how to align a text view in a listView? - android

I am not getting proper alignment even though I constrained the textviews.My text is running over the other text which looks messy.
Here is the screenshot of that.
I want it to align properly even if the text goes some large.Please suggest some ways to do that.
Here is the code for my layout-
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/linearLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/magnitude"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="24dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="24dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textColor="#color/colorPrimary"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0"
tools:text="7.5" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/place"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="24dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="32dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:maxWidth="135dp"
android:layout_marginStart="32dp"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:textSize="20sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/date"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/magnitude"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0"
tools:text="Rio de Janerio" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/date"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="24dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="24dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:textSize="20sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.967"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/magnitude"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0"
tools:text="May 20,2016" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
The New layout that I want is in this image


You can use this library to fit text
build gradle file(app):
implementation 'me.grantland:autofittextview:0.2.+'
Usage in layout
<me.grantland.widget.AutofitTextView
android:id="#+id/question_title"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="125dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:padding="8dp"
android:text="Post samething"
android:textAlignment="center"
android:textColor="#color/icons"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:maxLines="2"
android:textSize="30sp"
autofit:minTextSize="16sp"
/>
You can read more from this link
Hope this helps


I have re created your layout please use below
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/linearLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:weightSum=".6"
android:padding="15dp"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/magnitude"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight=".1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:padding="5dp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textColor="#color/colorPrimary"
tools:text="7.5" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/place"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight=".3"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:padding="5dp"
tools:text="Rio de Janerio" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/date"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight=".2"
android:padding="5dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20sp"
tools:text="May 20,2016" />
</LinearLayout>


if you are working with constraint layout you can use the baseline of the text view for this purpose
Baseline alignment
Align the text baseline of a view to the text baseline of another view.
See the related section in the documentation in order to learn how to use the baseline allinment
https://developer.android.com/training/constraint-layout/#baseline

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Align textviews in left and right side of a linear layout?

I currently doing one of the project from "Google Android Dev". I am facing a problem in my layout design. Kindly help me how to align one textview in left side and right side of a linear layout.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="194dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:scaleType="centerCrop"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/textAppearanceHeadline6"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="1.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
tools:srcCompat="#drawable/faye" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textAppearanceHeadline6"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="Faye"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textSize="16sp"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/imageView"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/imageView" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/textAppearanceBody1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/textAppearanceHeadline6"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textAppearanceHeadline6">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:text="Age : 7"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="start|right"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:text="Hobbies: Sunbathing"
android:textColor="#5A5656" />
</LinearLayout>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
I am new to android so you are most welcome for code review.

Try to change your layout like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="194dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:scaleType="centerCrop"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/textAppearanceHeadline6"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="1.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
tools:srcCompat="#drawable/faye" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textAppearanceHeadline6"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="8dp"
android:text="Faye"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textSize="16sp"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/imageView"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/imageView" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/textAppearanceBody1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="8dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/textAppearanceHeadline6"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textAppearanceHeadline6">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center|start"
android:text="Age : 7"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hobbies: Sunbathing"
android:gravity="center"
android:textColor="#5A5656" />
</LinearLayout>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Use it like this
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:weight="1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Age : 7"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:text="Hobbies: Sunbathing"
android:textColor="#5A5656" />
weight here will allow the first textview to take all the space and will leave the required space for the hobby textview.
Use it as per your requirement.

