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What is the best way to show 2 listviews in android?

So im doing a project wherein it will contain checkboxes (listview) that resembles tasks, and below that would be a comments section, (another listview). How could I possibly achieve this?

You should be able to achieve that by just putting two ListViews with equal weights in a layout. (I also put some labels to separate the ListViews)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:text="Tasks"
android:padding="5dp"
android:gravity="center" />
<ListView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/listView"
android:layout_weight="1" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:text="Comments"
android:padding="5dp"
android:gravity="center" />
<ListView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/listView2"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>

Use 2 Linearlayouts inside the root layout (here: linearlayout).
set weight of both to 0.5
The listviews in both have heigth of match_parent
- Done

Show 3 scrollable ListViews of equal height in Android Layout

I am trying to show three different vertical sections in my Android layout on one screen, each taking up one third of the screen, one on the top, one in the middle, and one on the bottom. Each section has a TextView and a ListView, and the ListViews can scroll so that you can see all items, but the overall page does not move. I have tried putting each TextView and ListView in a LinearLayout and setting the height of each LinearLayout to one third the total height of the screen, but the first ListView just shows all the items in it, taking up most of the screen, and the other sections are pushed down. I also tried using layout_weights, but for some reason it did not work. (EDIT: Setting layout_weight="1" ended up working, I'm not sure what I did wrong the first time) How can I make this work, or is there a better way to go about this?

<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ListView android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="#FF0000"/>
<ListView android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="#00FF00">
<ListView android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="#0000FF">
</LinearLayout>
This will give you three equally wide columns: to make it rows, change the orientation to vertical and swap the values of layout_height and layout_width for each listview. If you need to add the TextViews, you'll have to make each listview in this code either a RelativeLayout LinearLayout or FrameLayout, using same width/height/weight and arranging the ListView and TextView inside to taste. To do this most efficiently, use a Framelayout and use a margin on the listview to offset it from the TextView. You can place the TextView relative to the ListView inside the FrameLayout by using the layout_gravity in the TextView.
Ie (swapping the first "column"):
<FrameLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1" android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#FF0000">
<TextView android:text="Column!" android:background="#3Eff0000"
android:layout_height="40dp" android:layout_width="match_parent">
<ListView android:layout_marginTop="48dp" android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:background="#8Aff0000"/>
</FrameLayout>

Use this:
<?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:orientation="horizontal"
android:weightSum="3">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#ff89ff91">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:text="#1"
android:id="#+id/textView"
android:padding="5dp"
android:gravity="center" />
<ListView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/listView"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView" />
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#ffff8177">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:text="#2"
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:padding="5dp"
android:gravity="center" />
<ListView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/listView2"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView2" />
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#ffffe85d">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:text="#3"
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:padding="5dp"
android:gravity="center" />
<ListView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/listView3"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView3" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Android Layout- Part of TextView goes off edge of screen

I have a LinearLayout with a custom button and then another LinearLayout with two TextViews, which is always partly cut off on the edge of the screen. I have tried tons of different combinations of fill_parents, match_parents, and wrap_contents, as well as trying to add layout_weights, but nothing solved it, nor did any answer to any similar questions on this site. Here is my XML code, thanks for any help!
<?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:orientation="horizontal" >
<com.goldtrimdevelopment.sites.google.com.interesthub.SquareButton
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/list_article_like_button"
style="?android:attr/borderlessButtonStyle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:background="#drawable/custom_like_button"
android:contentDescription="#string/like_button"
android:padding="5dip" />
</com.goldtrimdevelopment.sites.google.com.interesthub.SquareButton>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/article_title"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="3"
android:textSize="16sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/article_link"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="3"
android:singleLine="true"
android:textSize="12sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

I figured from your xml file that you want the layout to be a custom button and to its right 2 textviews which are vertically linear, while the buttons and the textviews are horizontall linear. Try the following values in your layout. I think it must solve the issue.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" or "wrap content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
and the next linear layout as
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
and for both textviews set
android:layout_width="150dp"
try it and let me know.

