I've done some searching but I couldn't find any concrete information about my issue. I have a standard Empty project in Android Studio to which I have added a logout icon in the Action bar. For some reason the icon is only visible when I run the project on a virtual device or on my phone but it's not visible inside the preview screen in Android Studios. Is it a known bug or am I just missing something?
In the design view of a XML File you should try to use a older Render version:
For me, the previewer shows the icon if I add android:showAsAction="ifRoom" within the item's declaration.
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I'm working on a small android-project, and I want to show the action bar in the XML-preview. Like this:
I've already done some research and found this question: Default toolbar and status bar not showing into xml preview in android studio 3.3. This question provides that you have to use the eye-icon and mark "Show Layout Decorations".
The problem is that I don't have any eye-icon.
I'm using AndroidStudio 3.1.2.
Try updating your Android Studio and If still you face the error then try re-installing hope it will solve your error.
After latest update of the Android Studio, the ActionBar doesn't appear in the preview screen. I reloaded the program several times, but it didn't help. Also, the text on the button looks a bit weird, but that isn't the main issue.
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It looks like I just needed to enable "Show Layout Decorations", but rendering problem hasn't gone rendering problem
When attempting to view a preview of your app you may encounter the following...
Rendering Problems Exception
raised during rendering:
android.graphics.drawable.VectorDrawable_Delegate.nDraw(JJJLandroid/graphics/Rect;ZZ)I
Issue is resolved by de-selecting the API 23 preview as shown below, select the non Preview option.
I think I am a bit late to answer, but the solutions provided above did not work for me.
The rendering error sure does go away, but the rendering displayed finally after selecting API 23 is incomplete or wrong.
In my case, the action bar custom theme color and everything vanished.
So, for everyone out there who has a custom theme in their app, here's a solution -
Check if in the XML preview pane, the rendering theme is selected as the one which is associated with your app in the manifest file.
Select your custom theme in the preview pane, the error will be gone and you will also be able to preview with the latest API (API 24)
Is there any way that I can quickly see how my view is going to look in different scales? On Xcode there is a preview feature in storyboard mode, just checking if there is anything like that but in Android Studio or even third party...
Thanks in advance, any help/suggestion/pro-tip ;) is appreciated
There is menu called "Layout validation" where you can preview all the screen on Android studio 4.0.
I assume you know to go to the xml file and open the design tab of the layout . and now you can see only single preview of the layout in device.
Then look to your top bar on the design window which contains app theme , the android version and device name. (below is a screen shot).
Now all you have to do is open the drop down which contains device names (in my screen shot Nexus 4) and go to bottom . you will see preview all screens . this will show all the screen preview.
Hope this solves your problem.
"Layout validation" tool window rely on context to be visible
Android Studio Chipmunk | 2021.2.1
in text editor mode layout validation is not visible at the very right of the ide
But if you are in design mode and working on a layout (not a path nor icon ) . Layout validation will appear in between gradle and device manager tools
Now you can work with layout validation tool window .
Multi Preview, which is like this, is a feature of Android Studio 3.6+
I am using Android studio 130.677228. Everything is OK and installed and my project has been built successfully. But I do not have Preview tab for layouts and there is no “Preview” menu in “Tool Windows”
Why? How can I solve this?
I have read:
Where is Android Studio layout preview?
Select target API in the Android Studio layout design preview
How do I show the rich layout editor in Android Studio?
But my answer is not there.
From what I can see you are editing a Menu resource file, not a Layout resource file. The Layout preview is only available when editing a Layout resource.
Once you are editing an actual resource file, which should be stored in it '/layout/' folder, you will see the editor preview on the far right side, below Maven Projects.
To see the menu preview you have to lower the API level to 16 or lower and it will show you on the device in top right corner. On higher API levels only a blank white screen is shown.
At least in Android studio 1.2.2 (Possibly others?) your menu can be shown even if its not a layout. You just have to choose AppTheme via appropriate button on preview screen of Android studio.
Chose for example Holo.CompactMenu with lets say nexus 5 set as device.
It will roughly show you the menu elements.