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Button height custom list view

I'm trying to create a custom listview with 4 columns. Everything works fine, except for the height of each row, it's too big.
Here the result I have:
The problem comes from my button, because android take a weird height, that doesn't match the height of my image (I already check my image and it have the right proportion).
Here an example:
And I would like the "zone" of my image to just be the size of my image.
Here's my code:
<?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"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:weightSum="100">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtAudioNom"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:textSize="17sp"
android:textColor="#color/black"
android:layout_weight="25"
android:text="Audio 1"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtAudioDate"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:textSize="17sp"
android:textColor="#color/black"
android:layout_weight="18" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
android:layout_weight="29">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgAudioNote"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/icon_star"
app:tint="#color/purple_500"
android:contentDescription="#string/txt_content_desc"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtAudioNote"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textColor="#color/white" />
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_marginEnd="5dp"
android:layout_weight="29">
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/btnAudioPlay"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:gravity="center"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:src="#drawable/icon_play"
app:tint="#color/purple_500"
android:contentDescription="#string/txt_content_desc" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
If you have any idea on how I can change that, thank you
EDIT:
I found a solution, I needed to add this line of code to my ImageButton:
android:adjustViewBounds="true"

Needed changes:
wrap_content all the views.
android:layout_centerInParent="true" the txtAudioNote
Extra:
No need to the RelativeLayout at the bottom.
<?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"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:weightSum="100">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtAudioNom"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="25"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Audio 1"
android:textColor="#color/black"
android:textSize="17sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtAudioDate"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="18"
android:gravity="center"
android:textColor="#color/black"
android:textSize="17sp" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
android:layout_weight="29"
android:gravity="center">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgAudioNote"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
app:src="#drawable/icon_star"
android:contentDescription="#string/txt_content_desc"
app:tint="#color/purple_500" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtAudioNote"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:background="#null"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="4"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="20sp" />
</RelativeLayout>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/btnAudioPlay"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginEnd="5dp"
android:layout_weight="29"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:gravity="center"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:contentDescription="#string/txt_content_desc"
android:src="#drawable/icon_play"
app:tint="#color/purple_500" />
</LinearLayout>

He has found a solution which he states in the EDIT:
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
But I want to add for those who want to do it programmatically.
//add in onCreate
view.setAdjustViewBounds(true);

Can't fix ImageView inside RelativeLayout

I have an ImageView aligned to the right of a TextView. When the text is too long, it resizes the image... How can I keep the same size for the image and force the TextView on a new line?
Short text, good size:
Long text, bad size:
Here is the XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:background="#color/md_white_1000"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/btn_container_1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#color/blue"
android:layout_weight=".50"
android:layout_marginRight="1dp">
<Button
android:id="#+id/btn_1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:alpha="0"
android:onClick="searchClicked"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/btn_text_1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:textColor="#color/md_white_1000"
android:paddingEnd="10dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:text="BTN1" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/btn_image_1"
android:layout_width="28dp"
android:layout_height="28dp"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_toEndOf="#id/btn_text_1"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/btn_text_1"
android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="2dp"
android:src="#drawable/draw" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>

You can add a nested linear layout to do so like the following:
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/btn_container_1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#color/blue"
android:layout_weight=".50"
android:layout_marginRight="1dp">
<Button
android:id="#+id/btn_1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:alpha="0"
android:onClick="searchClicked"/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/btn_text_1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:textColor="#color/md_white_1000"
android:paddingEnd="10dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:text="BTN1" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/btn_image_1"
android:layout_width="28dp"
android:layout_height="28dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="2dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="2dp"
android:src="#drawable/draw" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

I think you should use Linear layout with horizontal orientation instead of relative layout and set weight for both textview and imageview.

Do not hard code any attribute it will create issue at later point if screen size changes try this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="center"
android:weightSum="1"
android:layout_marginTop="100dp"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<Button
android:id="#+id/btn_1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:alpha="0"
android:text="button"
android:layout_weight="0.2"
android:onClick="searchClicked"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/btn_text_1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#color/colorPrimary"
android:layout_weight="0.4"
android:text="BTN1" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/btn_image_1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.4"
android:src="#drawable/state" />
</LinearLayout>

