Android version

pav · November 24, 2014, 17:20

Recently I came over Pixel Dungeon game, which induced in me a strong longing to play some Angband again. So I got real actual Angband on my phone and...

Who is working on Android port these days? I can get over tapping keys on on-screen keyboard etc, but please, big screen support, anyone?

Because this is ridiculous:

Also any plans for 3.5?

Zireael · November 27, 2014, 10:29

If you rotate your phone to landscape mode, the font increases and the wasted space is no longer wasted.

pav · November 27, 2014, 16:04

Yes, true, and I'm also unable to play since the on-screen keyboard is gone.

Malak Darkhunter · December 20, 2014, 19:20

I'm trying this now and while in Game if I press the up sound keys on the side of the phone it changes the font size....you can press the sound keys to change font sizes with android phones...I'm using Samsung galaxy s4 by the way.

Malak Darkhunter · December 20, 2014, 19:32

Playing around some more and using the options button on your phone brings up the screen orientation options for the game you can set to display the virtual keyboard in landscape mode and then you can flip around the phone for the wide and bigger screen and it will display the keyboard as well.

andrewas · December 20, 2014, 22:14

In landscape you have the opposite problem, the keyboard covers up half the game screen. I don't think theres a good fix for this short of redesigning the main screen to suit the aspect ratios smartphones give us.

Malak Darkhunter · December 21, 2014, 02:38

Has anybody tried this on a tablet or kindle? That's a pretty big screen there I'm curious as to how well it works on one of those.

Uqbar · December 28, 2014, 15:54

Well, I have just started to play Angband on a 7" tablet.
The screen is big enough to have a real play but still the keybaord is missing the D-pad (or the arrows).
That "wasted" space would be used for some extra touch buttons like the arrows.

andrewas · December 29, 2014, 00:56

The main screen has an invisible d-pad on it. By default, its set to always run, which you can change if you go into the programs preferences. Personally, I find it better to switch between numeric and alphabet keyboards, it forces me to slow down which helps me avoid rushing into a stupid death.

No, I now go slowly and deliberately into stupid deaths.

November 24, 2014, 17:20	#1
pav Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Prague, Czech republic Age: 42 Posts: 790	Android version Recently I came over Pixel Dungeon game, which induced in me a strong longing to play some Angband again. So I got real actual Angband on my phone and... Who is working on Android port these days? I can get over tapping keys on on-screen keyboard etc, but please, big screen support, anyone? Because this is ridiculous: Also any plans for 3.5? __________________ See the elves and everything! http://angband.oook.cz

November 27, 2014, 16:04	#3
pav Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Prague, Czech republic Age: 42 Posts: 790	Yes, true, and I'm also unable to play since the on-screen keyboard is gone. __________________ See the elves and everything! http://angband.oook.cz

December 28, 2014, 15:54	#8
Uqbar Rookie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Regnum Utriusque Siciliae Posts: 8	Well, I have just started to play Angband on a 7" tablet. The screen is big enough to have a real play but still the keybaord is missing the D-pad (or the arrows). That "wasted" space would be used for some extra touch buttons like the arrows. __________________ Your armour has been eaten! Get ready to die.

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November 27, 2014, 10:29	#2
Zireael Adept Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 204	If you rotate your phone to landscape mode, the font increases and the wasted space is no longer wasted.

December 20, 2014, 19:20	#4
Malak Darkhunter Knight Join Date: May 2007 Location: US Age: 45 Posts: 730	I'm trying this now and while in Game if I press the up sound keys on the side of the phone it changes the font size....you can press the sound keys to change font sizes with android phones...I'm using Samsung galaxy s4 by the way.

December 20, 2014, 19:32	#5
Malak Darkhunter Knight Join Date: May 2007 Location: US Age: 45 Posts: 730	Playing around some more and using the options button on your phone brings up the screen orientation options for the game you can set to display the virtual keyboard in landscape mode and then you can flip around the phone for the wide and bigger screen and it will display the keyboard as well.

December 20, 2014, 22:14	#6
andrewas Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 13	In landscape you have the opposite problem, the keyboard covers up half the game screen. I don't think theres a good fix for this short of redesigning the main screen to suit the aspect ratios smartphones give us.

December 21, 2014, 02:38	#7
Malak Darkhunter Knight Join Date: May 2007 Location: US Age: 45 Posts: 730	Has anybody tried this on a tablet or kindle? That's a pretty big screen there I'm curious as to how well it works on one of those.

December 29, 2014, 00:56	#9
andrewas Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 13	The main screen has an invisible d-pad on it. By default, its set to always run, which you can change if you go into the programs preferences. Personally, I find it better to switch between numeric and alphabet keyboards, it forces me to slow down which helps me avoid rushing into a stupid death. No, I now go slowly and deliberately into stupid deaths.

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