Android GUI looks different when using margin and padding

I'm a beginner on Android, but my question require a little bit knowledge in UI and not in programming.
I have an xml code, i have their some views but for this question only two components are relevant.
The component is a ScrollView "father" that has only one "son" that is a TextView.
When setting padding in ScrollView, if the text inside the TextView is long, first line of TextView is a little bit truncated (although i am using padding). But on the other hand, when using margin_layout text is seen fine. I read a lot on the difference between margin and padding and from what i have understand setting padding inside father should give the same affect as setting margin inside son. I emphasize that i'm using only one son.
Code with margin (where text is fine):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:background="#color/colorPrimary"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="76dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:fontFamily="#font/chewy"
android:text="#string/title"
android:textSize="36sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
android:id="#+id/cardView"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="80dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="68dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
app:cardCornerRadius="5dp"
app:cardElevation="7dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView">
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/question_textview"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_margin="8dp"
android:text="Hello There this is where we are going to add something..."
android:textSize="18sp" />
</ScrollView>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
<Button
android:id="#+id/true_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="48dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:background="#color/colorAccent"
android:text="#string/true_title"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/prev_button"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/cardView" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/false_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:background="#color/colorAccent"
android:text="#string/false_title"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/next_button"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/true_button"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/cardView" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/prev_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:background="#color/colorAccent"
android:contentDescription="#string/previous_button"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/cardView"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/ic_media_previous" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/next_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:background="#color/colorAccent"
android:contentDescription="#string/next_button"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/cardView"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/ic_media_next" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/counter_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:fontFamily="#font/chewy"
android:text="#string/counter_questions"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/cardView"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
Code with padding (where first line is truncated)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:background="#color/colorPrimary"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="76dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:fontFamily="#font/chewy"
android:text="#string/title"
android:textSize="36sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
android:id="#+id/cardView"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="80dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="68dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
app:cardCornerRadius="5dp"
app:cardElevation="7dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView">
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="8dp"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/question_textview"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:text="Hello There this is where we are going to add something..."
android:textSize="18sp" />
</ScrollView>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
<Button
android:id="#+id/true_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="48dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:background="#color/colorAccent"
android:text="#string/true_title"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/prev_button"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/cardView" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/false_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:background="#color/colorAccent"
android:text="#string/false_title"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/next_button"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/true_button"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/cardView" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/prev_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:background="#color/colorAccent"
android:contentDescription="#string/previous_button"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/cardView"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/ic_media_previous" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/next_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:background="#color/colorAccent"
android:contentDescription="#string/next_button"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/cardView"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/ic_media_next" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/counter_text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:fontFamily="#font/chewy"
android:text="#string/counter_questions"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/cardView"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
In addition, putting padding inside CardLayout make thins to be even bad than when adding padding inside the ScrollView
Can someone explain me the reason?

It seems that the difference related to ScrollView odd behavior. I fixed the issue by setting android:fillViewport="true", and removing padding and margin_layout

Why do the buttons goes up?

So I programmed a simple app with android studio and the layout that is shown in the app when I run it is different than the xml file I designed.
Here is a link of an image of the problem.
https://imgur.com/6JIHSQ7
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button
android:id="#+id/subBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/subBtn"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintBaseline_toBaselineOf="#+id/addBtn"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/divBtn" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/addBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="36dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="36dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="42dp"
android:text="#string/addBtn"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/multBtn"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/subBtn" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/n1EditText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="56dp"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="#string/number1"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.444"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/n2EditText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="39dp"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="#string/number2"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/n1EditText"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/n1EditText" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/multBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginEnd="108dp"
android:layout_marginRight="108dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="336dp"
android:text="#string/multBtn"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/divBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="88dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="88dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="336dp"
android:text="#string/divBtn"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/resultTextView"
android:layout_width="174dp"
android:layout_height="73dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:background="#color/colorPrimaryDark"
android:text="#string/resultView"
android:textColor="#color/colorPrimary"
android:textSize="50sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.455"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/n2EditText"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.637" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
I think it might be related to the virtual device i'm using but I don't know if that's the problem.

The problem is, your addBtn and subBtn are not aware of the n2EditText. The addBtn depends on the divBtn and the divBtn is placed 336dp above the bottom edge of the screen.
If you need the addBtn to appear below the n2EditText then you need to add a vertical constraint connecting to the n2EditText. Once your buttons are connected to their immediate top elements, you don't need to add the bottom constraint to the bottom edge of the screen.
Imagine a ConstraintLayout as a collection of widgets hanging down from the top of the screen, each tied to the immediately top elements with the chains called "constraints". You don't need to tie the bottom widget to the ground unless it is required by design.
Here is the modified layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<Button
android:id="#+id/subBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-"
android:textSize="30sp"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/n2EditText"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/n2EditText"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/addBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="+"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/subBtn"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/subBtn"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"/>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/n1EditText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="56dp"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="n1"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/n2EditText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="n2"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/n1EditText"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/n1EditText"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/multBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="*"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/divBtn"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="#+id/divBtn"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/divBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="/"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/subBtn"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/subBtn"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/resultTextView"
android:layout_width="174dp"
android:layout_height="73dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:background="#color/colorPrimaryDark"
android:text="res"
android:textColor="#color/colorPrimary"
android:textSize="50sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp" app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/divBtn"/>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
Anyway, when you have a lot of widgets, you may have to use a ScrollView to accommodate them all.

