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How to align imageview, and two text at center of screen android?

Hi I have parent layout as LinearLayout and I need to place an imageview at center and after that two textview one after another at center of screen. At bottom of the screen is an icon.
I placed everything but imageview and two textview are not aligning at center of screen. Here is layout.
<?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"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:background="#drawable/bg"
android:orientation="vertical">
//this image and two textview, i need to place at center of screen
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/seat_icon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/on_logo"
android:layout_marginBottom="#dimen/dp_size20"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/seat_number"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Test1"
android:textAllCaps="false"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="16dp"
android:gravity="center"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/another_text"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/dp_size10"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/dp_size10"
android:text="TEst 2"
android:textAllCaps="false"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="16dp"
android:gravity="center"/>
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="#dimen/dp_size10">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:weightSum="1"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/on_boarding_circle_arrow"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:background="#drawable/circle_arrow" />
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
I really couldn't figure out what mistake I am doing in this design. ImageView, and two text are placing at top of screen and not in center of screen.

I have changed some dimensions and images, correct those and you are good to go.
try 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:background="#drawable/bg">
<RelativeLayout
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_centerInParent="true"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/seat_icon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/seat_number"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Test1"
android:textAllCaps="false"
android:textSize="16dp"
android:gravity="center"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/another_text"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/dp_size10"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/dp_size10"
android:text="TEst 2"
android:textAllCaps="false"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="16dp"
android:gravity="center"/>
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="#dimen/dp_size10">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:weightSum="1"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/on_boarding_circle_arrow"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:background="#mipmap/ic_launcher" />
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>

<?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"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/seat_icon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/seat_number"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Test1"
android:textAllCaps="false"
android:textColor="#color/Grey"
android:textSize="16dp"
android:gravity="center"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/another_text"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:paddingBottom="10dp"
android:text="TEst 2"
android:textAllCaps="false"
android:textSize="16dp"
android:gravity="center"/>
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/on_boarding_circle_arrow"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:background="#drawable/acircle" />
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
The problem is that you are using linear layout so it is aligning the layouts one after another.So you need to use relative layout and it will work

Try this 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"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:background="#drawable/bg"
android:orientation="vertical">
//this image and two textview, i need to place at center of screen
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/seat_icon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/on_logo"
android:layout_marginBottom="#dimen/dp_size20"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/seat_number"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Test1"
android:textAllCaps="false"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="16dp"
android:gravity="center"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/another_text"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/dp_size10"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/dp_size10"
android:text="TEst 2"
android:textAllCaps="false"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="16dp"
android:gravity="center"/>
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="#dimen/dp_size10">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:weightSum="1"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/on_boarding_circle_arrow"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:background="#drawable/circle_arrow" />
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>

The RelativeLayout at the bottom is the problem. And add android:gravity="center" to your parent LinearLayout

Just add android:gravity="center" in your root LinearLayout and remove last RelativeLayout and see

cut the 'layout_gravity' and 'gravity' parameters from child LinearLayout and paste this to Parent LinearLayout
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/seat_icon"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
Your code....
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Align checkbox right most side in a listview

I want to allign the checkboxes in a list view to right most part of the screen.
my Layout is shown below
<?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="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="9"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/nameTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Name"
android:textSize="30sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/numberTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Number"
android:textSize="25sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<CheckBox
android:id="#+id/checkBox"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right|center"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:gravity="right|center" />
But When i run this i get the output as checkboxes right next to the textview
Found mistake.. its in mainactivity.. i have put the the width of listview as wrap content instead of fill parent

Use RelativeLayout for ChechBox Section and Add android:layout_alignParentRight="true" .Try this way ,Let me inform .
Okay,You can set 2 Textview and ChechBox on same row using layout weight (Linear Layout). And set gravity,layout gravity right for ChechBox.

<?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="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/nameTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Name"
android:textSize="30sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/numberTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Number"
android:textSize="25sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<CheckBox
android:id="#+id/checkBox"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
</LinearLayout>

Check this one
<?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="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/nameTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Name"
android:textSize="30sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/numberTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Number"
android:textSize="25sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<CheckBox
android:id="#+id/checkBox"
android:layout_width="25dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right|center"
android:layout_marginRight="2dp"
android:gravity="right|center" />
</LinearLayout>

Can't create a view in layout

i've got a ListView with a custom adapter so i can customize the single row. I would create a view in the layout on the left that has as height all row height, and as width something like 5dp. So it will be like a little "strip" on the left of each row in the listview. I tried in this way
<?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="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:background="#layout/cardwhite"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/first"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/viewlist"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:textSize="15dp"
android:fontFamily="sans-serif-light"
android:text="Partenza "
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
<View
android:id="#id/viewlist"
android:gravity="left"
android:layout_width="5dp"
android:background="#52BD4F"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/second"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/viewlist"
android:layout_below="#id/first"
android:textSize="15dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:fontFamily="sans-serif-light"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
</RelativeLayout>
But using android:layout_height="match_parent" or android:layout_height="wrap_content" not works and the strip doesn't appear. If i write android:layout_height="20dp" it goes but of course it's not "dynamic". I don't understand why it desappears.. Any ideas?

