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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) User Input Introducing ImageViews

Lisa Steendam
Lisa Steendam
6,825 Points
Posted by Lisa Steendam
Lisa Steendam
6,825 Points

Note about difference in newer version Android studio

In my current version of Android Studio you no longer see the different drawable directories directly. Instead you get folders for each image. So old version:

  • res/drawable-hdpi folder with all hdpi images
  • res/drawable-mdpi folder with all mdpi images
  • and so on

New:

  • res/drawable/ic_launcher.png folder with the ic_launcher for each kind of image (hdpi/mdpi/...)
  • res/drawable/page0.png folder with the page0.png for each kind of image (hdpi/mdpi/...)
  • and so on

3 Answers

Kyle Wallpe
Kyle Wallpe
2,308 Points
Kyle Wallpe
Kyle Wallpe
2,308 Points

The difference in resource display is due to the default view for that pane (apparently) being Android now instead of Project. If you switch the view in that pane in the current version of Android Studio from Android to Project, everything still matches the video(s), with drawable-mdpi, drawable-hdpi etc. folders and individual files inside those.

The Android view seems to be designed to hide some of the complexity of the directory structure. The way it hides and combines directories isn't just limited to the resource directories.

Ben Jakuben
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Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

Doesn't that just figure...and update as soon as the course is released! :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

I'll add a note to the video. If it really causes trouble I can look at re-recording it.

betalife

Botan Abdullah
Botan Abdullah
Courses Plus Student 2,940 Points

Hi Ben, I added the image directory to the "drawable" directory, but it doesn't show the directories. I had to put the images manually one by one. How can I fix that? I had to rename all the image files. any solutions?

Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

Did you try switching to the Project view as described in the selected answer here? In the latest version of Android Studio you should be able to drag files directly into the matching drawable-hdmi (or -whatever) folders from the downloaded folders.

Alexandru Sava
Alexandru Sava
7,695 Points
Alexandru Sava
Alexandru Sava
7,695 Points

I am working on Windows computer. Under Open icon, Save icon, Sychronize icon (top left side) you have the main folder of the project. Now, right click on it and select Jump to source. Now you should be able to see the same structure as you can see on the tutorial.