Try this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button
android:id="#+id/subBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="52dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="25dp"
android:layout_marginRight="25dp"
android:text="submit"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="#+id/addBtn"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_chainStyle="packed"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/n2EditText" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/addBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="52dp"
android:text="add"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/subBtn"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/n2EditText" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/n1EditText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="52dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="1"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.439"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/n2EditText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginStart="2dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
android:layout_marginTop="36dp"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="2"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/n1EditText"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/n1EditText" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/multBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="44dp"
android:text="mult"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="#+id/subBtn"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/addBtn" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/divBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="44dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="48dp"
android:layout_marginRight="48dp"
android:text="div"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="#+id/subBtn"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/subBtn" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/resultTextView"
android:layout_width="174dp"
android:layout_height="73dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="48dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
android:background="#color/colorPrimaryDark"
android:text="resultView"
android:textColor="#color/colorPrimary"
android:textSize="50sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.547"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/divBtn" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Probably on your layout editor and phone screen sizes are different. Use ConstraintLayout or some other add constraints to views

I cannot say definitly just looking at image but i think you are using facing problem because of your layout. Use LinearLayout to fix it.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:orientation="vertical" />
<!-- EditText: number1 -->
<!-- EditText Number2 -->
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<!-- 2 Buttons here -->
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<!-- 2 Buttons here -->
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Some general tips that can help:
Check the constraints if you're using ConstraintLayout or relatives between view if you're using RelativeLayout;
Check the values and the units of views;
Check the screen resolution of your "Preview" pane and Emulator.
If it's possible to provide some additional information about the layout that is used, if these tips didn't help.
In preview pane you can find info about resolutions here:
In the emulator pane you can simple see the sizes in the column:

textview color and order not working

I have a problem with the following xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/search_list_leaf"
tools:context=".Flowers_List">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/A"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:text="A"
android:textSize="30sp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="16dp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="56dp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/B"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="B"
android:textSize="30sp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="16dp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="112dp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="SEARCH YOUR FLOWER"
android:textColor="#030303"
android:textSize="30sp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="32dp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="0dp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/C"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="C"
android:textSize="30sp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="16dp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="179dp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/D"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:text="D"
android:textSize="30sp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="16dp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="241dp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/E"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:text="E"
android:textSize="30sp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="16dp"
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="310dp" />
The problem is that, even if I change color with the command android:textColor="#color/colorIwant" I get a default color which is green (don't know why) when I run the application, while I have the right color in the design. Another problem is that even if I place all the letters in order on the design and then I apply contraint, when I launch the application I get all the letters distributed in a messy way.
What do you think the problem is about?

I place all the letters in order on the design and then I apply contraint, when I launch the application I get all the letters distributed in a messy way.
That's because you have not put necessary constraint to child TextViews, but the absolute positions.
I tried to solve this issue, see below xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/A"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="A"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView2" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/B"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="B"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/A" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="SEARCH YOUR FLOWER"
android:textColor="#030303"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/C"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="C"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/B" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/D"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="D"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/C" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/E"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="E"
android:textSize="30sp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/D"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.0" />
As you can see, each child TextView is now constrained both sides--vertically and horizontally to the parent, that is the rootview-constraintlayout or other child view.
For example, the constraint constraintEnd_toEndOf will align the end of this view to end of another view. Same way, other constraints work and are applied.
You can also give horizontal and vertical bias to position them properly. Hope this helped a little to understand how constraint works.

for order https://stackoverflow.com/a/50855782/7616371 this is correct
and for change textColor you can use :-
android:textColor="#fff"
and for textview background color
android:background="#fff"

Unable to make a ScrollView that contains other layouts and widgets

I am simply trying to make a scrollable layout with no luck...
I have no idea why it isn't working, it seems to be exactly as I read online.
The problem here is that the bottom of the included layout is cut of to fit exactly the screen size.
this is my layout xml:
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=""
tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="81dp">
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
android:text="opening game"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<NumberPicker
android:id="#+id/numberPicker2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="14dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/GameTitleET"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textView2" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/GameTitleET"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="153dp"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="Game's name"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
android:textSize="16sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/GameContentET"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="מהלך המשחק"
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:maxLines="8"
android:textSize="14sp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/DeleteAndMakeYOurOwnButton" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/DeleteAndMakeYOurOwnButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="48dp"
android:text="Write your own game"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="#+id/GameContentET"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/numberPicker2" />
<Switch
android:id="#+id/SendToReviewSwitch"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="7dp"
android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
android:text="הגש משחק להגשה"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/DeleteAndMakeYOurOwnButton"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
<include
android:id="#+id/include5"
layout="#layout/activity_create_post_methods"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/GameContentET" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout></ScrollView>
Do you have any suggestion of what should i do? I also plan to add many more layouts to this main layout and I need it to scroll and show everything flawlessly.
Thank you a lot!

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