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authorDanielle Roberts <daroberts@google.com>2016-07-14 16:29:17 -0700
committerDanielle Roberts <daroberts@google.com>2016-07-19 12:17:42 -0700
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Docs: Add multi-window support doc to display section for the N release
Minor cleanup on Do-not-distrub to fix broken page title Bug: 27621451 Change-Id: I79b374e1e4ebbab7f7e3af2d560ce37acff78796
Diffstat (limited to 'src')
-rw-r--r--src/devices/devices_toc.cs1
-rw-r--r--src/devices/tech/display/dnd.jd2
-rw-r--r--src/devices/tech/display/multi-window.jd123
3 files changed, 125 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/devices/devices_toc.cs b/src/devices/devices_toc.cs
index 6c955645..6aa6188c 100644
--- a/src/devices/devices_toc.cs
+++ b/src/devices/devices_toc.cs
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@
</div>
<ul>
<li><a href="<?cs var:toroot ?>devices/tech/display/dnd.html">Do Not Disturb</a></li>
+ <li><a href="<?cs var:toroot ?>devices/tech/display/multi-window.html">Multi-Window</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
diff --git a/src/devices/tech/display/dnd.jd b/src/devices/tech/display/dnd.jd
index 9bf6b53b..2e1a80b4 100644
--- a/src/devices/tech/display/dnd.jd
+++ b/src/devices/tech/display/dnd.jd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-lpage.title=Configuring DND
+page.title=Configuring DND
@jd:body
<!--
diff --git a/src/devices/tech/display/multi-window.jd b/src/devices/tech/display/multi-window.jd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78a19764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/devices/tech/display/multi-window.jd
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+page.title=Supporting Multi-Window
+@jd:body
+
+<!--
+ Copyright 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+-->
+<div id="qv-wrapper">
+ <div id="qv">
+ <h2>In this document</h2>
+ <ol id="auto-toc">
+ </ol>
+ </div>
+</div>
+
+<p>
+In Android 7.0, users can have multiple apps simultaneously displayed on their
+device screen with the new platform feature, multi-window. In addition to the
+default implementation of multi-window, Android Nougat supports a few varieties
+of multi-window: split-screen, free-form, and picture-in-picture.
+</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li><strong>Split-screen</strong> is the base implementation of multi-window and
+provides two activity panes for users to place apps.
+<li><strong>Freeform</strong> allows users to dynamically resize the activity
+panes and have more than two apps visible on their screen.
+<li><strong>Picture-in-picture (PIP)</strong> allows Android devices to continue
+playing video content in a small window while the user interacts with other
+applications.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+To implement the multi-window feature, device manufacturers set a flag in the
+config file on their devices to enable or disable multi-window support.
+</p>
+
+<h2 id="implementation">Implementation</h2>
+<p>
+Multi-window support is enabled by default in Android N. To disable it, set
+the <code>config_supportsMultiWindow</code> flag to false in the <a
+href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/core/res/res/values/config.xml">config.xml</a>
+file.
+</p>
+<p>
+For devices that declare <code>ActivityManager.isLowRam()</code>, multi-window
+is disabled regardless of the value of <code>config_supportsMultiWindow</code>
+flag.
+</p>
+<h3 id="split-screen">Split-screen</h3>
+<p>
+The default multi-window experience is split-screen mode, where the System UI is
+divided directly down the middle of the device in portrait or landscape. Users
+can resize the window by dragging the dividing line side-to-side or
+top-to-bottom, depending on the device orientation.
+</p>
+<p>
+Then device manufacturers can choose if they want to enable freeform or PIP.
+</p>
+<h3 id="freeform">Freeform</h3>
+<p>
+After enabling standard multi-window mode with the flag
+<code>config_supportsMultiWindow</code>, device manufacturers can optionally
+allow freeform windowing. This mode is most useful for manufacturers of larger
+devices, like tablets.
+</p>
+<p>
+To support freeform mode, enable the
+PackageManager#FEATURE_FREEFORM_WINDOW_MANAGEMENT system feature in <a
+href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java">/android/frameworks/base/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java</a>
+and set <code>config_freeformWindowManagement</code> to true in <a
+href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/core/res/res/values/config.xml">config.xml</a>.
+</p>
+
+<pre>
+&lt;bool name="config_freeformWindowManagement"&gt;true&lt;/bool&gt;
+</pre>
+
+<h3 id="picture-in-picture">Picture-in-picture</h3>
+<p>
+After enabling standard multi-window mode with the flag
+<code>config_supportsMultiWindow</code>, device manufacturers can support <a
+href="http://developer.android.com/preview/features/picture-in-picture.html">picture-in-picture</a>
+to allow users to continue watching video while browsing other activities.
+While this features is primarily targeted at Android Television devices, other
+device form factors may support this feature.
+</p>
+<p>
+To support PIP, enable the PackageManager#FEATURE_PICTURE_IN_PICTURE system
+feature in <a
+href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java">/android/frameworks/base/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java</a>.
+</p>
+<h3 id="system-ui">System UI</h3>
+<p>
+Support all standard System UIs according to <a
+href="http://developer.android.com/preview/features/multi-window.html#testing">http://developer.android.com/preview/features/multi-window.html#testing</a>
+</p>
+<h3 id="applications">Applications</h3>
+<p>
+To support multi-window mode for preloaded apps, consult the <a
+href="http://developer.android.com/preview/features/multi-window.html">developer
+preview documentation</a>.
+</p>
+<h2 id="validation">Validation</h2>
+<p>
+To validate their implementation of multi-window, device manufacturers should
+run <a
+href="https://android.googlesource.com/platform/cts/+/master/hostsidetests/services/activitymanager/src/android/server/cts">CTS
+tests</a> and follow the <a
+href="http://developer.android.com/preview/features/multi-window.html#testing">testing
+instructions for multi-window</a>.
+</p>