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Unable to align text to right of imageview android layout xml

I am trying to create layout like below in android:
But my problem is I am unable to add textbelow the image or on the right hand side of imageview. If I wrap ImageView and textview in a LinearLayout the then the whole view shrinks. Should I be using TableLayout?
My current layout xml is like below:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_below="#id/my_recycler_view"
android:layout_margin="30dp">
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="300dp"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_weight="1"
>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/vwImageAndClassroom"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img_room"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:contentDescription="#string/coverimage_contentdescription"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/comm_book_icon"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_emp_name"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
android:textSize="12dp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textAllCaps="true"
android:layout_below="#id/img_room"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="TEXT 1"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="300dp"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_weight="1"
>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/vwImageAndClassroom2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img_room2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:contentDescription="#string/coverimage_contentdescription"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/visitor_book_icon"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_emp_name2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
android:textSize="12dp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textAllCaps="true"
android:layout_below="#id/img_room2"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="TEXT 2"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="300dp"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_weight="1"
>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/vwImageAndClassroom3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img_room3"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:contentDescription="#string/coverimage_contentdescription"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/visitor_book_icon"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_emp_name3"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
android:textSize="12dp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textAllCaps="true"
android:layout_below="#id/img_room3"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="TEXT 3"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Hope this will help you and you will find your solutions from this xml code. I just modify some of your code
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/image1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:src="#android:drawable/ic_search_category_default"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="This Right side text 1"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:src="#android:drawable/ic_search_category_default"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="This Right side text 1"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:src="#android:drawable/ic_search_category_default"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="This Right side text 1"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_gravity="center">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="This is under layout text"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="This is under layout text"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Have placeholder views where text is not required.
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#color/next_green" />
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#color/next_green" />
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#color/next_green" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="text"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

I did exactly what you want
Open image
<LinearLayout 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="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/btn_dialog" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView3"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/btn_dialog" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/btn_dialog" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView5"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="15dp"
android:text="Some text" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView6"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="15dp"
android:text="Some text" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView7"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Some text"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/btn_dialog" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView8"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Some text"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/btn_dialog" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView9"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Some text"
app:srcCompat="#android:drawable/btn_dialog" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Android, layout_above not working

I want to display some text in the middle of the screen, below header and above footer. Since this text is very long I nested it in ScrollView. I have tried a number of solutions: this, this, this, this, and a bunch more...
At first I had a problem of the two relative_layouts overlapping and text being cut of. The most accepted answer is to use layout_above and layout_below, but when I use layout_above, the text is never displayed.
This is what my xml looks like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_layout_header"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/gray"
android:baselineAligned="false"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:padding="5dp"
android:weightSum="3">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/profile_image"
android:layout_width="80dp"
android:layout_height="80dp"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:contentDescription="#string/profile_photo"
android:src="#drawable/default_profile"
tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded" />
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/scrollViewAndStuff"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_above="#+id/ln_layout_footer"
android:layout_below="#+id/linear_layout_header">
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
tools:ignore="UselessParent">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/meetupDescription"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:text="#string/text"/>-
</ScrollView>
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/ln_layout_footer"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="bottom"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingTop="10dp">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ln_layout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:background="#color/gray"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingBottom="5dp"
android:paddingTop="5dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/red"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/red" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/blue"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/blue" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/green"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/green" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

in your ln_layout_footer
set android:layout_height="wrap_content"
Edited
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_layout_header"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/dark_gray_pressed"
android:baselineAligned="false"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:padding="5dp"
android:weightSum="3">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/profile_image"
android:layout_width="80dp"
android:layout_height="80dp"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:contentDescription="#string/action_settings"
android:src="#drawable/img_splash_logo"
tools:ignore="RtlHardcoded" />
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/scrollViewAndStuff"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_above="#+id/ln_layout_footer"
android:layout_below="#+id/linear_layout_header">
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
tools:ignore="UselessParent">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/meetupDescription"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:text="#string/txt_price" />-
</ScrollView>
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/ln_layout_footer"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:gravity="bottom"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingTop="10dp">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ln_layout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/dark_gray"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingBottom="5dp"
android:paddingTop="5dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/red"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/txt_quantity"
android:textColor="#color/white" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/blue"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/txt_material"
android:textColor="#color/white" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/green"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/msg_enter_user_name"
android:textColor="#color/white" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

In you layout using two properties that why it doesn't work. So you can remove one properties here is your working code
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/scrollViewAndStuff"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/linear_layout_header">
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp">
<TextView
android:textColor="#000"
android:id="#+id/meetupDescription"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:text="#string/text" />-
</ScrollView>
</RelativeLayout>
you can use this android:layout_below="#+id/linear_layout_header or this android:layout_above="#+id/ln_layout_footer, one property at a time. or simply copy and past

Place buttons between two layouts in android frame layout

I am trying to place a RelativeLayout having two ImageButtons inside a FrameLayout which already has a ImageView and a LinearLayout. I have to place the Relative Layout in such a way that vertically upper half of the ImageButton should be overlapping ImageView and lower half overlapping LinearLayout.
My current layout is like this:
My current xml is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#f2f2f2"
android:elevation="8dp"
android:orientation="vertical">
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:background="#fff"
android:orientation="vertical">
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="180dp"
android:src="#drawable/fire_icon" />
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:background="#color/colorblue"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="10dp"
android:layout_margin="10dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/title"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Need Help"
android:textColor="#color/colortitletext"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/description"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="Hello, I am trying to create a android layout."
android:textColor="#color/colorheadtext"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center|right"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView4"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imageView3"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/imageView3"
android:src="#drawable/ic_menu_camera" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView3"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:src="#drawable/ic_menu_gallery" />
</RelativeLayout>
</FrameLayout>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
</LinearLayout>
Expected Layout is:

