multi_screen_layout 0.0.3

A collection of Widgets that make multi screen user experiences easy to build

Multi Screen Layout for Flutter

A collection of Widgets that make multi screen user experiences easy to build

Supported Devices

• ✅ Surface Duo
• ❌ Galaxy Z Fold
• ❌ Galaxy Z Flip

If you know of other devices that could support multi screen layouts, please submit a PR and add them to this list.

Layouts

TwoPageLayout

Displays two Widgets, one per screen, on a dual screen device when the app is being spanned across both screens. This is designed to be used to accomplish Two Page, Dual View, and Companion Pane dual screen app patterns.

On a single screen device, or when the app is only running on a single screen, only the first page will display.

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return TwoPageLayout(
      child: Scaffold(body: Center(child: Text('Hello from page 1!'))),
      secondChild: Scaffold(body: Center(child: Text('Hello from page 2!'))),
    );
  }
}

MasterDetailLayout

Very similar to TwoPageLayout. This layout has better support for having related, "deeper", content in the second page that would usually be accessed by navigating to a new page.

It's common to use this type of layout when you have a list of items that when tapped let you view a detailed view of the item. Email and instant messaging apps are examples of this.

On a single screen device, or when the app is only running on a single screen, master will display first. When isSelected is true, detail is displayed as a new page on top of master, similar to using Navigator.push.

When spanned across 2 screens, both master and detail display at the same time and no navigation occurs. Even when isSelected is false.

MasterDetailLayout also handles switching between spanned and non-spanned modes appropriately, so the UI will be the same if you select and then span, or span and then select.

class MasterDetailLayoutExample extends StatefulWidget {
  @override
  _MasterDetailLayoutExampleState createState() =>
      _MasterDetailLayoutExampleState();
}

class _MasterDetailLayoutExampleState extends State<MasterDetailLayoutExample> {
  int selectedItem;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MasterDetailLayout(
      master: EmailList(onItemSelected: (selected) {
        setState(() {
          selectedItem = selected;
        });
      }),
      detail: EmailDetail(itemNumber: selectedItem),
      isSelected: selectedItem != null,
    );
  }
}

Direct Data Access

Direct access is for advanced uses cases. The above layouts should be suitable for most apps.

There may be cases where you want to access multi screen information instead of just using the above layout widgets. Here is how to do that.

MultiScreenInfo

MultiScreenInfo is a Widget that lets you access information about the device directly in your Widget tree, it will rebuild when the data changes.

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: MultiScreenInfo(
        builder: (info) {
          return Column(
            children: <Widget>[
              Text('The below information is from the Surface Duo SDK'),
              Text('isAppSpanned: ${info.surfaceDuoInfoModel.isSpanned}'),
              Text('hingeAngle: ${info.surfaceDuoInfoModel.hingeAngle}'),
            ],
          );
        },
      ),
    );
  }
}

PlatformHandlers

If you need access to information about the device outside of the Widget tree, you can also make platform calls yourself.

SurfaceDuoPlatformHandler

Future getSurfaceDuoInfo() async {
    var hingeAngle = await SurfaceDuoPlatformHandler.getHingeAngle();
    var isDual = await SurfaceDuoPlatformHandler.getIsDual();
    var isSpanned = await SurfaceDuoPlatformHandler.getIsSpanned();
    var nonFunctionalBounds = await SurfaceDuoPlatformHandler.getNonFunctionalBounds();
  }

Extra Documentation

• Microsoft Dual Screen
• Samsung Flex Mode
• Android Window DeviceState