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Android Implementing Designs for Android Using Custom Styles and Themes Providing Alternative Layouts for Tablets

Posted by Nicolas Hampton
Nicolas Hampton
44,638 Points

I can't see layout-large in Android Studio

I made the resource directory layout-large in Android Studio, but couldn't see it. When I went to create it again, Studio told me that the directory is already created. How do I manipulate that alternate size directory in Android Studio?

1 Answer

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

Hello,

You're probably in Android view for your file structure. This does not show empty directories. To add a new file to the alternate layout folders, you could add a new item as if you were doing it to the normal layout's folder, but one the creation screen select the constraint you want. This should add in the new resource and have it in the proper location(while creating any directories that you need).

Another way that you could manipulate the folder directly from within Android Studio is to change into Project view mode. Right above the file tree, you should see a dropdown menu that likely shows Android right now, select it and change it to Project.

Please let me know if you need more assistance and I will try to help further.