Can you try this, if it is not working send me you screen how you want to design.I will help you.
<?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:id="#+id/activity_main"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context="est.androidapplication.MainActivity">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:background="#00f"
android:weightSum="1">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/btn_text_1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:textColor="#ff0044"
android:paddingEnd="10dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:text="BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1BTN1" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/btn_image_1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:src="#mipmap/ic_launcher" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

use weight of textview in linear layout.
<?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">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:layout_centerVertical="true">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="BTN1"/>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="30dp"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:background="#344"/>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

textview overlapping in relativeLayout

I m having a Custom List for a chat application.
It has basically Two imageView in the either side and textView for the "chat message" in the middle.
Below all the three above there is textview for time at the bottom.
The screenshot below would better suffice.
The problem here is the time textView is overlapping over the imageView if the text of the "chat message" is only line.
This problem is better corrected with html-css as float clear:both.
I went through another answer for this with a nested RelativeLayout within LinearLayout here but i want to keep it clean with a single RelativeLayout.
The layout xml is as below -
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/icon1"
android:layout_width="40dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:src="#mipmap/ic_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/msgText"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="bottom"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:layout_marginLeft="42dp"
android:layout_marginRight="42dp"
android:text="this is a test" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/icon2"
android:layout_width="40dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:src="#mipmap/ic_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/timeText"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="40px"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/msgText"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:gravity="right"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
The screenshot for this as below -

You have this:
android:layout_below="#+id/msgText"
Change to this:
android:layout_below="#id/icon2"
EDIT
Put a minHeight on your message TextView which is equal to the image height and don't change as I told you above.

You should use LinearLayout instead
The layout example which avatar on the left side
<?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:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/avatar"
android:layout_width="50dp"
android:background="#ff0000"
android:layout_height="50dp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:text="content here"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/date"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:text="date here"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
The layout example which avatar on the right side
<?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:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:text="content here"
android:gravity="right"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/avatar"
android:layout_width="50dp"
android:background="#ff0000"
android:layout_height="50dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/date"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:text="date here"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>

Placing a TextView below two ImageViews and in middle - Android

Please share code to achieve the layout of the screen shown in the below link. The text should be in center of the two images and all these components can be dynamic.
(https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9n2IhVep_QeNDFKaWFHVERQOVk/edit?usp=sharing)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2j4bpwdmv0wgesg/Untitled%20Diagram.png

Hope this works
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/pager"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="TextView" />
</LinearLayout>

An easier way to do this is
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/yourBackgroundDrawableBorder"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:background="#drawable/yourBackgroundDrawableBorder"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/imageView1"
android:padding="xxdp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/global_menu_edit"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/imageView1"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="Textview" />
</RelativeLayout>
You need to add the custom drawables for the shapes you desire for your views..and yes obviously this is a very generic way to do it. You obviously have to edit some properties or add some to suit your needs. The other way is to use LinearLayout and the android:layout_weight="1" property to make your imageviews similar in size.

<?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"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="5dp" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<ImageView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:lines="3"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:text="Text" />
</LinearLayout>

Set TextView width according to other View's width

I have a ImageView, the image is loaded from the net and can vary in width.
Below I have a TextView with a description of the image. I want the TextView to be exactly as wide as the ImageView.
My try was this:
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/imagedescription"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:textAppearance="#style/SmallTextGray" />
</LinearLayout>
which somehow works as the TextView's width is set accoring to that of the ImageView, but the TextView end after 2 lines:
I know I could set the TextView's width programmatically after I know the image's width, but is there also a way to do it in the XML layout?

I don't know if it will work, but try doing in your code, after load the image:
textView.setWidth(imageView.getDrawable().getIntrinsicWidth());

With a small change of layout: replace LinearLayout with a RelativeLayout:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/imagedescription"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/iv"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/iv"
android:layout_below="#+id/iv"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:textAppearance="#style/SmallTextGray" />
</RelativeLayout>
This way the TextView is always below imageView and its bounds are aligned to imageViews

You can use weight like this:
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:weightSum="5">
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="1" />
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="3"
android:text="2" />
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="3" />

You can use the wight property in xml and give equal weight to both imageview and textview. then both size will be equal

In your case do this:
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/imagedescription"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:textAppearance="#style/SmallTextGray" />
</LinearLayout>

Try This.This will work
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/imagedescription"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:typeface="monospace" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

This works for me:
<?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"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/controller"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"/>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TableLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TableRow>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:text="asdasdasasasdasdasdasdasdasdasdadasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdsadasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdsdasdasdasdsadsadsadasdasdsadsadsadasdasdasdasdasdasddasdasdasdasdasdasdasdsadasdasdasdasdasdasdsadasdasdsa..."/>
</TableRow>
</TableLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>