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Canonical layouts are proven, versatile layouts that provide an optimal user experience on a variety of form factors.

Depiction of large screen devices showing the canonical layouts.

The canonical layouts support small screen phones as well as tablets, foldables, and ChromeOS devices. Derived from Material Design guidance, the layouts are aesthetic as well as functional.

The Android framework includes specialized components that make implementation of the layouts straightforward and reliable.

The canonical layouts create engaging, productivity‑enhancing UIs that form the foundation of great apps.

List-detail

Wireframe of list-detail layout.

The list-detail layout enables users to explore lists of items that have descriptive, explanatory, or other supplementary information—the item detail.

The layout divides the app window into two side-by-side panes: one for the list, one for the detail. Users select items from the list to display the item detail. Deep links in the detail reveal additional content in the detail pane.

Expanded-width displays (see Use window size classes) accommodate both the list and detail at the same time. Selection of a list item updates the detail pane to show the related content for the selected item.

Medium- and compact-width displays show either the list or the detail, depending on user interaction with the app. When just the list is visible, selection of a list item displays the detail in place of the list. When just the detail is visible, pressing the back button redisplays the list.

Configuration changes such as device orientation changes or app window size changes can change the display's window size class. A list‑detail layout responds accordingly, preserving app state:

  • If an expanded-width display showing both the list and detail panes narrows to medium or compact, the detail pane remains visible and the list pane is hidden
  • If a medium- or compact-width display has just the detail pane visible and the window size class widens to expanded, the list and detail are shown together, and the list indicates that the item corresponding to the content in the detail pane is selected
  • If a medium- or compact-width display has just the list pane visible and widens to expanded, the list and a placeholder detail pane are shown together

List-detail is ideal for messaging apps, contact managers, file browsers, or any app where the content can be organized as a list of items that reveal additional information.

Figure 1. Messaging app showing a list of conversations and the details of a selected conversation.

Implementation

Compose के डिक्लेरेटिव पैराडाइम में, विंडो के साइज़ क्लास के लॉजिक का इस्तेमाल किया जाता है. इससे यह तय होता है कि सूची और ज़्यादा जानकारी वाले पैनल को एक साथ दिखाया जाए या नहीं. यह विंडो के साइज़ क्लास के चौड़े या छोटे होने पर तय होता है.

डेटा एक ही दिशा में फ़्लो हो, यह पक्का करने के लिए सभी स्टेटस को होस्ट करें. इसमें मौजूदा विंडो साइज़ क्लास और चुने गए सूची आइटम (अगर कोई हो) की जानकारी शामिल है, ताकि सभी कॉम्पोज़ेबल के पास डेटा का ऐक्सेस हो और वे सही तरीके से रेंडर हो सकें.

छोटे साइज़ की विंडो में सिर्फ़ जानकारी वाला पैनल दिखाते समय, जानकारी वाले पैनल को हटाने और सिर्फ़ सूची वाले पैनल को दिखाने के लिए, BackHandler जोड़ें. BackHandler, ऐप्लिकेशन के नेविगेशन का हिस्सा नहीं है, क्योंकि हैंडलर, विंडो साइज़ क्लास और चुनी गई जानकारी की स्थिति पर निर्भर करता है.

लागू करने का उदाहरण देखने के लिए, Compose के साथ सूची की जानकारी सैंपल देखें.

Feed

Wireframe of feed layout.

A feed layout arranges equivalent content elements in a configurable grid for quick, convenient viewing of a large amount of content.

Size and position establish relationships among the content elements.

Content groups are created by making elements the same size and positioning them together. Attention is drawn to elements by making them larger than nearby elements.

Cards and lists are common components of feed layouts.

A feed layout supports displays of almost any size because the grid can adapt from a single, scrolling column to a multi‑column scrolling feed of content.

Feeds are especially well suited for news and social media apps.

Figure 2. Social media app showing posts in cards of varying sizes.

Implementation

A feed consists of a large number of content elements in a vertical scrolling container laid out in a grid. Lazy lists efficiently render a large number of items in columns or rows. Lazy grids render items in grids, supporting configuration of the item sizes and spans.

Configure the columns of the grid layout based on the available display area to set the minimum allowable width for grid items. When defining grid items, adjust column spans to emphasize some items over others.

For section headers, dividers, or other items designed to occupy the full width of the feed, use maxLineSpan to take up the full width of the layout.

On compact-width displays that don't have enough space to show more than one column, LazyVerticalGrid behaves just like a LazyColumn.

For an example implementation, see the Feed with Compose sample.

Supporting pane

Wireframe of supporting pane layout.

Supporting pane layout organizes app content into primary and secondary display areas.

The primary display area occupies the majority of the app window (typically about two thirds) and contains the main content. The secondary display area is a pane that takes up the remainder of the app window and presents content that supports the main content.

Supporting pane layouts work well on expanded-width displays (see Use window size classes) in landscape orientation. Medium- or compact‑width displays support showing both the primary and secondary display areas if the content is adaptable to narrower display spaces, or if the additional content can be initially hidden in a bottom or side sheet accessible by means of a control such as a menu or button.

A supporting pane layout differs from a list‑detail layout in the relationship of the primary and secondary content. Secondary pane content is meaningful only in relation to the primary content; for example, a supporting pane tool window is irrelevant by itself. The supplementary content in the detail pane of a list‑detail layout, however, is meaningful even without the primary content, for example, the description of a product from a product listing.

Use cases for supporting pane include:

  • Productivity apps: A document or spreadsheet accompanied by reviewer comments in a supporting pane
  • Media apps: A streaming video complemented by a list of related videos in a supporting pane, or the depiction of an album of music supplemented with a playlist
  • Search and reference apps: A query input form with results in a supporting pane
Figure 3. Shopping app with product descriptions in a supporting pane.

Implementation

Compose, विंडो साइज़ क्लास लॉजिक के साथ काम करता है. इसकी मदद से, यह तय किया जा सकता है कि मुख्य कॉन्टेंट और सहायक कॉन्टेंट, दोनों को एक साथ दिखाया जाए या सहायक कॉन्टेंट को किसी दूसरी जगह पर रखा जाए.

विंडो के साइज़ की मौजूदा क्लास के साथ-साथ मुख्य कॉन्टेंट और सहायक कॉन्टेंट में मौजूद डेटा के साथ-साथ सभी सुविधाओं को हाइलाइट करें.

कॉम्पैक्ट-विड्थ डिसप्ले के लिए, मुख्य कॉन्टेंट के नीचे या बॉटम शीट में सहायक कॉन्टेंट डालें. मीडियम और बड़े किए गए साइज़ के लिए, मुख्य कॉन्टेंट के बगल में सहायक कॉन्टेंट रखें. कॉन्टेंट और उपलब्ध जगह के हिसाब से, कॉन्टेंट का साइज़ सही रखें. मीडियम चौड़ाई के लिए, डिसप्ले स्पेस को मुख्य और सहायक कॉन्टेंट के बीच बराबर बांटें. बड़े किए गए विज्ञापन की चौड़ाई के लिए, मुख्य कॉन्टेंट को 70% और सहायक कॉन्टेंट को 30% जगह दें.

लागू करने का उदाहरण देखने के लिए, Compose के साथ सहायता पैनल सैंपल देखें.

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