@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ for which these resources are to be used (defined in table 2).</li>
231231 </ul>
232232 <p>You can append more than one <em>{@code <qualifier>}</em>. Separate each
233233one with a dash.</p>
234+ <p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> When appending multiple qualifiers, you must
235+ place them in the same order in which they are listed in table 2. If the qualifiers are ordered
236+ wrong, the resources are ignored.</p>
234237 </li>
235238 <li>Save the respective alternative resources in this new directory. The resource files must be
236239named exactly the same as the default resource files.</li>
@@ -254,20 +257,14 @@ screen density, but the filenames are exactly
254257the same. This way, the resource ID that you use to reference the {@code icon.png} or {@code
255258background.png} image is always the same, but Android selects the
256259version of each resource that best matches the current device, by comparing the device
257- configuration information with the qualifiers in the alternative resource directory name.</p>
260+ configuration information with the qualifiers in the resource directory name.</p>
258261
259262<p>Android supports several configuration qualifiers and you can
260263add multiple qualifiers to one directory name, by separating each qualifier with a dash. Table 2
261264lists the valid configuration qualifiers, in order of precedence—if you use multiple
262- qualifiers for one resource directory, they must be added to the directory name in the order they
265+ qualifiers for a resource directory, you must add them to the directory name in the order they
263266are listed in the table.</p>
264267
265- <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> Some configuration qualifiers were added after Android 1.0,
266- so not
267- all versions of Android support all the qualifiers listed in table 2. New qualifiers
268- indicate the version in which they were added. To avoid any issues, always include a set of default
269- resources for resources that your application uses. For more information, see the section about <a
270- href="#Compatibility">Providing the Best Device Compatibility with Resources</a>.</p>
271268
272269<p class="table-caption" id="table2"><strong>Table 2.</strong> Configuration qualifier
273270names.</p>
@@ -752,6 +749,17 @@ href="#KnownIssues">Known Issues</a> for more information.</p>
752749</table>
753750
754751
752+ <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> Some configuration qualifiers have been added since Android
753+ 1.0, so not all versions of Android support all the qualifiers. Using a new qualifier implicitly
754+ adds the platform version qualifier so that older devices are sure to ignore it. For example, using
755+ a <code>w600dp</code> qualifier will automatically include the <code>v13</code> qualifier, because
756+ the available-width qualifier was new in API level 13. To avoid any issues, always include a set of
757+ default resources (a set of resources with <em>no qualifiers</em>). For more information, see the
758+ section about <a href="#Compatibility">Providing the Best Device Compatibility with
759+ Resources</a>.</p>
760+
761+
762+
755763<h3 id="QualifierRules">Qualifier name rules</h3>
756764
757765<p>Here are some rules about using configuration qualifier names:</p>
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