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Android layout objects placement

I have this simple activity in my android app but I don't know how to place my button so it appears at the same position on various screen sizes.
I want the button to always be placed at the bottom of the screen. The screenshot shown is from a phone screen. When displayed on a larger screen the button is higher up.
How can I fix this?
Thanks
See this screenshot

You can use RelativeLayout with this parameter (android:layout_alignParentBottom="true")
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:text="Click Me!"/>
</RelativeLayout>

You should use a RelativeLayout
If you have a RelativeLayout that fills the whole screen you should be able to use android:layout_alignParentBottom to move the button to the bottom of the screen.
If your button at the bottom doesn't show then probably the layout above it takes all the space. In this case you can put the button first in your layout file and position the rest of the layout above the views with android:layout_above.

Have a look a RelativeLayout. Use this ViewGroup and add a Button inside it with alignParentBottom
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_id"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:alignParentBottom="true"
android:text="HORAIRE"
android:layout_margins="<your_margin_in_dp>" />
</RelativeLayout>

Make footerButton.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/footer"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:gravity="center" >
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:text="HORAIRE"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:textSize="20sp" />
</RelativeLayout>
And add it in all your layout file like below line:
Android Activity_Layout
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<!-- Footer aligned to bottom -->
<include layout="#layout/footer" />
<!-- Content above footer -->
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_above="#id/footer"
android:layout_below="#id/header"
android:gravity="center">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Content goes here"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="20sp" />
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Hope it will solve your problem

This is what I ended up doing. Thanks to everyone who posted, it helped me get in the right direction!
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/container"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
app:layout_behavior="#string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
tools:showIn="#layout/activity_main"
tools:context="xxxx.MainActivity"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:weightSum="1">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Dernières nouvelles Twitter"
android:id="#+id/textView"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textSize="17dp"
android:paddingLeft="8dp"
android:paddingTop="6dp"
android:paddingRight="6dp"
android:paddingBottom="6dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"/>
<ListView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:id="#+id/listView_tweets"
android:layout_above="#+id/buttonDisplay"
android:choiceMode="none"
android:paddingTop="25dp"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Horaire"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:id="#+id/buttonDisplay"
android:onClick="buttonGotoDisplay"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>
</RelativeLayout>

How to align button center of screen overlapping two layouts

I need a layout with 3 sections as shown below
It contains 3 sections header , body and footer and one button. I need this button exactly center of screen , overlapping footer and body.
Right now I am setting fixed dp margins to achieve this. But it is not properly aligned in different screens. How can I set this design? I need this button to be exactly at the center of screen. Below is my layout xml code
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
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"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center_horizontal">
<RelativeLayout
android:background="#color/transparent_black"
android:id="#+id/header"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="100dp"
/>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/body"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_below="#id/header"
android:layout_above="#+id/relativeLayout2" />
<RelativeLayout
android:background="#color/transparent_black"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:id="#+id/relativeLayout2"></RelativeLayout>
<android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
android:id="#+id/fab"
android:src="#drawable/ic_plus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignBottom="#id/body"
android:layout_marginBottom="-32dp"
android:layout_marginRight="160dp" />
</RelativeLayout>

try this
<android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
android:id="#+id/fab"
android:src="#drawable/ic_plus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_alignBottom="#id/body"
android:layout_marginBottom="-32dp" />

Align a layout on top, inside other layout

I have 2 fragments, the first had the second inside it. This is the first:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/gradient_details_bg"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/fragmentDetailTitle"
style="#style/textTitleDetailStyle" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/detailSubObjectFrame"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical" >
</LinearLayout>
<Button
android:id="#+id/fragmentDetailButtonGo"
style="#style/goButtonStyle" />
</RelativeLayout>
And inside the layout detailSubObjectFrame I had others fragments. In this specific case:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/sub_take_error_Layout"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/numberErrorLayout"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<com.mypackage.NumberPickerCustom
android:id="#+id/numberPickerCustomRandom"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
max="100"
min="1"
value="30" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/moreText"
style="#style/textOnSubmenu"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:text="#string/moreErrorText" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/myLayoutTop"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/numberOfQuestion"
style="#style/textOnSubmenu"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:text="#string/numberOfErrorQuestionText" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/numberOfQuestionValue"
style="#style/textOnSubmenu"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:text="6" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
I would like that the layout "myLayoutTop", will be placed just below the textview of the first fragment fragmentDetailTitle. (Without moving the other layout from the center).
Like you can see I tried layout_alignParentTop but didn't work.
If needed I could totally change only the layout of the 2nd fragment, the constraint that I have is that numberErrorLayout should stay (like now) on the center of the screen.

I just changed the layout of detailSubObjectFrame in a FrameLayout and sub_take_error_Layout in a LinearLayout. After I used the attribute gravity for numberErrorLayout and myLayoutTop.

Android - Layout at the bottom of a view and don't overlay

I have a problem to layout my view.
I want the "buttonsLayout" to dock at the bottom of the view. That is no problem, but my "buttonsLayout" overlays the "pager". I want that the "pager" stops, where the "buttonsLayout" begins.
I have read so many posts, but nothing helps. What is wrong ?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/rootLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/pager"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:background="#color/gray" >
</android.support.v4.view.ViewPager>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/buttonsLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:text="Left" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:text="Right" />
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Add android:layout_above = "#+id/buttonsLayout" to your pager layout. So pager will never overlay buttons.
P.S. I cant see one more closing RelativeLayout tag in your xml...

Why can't get IgnoreGravity within RelativeLayout to work?

I have two buttons. I want one to be aligned at the top center of the application. I want to get the other button to ignore the gravity settings and go where I tell it. How do I do this?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/relative_layout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/the_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Centered Button"
android:layout_alignTop="#id/relative_layout" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/the_button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Random Button"
android:ignoreGravity="#id/relative_layout" />
</RelativeLayout>

Do not use gravity attribute of RelativeLayout, elements within RelativeLayout can be positioned with additional attributes. Try this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/relative_layout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/the_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Centered Button"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/the_button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Random Button"/>
</RelativeLayout>
See RelativeLayout tutorial and RelativeLayout.LayoutParams docs for more information about usage of RelativeLayout.