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How to adjust space between radio button in android

In my android application using radio buttons to select screen view. I want radio button equally aligned horizontal. I tried layout xml shown below.
<?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="vertical" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Views"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:textSize="20sp"
/>
<RadioGroup
android:id="#+id/radioView"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:measureWithLargestChild="true"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radioViewSingle"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:drawableRight="#drawable/single"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:checked="true" />
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radioView2by2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:drawableRight="#drawable/view2x2" />
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radioView3by3"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:drawableRight="#drawable/view3x3" />
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radioView4by4"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:drawableRight="#drawable/view4x4" />
</RadioGroup>
</LinearLayout>
output obtained using above xml code
But i expecting below output
Thanks in advance

Instead of using android:drawableRight, use android:drawableLeft.
I just tested this and it is working as expected

Remove android:layout_weight="1" for all RadioButtons and set android:layout_width="0dp" to android:layout_width="wrap_content"
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:text="Views"
android:textSize="20sp" />
<RadioGroup
android:id="#+id/radioView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:measureWithLargestChild="true"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="left">
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radioViewSingle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:checked="true"
android:drawableRight="#android:drawable/ic_menu_search" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="left">
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radioView2by2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginRight="25dp"
android:drawableRight="#android:drawable/ic_menu_camera" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="left">
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radioView3by3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:drawableRight="#android:drawable/ic_menu_always_landscape_portrait" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="left">
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radioView4by4"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginRight="25dp"
android:drawableRight="#android:drawable/ic_menu_call" />
</LinearLayout>
</RadioGroup>
</LinearLayout>

You can put each RadioButton to one layout and give all layout_width="0dp" and give layout_weight="1" as showen below:
<RadioGroup
android:id="#+id/radioView"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:measureWithLargestChild="true"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:gravity="left"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="0dp">
<RadioButton
android:checked="true"
android:drawableRight="#drawable/single"
android:id="#+id/radioViewSingle"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:gravity="left"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="0dp">
<RadioButton
android:drawableRight="#drawable/view2x2"
android:id="#+id/radioView2by2"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:gravity="left"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="0dp">
<RadioButton
android:drawableRight="#drawable/view3x3"
android:id="#+id/radioView3by3"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:gravity="left"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="0dp">
<RadioButton
android:drawableRight="#drawable/view4x4"
android:id="#+id/radioView4by4"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
</RadioGroup>

Place button below editfield in relative layout

Hi all I have to add 2 Buttons below editfield. I had tried it using relativelayout. But it is not added exactly below mention position.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:fillViewport="true" >
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#E8E8E8" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="10dip" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.35"
android:text="User Name"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/name"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.55" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.35"
android:text="Description"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/des"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.55" />
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_below="#id/des"
android:padding="10dip">
<Button
android:id="#+id/submit"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:text="Submit" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/cancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/submit"
android:text="Cancel" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>
Here I want to add these two buttons exactly below "des" editfield. Thanks in advance
Currently it displays like . But I want these two buttons exactly below last editfield with equal size.

You have just add on your relative layout:
layout_gravity on right and width make on wrap_content. like this
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_below="#id/des" android:layout_gravity="right"
android:padding="10dip">
<Button
android:id="#+id/submit"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:text="Submit" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/cancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/submit"
android:text="Cancel" />
</RelativeLayout>
Output looks like:

Ist think you are doing wrong is that : ScrollView never contains Relative Layout as a direct child. it use LinearLayout as a direct child .
use this code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:fillViewport="true" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="10dip" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.35"
android:text="User Name"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/name"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.55" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.35"
android:text="Description"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/des"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.55" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/des"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:padding="10dip" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/submit"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Submit" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/cancel"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Cancel" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>

Try this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:fillViewport="true" >
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#E8E8E8" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="10dip" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.35"
android:text="User Name"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/name"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.55" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.35"
android:text="Description"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/des"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.55" />
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_below="#id/des"
android:padding="10dip">
<Button
android:id="#+id/cancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:text="Cancel" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/submit"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/cancel"
android:text="Submit" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>

Try this:
One more thing when you want to do stuff like this, try to see in graphical layout and move elements in that to position you want. Most of time it will work as expected and you can get idea of place too.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:fillViewport="true" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#E8E8E8" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="10dip" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.35"
android:text="User Name"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/name"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.55" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.35"
android:text="Description"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/des"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.55" />
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_below="#id/des"
android:padding="10dip" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/submit"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:text="Submit" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/cancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBaseline="#+id/submit"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/submit"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:text="Cancel" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>