Have look i edit your layout ......
i think that is what you want ..........
<?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="wrap_content"
android:background="#f2f2f2"
android:elevation="8dp"
android:orientation="vertical">
<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:background="#fff"
android:orientation="vertical">
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="180dp"
android:src="#drawable/fire_icon"/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:background="#AACCAA"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="10dp"
android:layout_margin="10dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/title"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Need Help"
android:textColor="#color/colortitletext"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/description"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:text="Hello, I am trying to create a android layout."
android:textColor="#color/colorheadtext"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#f2f2f2"
android:layout_marginTop="160dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="200dp">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView4"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_menu_gallery"/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView3"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_menu_camera"/>
</LinearLayout>
</FrameLayout>
</android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
</LinearLayout>
enjoy coding...........

layout XML issues in Android

I am trying out a very simple rectangle box with two icons in the center. Strangely they are not coming up properly even after I add gravity etc. Please take a look at the screen shot.
I am trying center them so that they look perfectly in the center.
Here is the code I am trying out:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/layout_footer"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?android:attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="#color/panelcolor"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/accountsNameandImage1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:gravity="center">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/homeImage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_action_home" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/homeName"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Home"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="12sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/accountsNameandImage2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/accountsNameandImage1"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:gravity="center">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/viewImage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_visibility" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/viewName"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Viewed"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="12sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
What could be wrong here?

You can add the two LinearLayouts on a RelativeLayout with android:layout_width="wrap_content", android:layout_height="wrap_content" and android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" and delete the android:layout_centerInParent="true" from the LinearLayout with id accountsNameandImage1.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/layout_footer"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?android:attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="#color/panelcolor" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/accountsNameandImage1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/homeImage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_action_home" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/homeName"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Home"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="12sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/accountsNameandImage2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/accountsNameandImage1"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/viewImage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_visibility" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/viewName"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Viewed"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="12sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Try Something like this ::
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/layout_footer"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?android:attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="#color/panelcolor"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/accountsNameandImage1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/homeImage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_action_home" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/homeName"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Home"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="12sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/accountsNameandImage2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/viewImage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_visibility" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/viewName"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Viewed"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="12sp" />
</LinearLayout>

Showing Loading Bar lib

Hi there I am trying to use this lib into my app
https://github.com/jlmd/AnimatedCircleLoadingView
I want it to on top of that layout, can someone please show me ho it is done?
I trying adding it but it either covered the whole screen or it would occupy a part of layout completly
layout
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#color/postBg"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:ignore="ContentDescription">
<include
android:id="#+id/app_bar"
layout="#layout/app_bar"/>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/newStatusHeader"
style="#style/newStatusHeader"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="5dp">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/postOwnerImage"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="60dp"/>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/headerInfoContainer"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="#dimen/postsItemMargin">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/postOwnerName"
style="#style/postOwnerName"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/postPrivacy"
style="#style/postPublishDate"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/publicPrivacy"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:background="#E9E9E9"/>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/newStatusBody"
style="#style/newStatusBody"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#color/white"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imagePreview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="170dp"
android:scaleType="centerCrop"
android:visibility="gone"/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<com.github.jlmd.animatedcircleloadingview.AnimatedCircleLoadingView
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/circle_loading_view"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="250dp"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
app:mainColor="#color/primaryColor"
app:secondaryColor="#color/primaryColorDark"
android:layout_gravity="top" />
</LinearLayout>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/statusEdittext"
style="#style/statusEditText"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:gravity="top|left"
android:hint="#string/urStatus"
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:padding="5dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/placePreviewLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:visibility="gone">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_place_black"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/placeValuePreview"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:text="Rue Ibn ElArabi, Agadir 80000, Morocco"
android:textColor="#color/primary_high_light"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/removePlace"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:padding="4dp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textColor="#android:color/holo_red_light"
android:text="X"/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/urlPreviewLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:visibility="gone"
>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_insert_link_black"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/urlValuePreview"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:text="https://www.atouchlab.com"
android:textColor="#color/primary_high_light"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/removeLink"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:padding="4dp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textColor="#android:color/holo_red_light"
android:text="X"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:background="#E9E9E9"/>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/newStatusFooter"
style="#style/newStatusFooter"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="65dp">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="65dp"
android:layout_weight="1">
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/addPhoto"
style="#style/actionAreaBtns"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/bg_camera_button"
android:layout_gravity="center" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/addPlace"
style="#style/actionAreaBtns"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/bg_place_button"
android:layout_gravity="center" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/addLink"
style="#style/actionAreaBtns"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/bg_insert_link_button"
android:layout_gravity="center" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/changePrivacy"
style="#style/actionAreaBtns"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/bg_privacy_button"
android:layout_gravity="center" />
</LinearLayout>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/sendStatus"
style="#style/actionAreaBtns"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/bg_publish_button"
android:layout_gravity="center" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
lib layout
<com.github.jlmd.animatedcircleloadingview.AnimatedCircleLoadingView
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/circle_loading_view"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="250dp"
android:background="#color/background"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
app:mainColor="#color/main_color"
app:secondaryColor="#color/secondary_color"
/>

Your problem can be solved using an relative layout that wraps the view where you want the LoadingView to be on top of, ex:
<RelativeLayout>
<com.github.jlmd.animatedcircleloadingview.AnimatedCircleLoadingView
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/circle_loading_view"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="250dp"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
app:mainColor="#color/primaryColor"
app:secondaryColor="#color/primaryColorDark"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_below="#id/circle_loading_view">
//the view on top of witch the loading bar should be
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>