Android : Unable to set TableLayout properly as wanted

I am showing data from DB in an Activity. I want a Table and buttons on bottom. For data thought TableLayout would be best option for it. I added TableLayout to HorizontalView & to ScrollView making it scroll vertically & Horizontally. Am adding all rows dynamically - including header. This part is working fine.
I want is when the contents is less than the screen width, it should yet occupy the whole screen width. For eg. If a table fits well in Portrait mode then ofcourse for Landscape mode their will be blank space left on the right. I don't want that space to eb empty, instead to occupy by all columns. If the row width is greater than the screen width then no issues at all - as horiontal scrollbar appears.
I tried few variations, but nothing helped out. Any idea what settings to make to utlize all space (if at all avbl) & show it.
And yes, 1 more issue of horizontal scrollbar, it appears just on the last row. I want it to
appear below last row - so the border of last row is visible. My XML :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical">
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:scrollbars="horizontal|vertical">
<HorizontalScrollView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp" android:layout_marginBottom="10dp" >
<TableLayout android:id="#+id/browseTable" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:background="#FF0000" android:stretchColumns="1,2,3">
</TableLayout>
</HorizontalScrollView>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" android:gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp">
<Button android:id="#+id/browseAddBtn" android:text="Add" android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1" android:layout_marginRight="10dp" />
<Button android:id="#+id/browseViewBtn" android:text="Edit" android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1" android:layout_marginRight="10dp" />
<Button android:id="#+id/browseReturnBtn" android:text="Return" android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
OUTPUT :

I found one thing while solving your problem, about TableLayout when used inside a HorizontalScrollView. The android:stretchColumns is not working when we use Table Layout inside Horizontal Scroll View. So that you are getting blank space when screen is rotated or columns have less width data.
I hope you understand this. I am trying to solve this problem by replacing Horizontal Scroll View with some other. I will post answer if i get solution. Bye.
EDIT
Hi Tvd finally I got the solution for your problem. make below changes to your XML layout file.
In <HorizontalScrollView>
use
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:fillViewport="true"
Use stretchColumns = "*" in TableLayout if you want all columns to be stretched.
Bye. :-)

I did some changes. some of your problem will solve by below layout code
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ScrollView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scrollbars="horizontal|vertical" >
<HorizontalScrollView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp" >
<TableLayout
android:id="#+id/browseTable"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:background="#FF0000" >
</TableLayout>
</HorizontalScrollView>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
style="#android:style/ButtonBar"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/browseAddBtn"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Add" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/browseViewBtn"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Edit" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/browseReturnBtn"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Return" />
</LinearLayout>

trouble with nested layouts

I'm just beginning Android and have gotten myself stuck. I've made a simple app/view. The idea is draw a line-maze in the top, with motion buttons on the bottom. My app only draws an x with a couple lines in the frame, but that works. The problem is that my buttons are being drawn too far down, and are clipped in height.
I assume the problem is all in my layout xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<none.maze.MazeView
android:id="#+id/maze"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
/>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:text="#string/maze_layout_text_text"
android:visibility="visible"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:textColor="#ff8888ff"
android:textSize="24sp"/>
</RelativeLayout>
</FrameLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/left"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Left"
android:layout_weight="1"
/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/forward"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Forward"
android:layout_weight="1"
/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/right"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Right"
android:layout_weight="1"
/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

I think you shouldn't use layout_height="fill_parent" and layout_weight at the same time. Try to set layout_height="0dip" and layout_weight="1" for the FrameLayout and layout_height="wrap_content" for the lower LinearLayout. The lower LinearLayout mustn't have the layout_weight attribute.

Use Hierarchy Viewer to debug your layout. Its pretty cool.

Your entire layout is just way too bloated and ineffective. You use way too many ViewGroups. I recommend reading about RelativeLayouts and especially the entire Layout Tricks series.