In your case its not possible because you are trying to place a button relative to EditText which is placed inside a LinearLayout, you can place the button relative to linearlayout but not its ChildViews.
Try to bring all the Views inside a single relative layout and place all the Views relative to each other.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:fillViewport="true" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#E8E8E8" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="10dip" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.35"
android:text="User Name"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/name"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.55" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.35"
android:text="Description"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/des"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.55" />
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_below="#id/des"
android:padding="10dip" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/submit"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginRight="12dp"
android:text="Submit" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/cancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Cancel" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Hope this will solve your problem

android:layout_below="#id/des" That des is present in LinearLayout, IF you want to give that way, Same RelativeLyout should be given within the layout that des is present and Their parent should be relative layout, to use parementers such as below or above(i.e., with relative to other widget)

Buttons under listview in android application

I need to have buttons appear below a listview. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I've tried different ways to get this specific layout to appear correctly on android, but so far I haven't been able to figure this out. I want to be able to display a listview in the middle of the app and have buttons under the listview. The problem is that I have other things that need to be displayed on the screen on top of the listview such as tabs and spinners. All of the items in the listview will have both an image and some text to the right of the image. The image that I'd like to achieve is like this image...
android layout image
Here's my code so far...
<?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:maxLines="100"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:scrollbars="vertical" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/readWebpage"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:onClick="onClick"
android:text="Load Webpage" >
</Button>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:maxLines="100"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/genre"
android:entries="#array/genre_list"
android:layout_weight="0.40"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="1dp" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/sort"
android:entries="#array/sort_list"
android:layout_weight="0.40"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="1dp" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/page"
android:entries="#array/page_list"
android:layout_weight="0.20"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="1dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<ListView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/listView" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/previousPage"
android:layout_weight="0.50"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:onClick="onClick"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:text="Previous Page" >
</Button>
<Button
android:id="#+id/nextPage"
android:layout_weight="0.50"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:onClick="onClick"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:text="Next Page" >
</Button>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Use RelativeLayout to control the position of ListView.
<?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" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/readWebpage"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:onClick="onClick"
android:text="Load Webpage" >
</Button>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/spinner"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/readWebpage"
android:layout_marginTop="1dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/genre"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.40"
android:entries="#array/genre_list" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/sort"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.40"
android:entries="#array/sort_list" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/page"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.20"
android:entries="#array/page_list" />
</LinearLayout>
<ListView
android:id="#+id/listView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_above="#+id/button"
android:layout_below="#+id/spinner" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/button"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/previousPage"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_weight="0.50"
android:onClick="onClick"
android:text="Previous Page" >
</Button>
<Button
android:id="#+id/nextPage"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:layout_weight="0.50"
android:onClick="onClick"
android:text="Next Page" >
</Button>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Set the layout_weight of the buttons to 0 and then set the layout_weight of the listview to 1. The layout_weight is use to allocate extra space, so the buttons will keep their 40dip height and the listview will expand to take up the remaining space

Use the following code;
<?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:maxLines="100"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:scrollbars="vertical" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/readWebpage"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:onClick="onClick"
android:text="Load Webpage" >
</Button>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:gravity="center"
android:maxLines="100"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/genre"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="1dp"
android:layout_weight="0.40"
android:entries="#array/genre_list" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/sort"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="1dp"
android:layout_weight="0.40"
android:entries="#array/sort_list" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/page"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="1dp"
android:layout_weight="0.20"
android:entries="#array/page_list" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ListView
android:id="#+id/listView"
android:layout_weight="3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/previousPage"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:onClick="onClick"
android:text="Previous Page" >
</Button>
<Button
android:id="#+id/nextPage"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:onClick="onClick"
android:text="Next Page" >
</Button>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

