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+
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How do I get the Layout Validation window in Android Studio? It's usually listed under View > Tool windows. Is there a solution that helps you see your layouts displayed on different screen sizes in realtime without actually running an emulator or actual device?
As per Android Studio version 4.1.3, it's still there in
View -> Tool Windows -> Layout Validation
If you can't see it,
go to settings
search for Layout Validation
Click on KeyMap
Double click on Layout Validation
Add keyboard shortcut
As of Arctic Fox 2020.3.1, it seems to appear only if you are in the XML layout editor. It doesn't appear to work (yet) for Jetpack Compose previews.
In order that the Layout Validation window appears, you have to open some of your views (activity, fragment,...) xml layout. Then, the window should automatically appear in the upper right corner of the IDE window. See here:
https://developer.android.com/studio/debug/layout-inspector#layout-validation
If it doesn't appear, then it should be listed under View > Tool Windows
Where can I find the button to Create Landscape Variation?
In the version of Android Studio that I'm using there is a button to rotate the screen but not to add a variation. I'm using Android Studio 2.2 Preview 7
ANSWERED:
The button that I was looking for was hidden by the 'Properties' view.
well, some answer might not be the answer for latest android version (chipmunk).
here i found it:
android chipmunk:
In Android Studio 3.0 and higher the option to create a layout variant has been brought under the "Orientation in Editor" button. There is no longer a separate button for "Layout Variants". See image link below. I've already created a landscape variant hence only the option for an xlarge variation shows up
Create Layout Variation
Android Studio Chipmunk has changed the location of the menu option to create a landscape variation. While in Design mode, click the activity XML toolbar button and select Create Landscape Qualifier from the menu.
Typically I do this by right clicking on the res directory and then clicking new -> Android resource directory. Choose "Orientation" and name the Directory "Landscape". Then make sure to set the resource type to Layout.
Android Studio: Creating landscape layouts
In android 2.0, there is also a button available above the design preview.
My Android Studio version is Android Studio 2.3.3
built on June 6, 2017,
And here is the Create Landscape Variation Button in the Design Section.
I cannot see an window showing preview for xml in the eclipse adt.
please help.
Click Graphical Layout Tab . near the YOUR_FILE_NAME.xml Tab
Select Graphical Layout Tab in xml editor.
How can i see the preview in eclipse adt while coding in xml?
It is not Possible. The functionality is not included in Eclipse. It is there in Android Studio i.e. you can see layout changes with corresponding code change side by side the functionality comes with the name tab preview.
I recommend you switch to Android Studio for that.
This may be useful to you : Where is Android Studio layout preview?
I have problem with ConstraintLayout editor. I'm using Android Studio 2.2 preview 4 on Linux, ConstrainLayout version 1.0.0-alpha3.
Simply, I can't open Properties view. I wonder if this is some case that I'm using Linux build, or what. I can't find any information anywhere about that. My friends using Mac (also preview 4) can open that view.
There are some screen shots:
Switch to the design mode and the magic will happen!
see here
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.