Buttons display below the screen

pmbanugo

I'm testing my game on a HTC phone(android). The buttons which are supposed to be used to control the hero is below the screen of the phone. I thought it's supposed to display correctly irrespective of the phone. How can I fix this?

zweg25

are you changing the y position of the buttons in the actors? Alternatively are they ever moving, or is there gravity?

Socks

@pmbanugo said:
I'm testing my game on a HTC phone(android). The buttons which are supposed to be used to control the hero is below the screen of the phone. I thought it's supposed to display correctly irrespective of the phone. How can I fix this?

Does the aspect ratio of your GameSalad project match the aspect ratio of the HTC ?

pmbanugo

I think is the aspect ratio. I'm using iPad project settings.

Socks

@pmbanugo said:
I think is the aspect ratio. I'm using iPad project settings.

The iPad screen and the HTC screen are different shapes.

iPad = 4:3 aspect ratio

HTC = 16:9 aspect ratio

You need to detect the screen shape (width divided by the height will give you the ratio) then move the buttons approprately.

BBEnk

Sounds like you published using overscan try using stretch. You can also search the forums for Universal Builds.

pmbanugo

when publishing i can't find option for stretch. just overscan and letterbox

pmbanugo

I copied rules from this http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/72604/universal-build-flexible-aspect-ratio-stretch-trick-with-video-and-template for non-scrolling and yet it doesn't work. I'm using overscan while publishing, because i cant find option for stretch