I have a screen layout that includes 3 Button controls contained within a linear layout (horizontal). The Buttons each have a background image. See XML below :
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/notificationform_llt_ApprovalBtns"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="8dp"
android:paddingRight="8dp" >
<Button
android:id="@+id/notificationform_btn_Approve"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="@drawable/btn_approve"
android:onClick="btnApprove_Click" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/notificationform_btn_Reject"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
android:background="@drawable/btn_reject"
android:onClick="btnReject_Click" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/notificationform_btn_Delegate"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="@drawable/btn_delegate"
android:onClick="btnDelegate_Click" />
</LinearLayout>
The screen looks great on my Galaxy W phone (3.7"), but when running on my Nexus 7 the buttons are stretched horizontally but not vertically and therefore look squashed. If I understand it right both these devices have similar resolution and both look for images in the drawable-hdpi folder which is where my images are stored. I've tried making the images 9-patch but this didn't make any difference. How can I make the images scale proportionally on both height and width?