diff --git a/java/res/values/attrs.xml b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
index de732fb..76e76cc 100644
--- a/java/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -41,26 +41,24 @@
              checkable+checked+pressed. -->
         <attr name="keyBackground" format="reference" />
 
-        <!-- Size of the text for one letter keys. If not defined, keyLetterRatio takes effect. -->
-        <attr name="keyLetterSize" format="dimension" />
-        <!-- Size of the text for keys with multiple letters. If not defined, keyLabelRatio takes
-             effect. -->
-        <attr name="keyLabelSize" format="dimension" />
-        <!-- Size of the text for one letter keys, in the proportion of key height. -->
-        <attr name="keyLetterRatio" format="float" />
+        <!-- Size of the text for one letter keys. If specified as fraction, the text size is
+             measured in the proportion of key height. -->
+        <attr name="keyLetterSize" format="dimension|fraction" />
+        <!-- Size of the text for keys with multiple letters. If specified as fraction, the text
+             size is measured in the proportion of key height. -->
+        <attr name="keyLabelSize" format="dimension|fraction" />
         <!-- Large size of the text for one letter keys, in the proportion of key height. -->
-        <attr name="keyLargeLetterRatio" format="float" />
-        <!-- Size of the text for keys with multiple letters, in the proportion of key height. -->
-        <attr name="keyLabelRatio" format="float" />
+        <attr name="keyLargeLetterRatio" format="fraction" />
         <!-- Large size of the text for keys with multiple letters, in the proportion of key height. -->
-        <attr name="keyLargeLabelRatio" format="float" />
+        <attr name="keyLargeLabelRatio" format="fraction" />
         <!-- Size of the text for hint letter (= one character hint label), in the proportion of
              key height. -->
-        <attr name="keyHintLetterRatio" format="float" />
+        <attr name="keyHintLetterRatio" format="fraction" />
         <!-- Size of the text for hint label, in the proportion of key height. -->
-        <attr name="keyHintLabelRatio" format="float" />
+        <attr name="keyHintLabelRatio" format="fraction" />
         <!-- Size of the text for shifted letter hint, in the proportion of key height. -->
-        <attr name="keyShiftedLetterHintRatio" format="float" />
+        <attr name="keyShiftedLetterHintRatio" format="dimension|fraction" />
+
         <!-- Horizontal padding of left/right aligned key label to the edge of the key. -->
         <attr name="keyLabelHorizontalPadding" format="dimension" />
         <!-- Right padding of hint letter to the edge of the key.-->
@@ -96,8 +94,8 @@
         <attr name="keyPreviewOffset" format="dimension" />
         <!-- Height of the key press feedback popup. -->
         <attr name="keyPreviewHeight" format="dimension" />
-        <!-- Size of the text for key press feedback popup, int the proportion of key height -->
-        <attr name="keyPreviewTextRatio" format="float" />
+        <!-- Size of the text for key press feedback popup, in the proportion of key height. -->
+        <attr name="keyPreviewTextRatio" format="fraction" />
         <!-- Delay after key releasing and key press feedback dismissing in millisecond -->
         <attr name="keyPreviewLingerTimeout" format="integer" />
 
diff --git a/java/res/values/styles.xml b/java/res/values/styles.xml
index ccf378a..0220c83 100644
--- a/java/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
     <style name="KeyboardView">
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_background</item>
         <item name="keyBackground">@drawable/btn_keyboard_key</item>
-        <item name="keyLetterRatio">@fraction/key_letter_ratio</item>
+        <item name="keyLetterSize">@fraction/key_letter_ratio</item>
         <item name="keyLargeLetterRatio">@fraction/key_large_letter_ratio</item>
-        <item name="keyLabelRatio">@fraction/key_label_ratio</item>
+        <item name="keyLabelSize">@fraction/key_label_ratio</item>
         <item name="keyLargeLabelRatio">@fraction/key_large_label_ratio</item>
         <item name="keyHintLetterRatio">@fraction/key_hint_letter_ratio</item>
         <item name="keyHintLabelRatio">@fraction/key_hint_label_ratio</item>
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
index f233a86..79fe43b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     // Miscellaneous constants
     private static final int[] LONG_PRESSABLE_STATE_SET = { android.R.attr.state_long_pressable };
     private static final float UNDEFINED_RATIO = -1.0f;
+    private static final int UNDEFINED_DIMENSION = -1;
 
     // XML attributes
     protected final float mVerticalCorrection;
@@ -214,19 +215,15 @@
         public int mKeyHintLabelSize;
         public int mAnimAlpha;
 
-        public KeyDrawParams(TypedArray a) {
+        public KeyDrawParams(final TypedArray a) {
             mKeyBackground = a.getDrawable(R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyBackground);
-            if (a.hasValue(R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLetterSize)) {
-                mKeyLetterRatio = UNDEFINED_RATIO;
-                mKeyLetterSize = a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLetterSize, 0);
-            } else {
-                mKeyLetterRatio = getFraction(a, R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLetterRatio);
+            if (!isValidFraction(mKeyLetterRatio = getFraction(a,
+                    R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLetterSize))) {
+                mKeyLetterSize = getDimensionPixelSize(a, R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLetterSize);
             }
-            if (a.hasValue(R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLabelSize)) {
-                mKeyLabelRatio = UNDEFINED_RATIO;
-                mKeyLabelSize = a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLabelSize, 0);
-            } else {
-                mKeyLabelRatio = getFraction(a, R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLabelRatio);
+            if (!isValidFraction(mKeyLabelRatio = getFraction(a,
+                    R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLabelSize))) {
+                mKeyLabelSize = getDimensionPixelSize(a, R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLabelSize);
             }
             mKeyLargeLabelRatio = getFraction(a, R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLargeLabelRatio);
             mKeyLargeLetterRatio = getFraction(a, R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyLargeLetterRatio);
@@ -392,9 +389,21 @@
     }
 
     static float getFraction(final TypedArray a, final int index) {
+        final TypedValue value = a.peekValue(index);
+        if (value == null || value.type != TypedValue.TYPE_FRACTION) {
+            return UNDEFINED_RATIO;
+        }
         return a.getFraction(index, 1, 1, UNDEFINED_RATIO);
     }
 
+    public static int getDimensionPixelSize(final TypedArray a, final int index) {
+        final TypedValue value = a.peekValue(index);
+        if (value == null || value.type != TypedValue.TYPE_DIMENSION) {
+            return UNDEFINED_DIMENSION;
+        }
+        return a.getDimensionPixelSize(index, UNDEFINED_DIMENSION);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Attaches a keyboard to this view. The keyboard can be switched at any time and the
      * view will re-layout itself to accommodate the keyboard.