layout xml files only from layout-320

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