In my android project i created a custom view using canvas so that i can draw shapes
but whenever i add the custom view to my xml my design and blueprint goes blank so that nothing in the design shows.
but if i run the project the custom view works perfectly in the emulator but doesn't show on the design mode.
It's major issue with Dolphin version of Android Studio .So, please wait for update in it or go for Flamingo Canary version to fix it out.
Restart android studio by clearing the cache.
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When I try to to see the design of a layout, it shows a gray screen instead.This started happening in every project. Even the new projects that I didn't make any modifications on, so I'm sure this is not because of an error in the layout.
I'm using the lates Eel 2022.1.1 version.
I expected to see the layout design as usual but I see a blank screen.
Click on 'Split' button which is on right top corner, to toggle design and code or code with design.
If there any issue, will appear there.
Go to File -> Invalidate Cache and Restart or Clean and Re-Build Project again.
This is a common issue in the android studio there is nothing to worry about you can use these methods to see the layout.
Most probably you didn't download gradle properly or you need to wait a few minutes after the project build
ReBuild Project to clear unwanted android studio IDE errors
Open the XML file and see all tags are properly closed and there is no error.
Your PC is not Made for Android Studio LOL so please close the project and reopen it.
This week I updated Android Studio till 4.0 version.
Its new LayoutInspector certainly has many useful features, it's great!
but in previous versions of Android Studio i had the opportunity to open a few tabs of different screens using layout inspector.
Does anybody know how to do it in Android Studio 4.0?
Because now in version 4.0 LayoutIspector has another view in separate window and no any tabs.
Thank you very much!
Finally i've figured out my problem.
In fact Live Layout Inspector of version 4.0 provides complete information about app's UI structure and hierarchy for emulator/device with API level 29 or higher.
But if you need the previous version's view of Layout Inspector, then you just have to disable Live Layout Inspector:
File -> Settings -> Experimental, and check the box next to Disable Live Layout Inspector.
In my VS 2017 Community Edition. I am not able to see my Design Tab for .axml file
It was working fine previously, but now i am not able to open the designer screen even with "View Designer(Shift +F7)" option. i did not made any changes in project or in any setting.
I have tried all the methods provided in this question bu none of them worked. I also tried re-installation of Visual Studio, but still not able to see Designer tab.
Let me know how can i view designer tab.
I downgrade my Visual Studio from 2017 to 2015, and always now always open visual studio in administrator mode, now i am able to see designer tab for axml file, also it stop showing tab for a particular axml, i just close and reopen that axml, and it start appearing.
I am working on visual studio for android development on Xamarin platform. I am facing a weird issue. If I make some changes in my .axml file 2-3 times, the designer vie stops working. It keeps on loading but do not show anything. I have to restart my visual studio as admin to check the design. Any help?
There is a bug I believe in the current version of Xamarin. Most users have downgraded to 4.1.2 to fix this issue.
See this post: https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/77992/axml-layout-designer-inside-visual-studio-keeps-loading-forever
I installed Mono for Android with the intention of using Visual Studio 2010 to design android apps. I am able to compile and deploy applications, but I am not able to view the layout designer. When I double click on an .axml file it opens in source view and there is no context menu option such as "View in designer." I am able to use MonoDevelop to create the layout, but I shouldn't have to do that.
Here are some screen caps:
Any tips?
It seems to simple but right clicking on the Main.axml in Visual Studio and select and choose Open with. Then select Android Designer should do the trick.
Despite that Android Designer can be set as Default it appears not to be working like that. I should say that's a BUG in VS and/or Monofor Android.
Are you shure to have the latest Mono for Android installed? (Version 4.2.4)
The Open With Dialog should have an entry "Android Designer".
Select this now and click "Set as Default".
Did a full uninstall, reinstall and reboot.
At first it didn't seem to have fixed it - my existing hello world project still wouldn't open the designer.
I tried creating a new project and ta-da all good now! Very odd.
I've very pleased to have gui designer. It really helps level the learning curve when learning a new platform - nice work Xamarin.
I did 3 installs until it finally took. I uninstalled then reinstalled and it still didn't work. I then just did a repair and it finally worked. Just keep reinstalling and you'll get it.