layout buttons are not the same size in android

I have two questions, the first is that I would like the buttons to be on the bottom corner of the screen stacked like they are (they currently are in the middle) and I would like them to be the same size, currently the top 2 buttons are bigger then the bottom two buttons. Also maybe lowering the texview boxes down a little if that is easy enough.
<?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" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:gravity="center" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/playerLifeOne"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:inputType="number"
android:minWidth="120dp"
android:text="20"
android:textSize="40dp" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/badd1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="+1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/badd5"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="+5" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/bsub1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/bsub5"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-5" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#android:color/black" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:gravity="center" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/playerLifeTwo"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:inputType="number"
android:minWidth="120dp"
android:text="20"
android:textSize="40dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/b2add1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="+1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/b2add5"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="+5" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/b2sub1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/b2sub5"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-5" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Check now.
<?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" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:gravity="center" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/playerLifeOne"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
android:inputType="number"
android:minWidth="120dp"
android:text="20"
android:textSize="40dp" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
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:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/badd1"
android:layout_width="78dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="+1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/badd5"
android:layout_width="78dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="+5" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/bsub1"
android:layout_width="78dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/bsub5"
android:layout_width="78dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-5" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#android:color/black" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:gravity="center" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/playerLifeTwo"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
android:inputType="number"
android:minWidth="120dp"
android:text="20"
android:textSize="40dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="156dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/b2add1"
android:layout_width="78dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="+1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/b2add5"
android:layout_width="78dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="+5" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/b2sub1"
android:layout_width="78dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/b2sub5"
android:layout_width="78dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-5" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

All buttons should look like this one.-
<Button
android:id="#+id/badd5"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="+5" />
Check layout_width and layout_weight properties.
As for the EditTexts, you have several options, an easy one would be applying some top margin.-
<EditText
android:id="#+id/playerLifeOne"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:inputType="number"
android:minWidth="120dp"
android:text="20"
android:textSize="40dp" >

just a tip: using a RelativeLayout would give you more flexibility and a more simple possibility to achieve what you need.
Note: in my sample project the Holo.Light theme is applied, that's why it looks a bit different.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<!-- this is a SAMPLE layout. Adjust the values as you need them. -->
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearLayout1"
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="vertical" >
</LinearLayout>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText1"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="30dp"
android:ems="10" >
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText2"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_alignBaseline="#+id/editText1"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/editText1"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_marginRight="30dp"
android:ems="10" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<!-- do the same thing on the right side -->
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnMinOneLeft"
android:layout_width="50dp"
android:layout_height="60dp"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:text="-1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnMinFiveLeft"
android:layout_width="50dp"
android:layout_height="60dp"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/btnMinOneLeft"
android:text="-5" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnPlusOneLeft"
android:layout_width="50dp"
android:layout_height="60dp"
android:layout_above="#+id/btnMinOneLeft"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:text="+1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnPlusFiveLeft"
android:layout_width="50dp"
android:layout_height="60dp"
android:layout_above="#+id/btnMinFiveLeft"
android:text="+5"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/btnPlusOneLeft"/>

layout within layout android

I want to have several layouts inside a layout so that I can better organize the UI. What I want is the layout to be horizontal. I need the layout to be split in half horizontally down the middle and the 4 buttons and text box to be on one side and copied on the other side as well so it can keep track of two totals. I only have one set of buttons right now because I cant get the layouts right.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="250.0dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
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" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#id/button_add"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="+1" />
<Button
android:id="#id/button_add_5"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="+5" />
</LinearLayout>
<EditText
android:id="#id/currentlife"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:inputType="number"
android:minWidth="120.0dip"
android:text="20"
android:textSize="40.0dip" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#id/button_minus"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="-1" />
<Button
android:id="#id/button_minus_5"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="-5" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

How about this (fix id's so they aren't duplicate):
<?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" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:gravity="center"
>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/currentlife"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:minWidth="120dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="number"
android:text="20"
android:textSize="40dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_add"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="+1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_add_5"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="+5" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="center"
>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_minus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-1" />
<Button
android:id="+#id/button_minus_5"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-5" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#android:color/black"/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:gravity="center"
>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/currentlife"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="number"
android:minWidth="120dp"
android:text="20"
android:textSize="40dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_gravity="right"
>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_add"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="+1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_add_5"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:text="+5" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="center"
>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_minus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-1" />
<Button
android:id="+#id/button_minus_5"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-5" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Give weight for two horizontal layouts.
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1.0">

// try this and let me know is it ok for ur requirement ?
<?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:padding="5dp"
android:gravity="center" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_add"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="+1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_add_5"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="+5" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/currentlife"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="number"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="20"
android:textSize="40dp" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_minus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-1" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_minus_5"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="-5" />
</LinearLayout>

You can create left and right layouts as separate layouts and inflate it in the main layout. This will simplify the layout design.
And try to start the design with android:layout_width="fill_parent" instead of android:layout_width="250.0dip"
Once you get the layout you want, then try to adjust the width as you need.