Please modify the layout accordingly. I have already done this one, so I'm just pasting it. You just need to make use of android:layout_alignBottom and android:layout_alignTop with proper id inside your View. Here is the screen shot !
<?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="#e5e4e2" >
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/relative_row"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:background="#drawable/btn_normal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="5dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/tv_type"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/tv_dayName"
android:background="#00ff00" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_dayName"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:padding="5dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:text="Monday"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textSize="14sp" >
</TextView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_dateNumber"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:padding="5dp"
android:text="23"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textSize="14sp" >
</TextView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_type"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/tv_dayName"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:padding="5dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:text="Mark Attendance"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textSize="12sp" >
</TextView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_monthName"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/tv_dateNumber"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:padding="5dp"
android:text="Apr-14"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textSize="12sp" >
</TextView>
</RelativeLayout>
<!--
<TextView android:id="#+id/tv_line"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:background="#drawable/text_line"
android:layout_below="#+id/relative_row"/>
-->
</RelativeLayout>

<?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="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:background="#layout/cardwhite"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/first"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/viewlist"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:textSize="15dp"
android:fontFamily="sans-serif-light"
android:text="Partenza "
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
<View
android:id="#id/viewlist"
android:gravity="left"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/first"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/second"
android:layout_width="5dp"
android:background="#52BD4F"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/second"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/viewlist"
android:layout_below="#id/first"
android:textSize="15dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:fontFamily="sans-serif-light"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
</RelativeLayout>

Dont use relative layout just linearLayout
sample:
Beware that I dont have your cardwhite image so it wont be look like that one that you posted but just put the image in the linear layout background and it will look like the same as the one you posted.
<?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:layout_margin="5dp"
android:background="#layout/cardwhite"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<View
android:id="#id/viewlist"
android:layout_width="5dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#52BD4F" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/first"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:fontFamily="sans-serif-light"
android:text="Customer 1"
android:textSize="15dp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/second"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:fontFamily="sans-serif-light"
android:text="Meeting"
android:textSize="20dp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
result:

Here is a small trick. Instead of giving height to the view use a TextView and give Height as MatchParant and set TextSize according to your need and set Background color to your TextView. Hope this helps you!
<TextView
android:id="#+id/col_status"
android:layout_width="5dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginBottom="3dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="3dp"
android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
android:background="#FFFFFF"
android:rotation="180"
android:textColor="#color/main_list_text"
android:textSize="12sp" />

Android - ImageView and TextView not appearing

I want to display an ImageView then her TextView details followed by an other ImageView and her TextView details and then a text view and under them an ImageView then her TextView. So i put 2 child LinearLayouts that has orientation set to horizontal and the parent with orientation vertical but the second child LinearLayout is not appearing at all I don't know why. Thank you for helping. This is my activity.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:background="#drawable/fondgris"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearLayout1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearLayout2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageTypeWorkitem"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingRight="15dp"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:src="#drawable/bugicon" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/typeWorkitem"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imagePriority"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingRight="15dp"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:src="#drawable/priorityhigh" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/priority"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/key"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearLayout3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageStatus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingRight="15dp"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:src="#drawable/statusopen" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/status"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/priority"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Your linearLayout1 has the property android:orientation="vertical" but then the very first child (linearLayout2) has android:layout_height="match_parent", which means the second child (linearLayout3) will have no space since first one will take over full height of the parent.
So you can change both children to have android:layout_height="wrap_content" and maybe add android:layout_weight="1" for both if you want.

The content is larger than the screen and it is hidden. You must use ScrollView.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fillViewPort="true" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#drawable/fondgris"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearLayout1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearLayout2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageTypeWorkitem"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingRight="15dp"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:src="#drawable/bugicon" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/typeWorkitem"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imagePriority"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingRight="15dp"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:src="#drawable/priorityhigh" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/priority"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/key"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearLayout3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageStatus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingRight="15dp"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:src="#drawable/statusopen" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/status"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/priority"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>

Not sure if I'm understanding this correctly but from what you describe I would try using a relative layout as your parent and creating linear layouts inside of that that are relative to each other (one on top of the other).

Fill RelativeLayout parent with LinearLayout child

This seems simple but I've exhausted my Google search patience.
I have a RelativeLayout that has two sub LinearLayouts side-by-side and I want them both to vertically fill the parent, no matter the height of the two LinearLayouts. This is being used as a ListView row and the content under #id/item_left is generally shorter than the one on the right.
The background drawable doesn't fill the entire row.
Any ideas on making both sides fill?
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/item_left"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:paddingRight="2dp"
android:paddingLeft="2dp"
android:background="#drawable/item_left"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView android:id="#+id/time"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#color/item_left_text"
android:text="" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#color/item_right_background"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/item_left">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#color/item_right_text"
android:text="Row1" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#color/item_right_text"
android:text="Row2" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#color/item_right_text"
android:text="Row3" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

try this code .... sorry but I changed the color to so the impact when you will change the text of first TextView
<?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="fill_parent"
android:background="#ffffffff" android:weightSum="1">
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/item_left"
android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:paddingRight="2dp" android:paddingLeft="2dp"
android:background="#ff0000ff" android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView android:id="#+id/time" android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textColor="#ff555555"
android:text="sdfdsf s ada d a asd sad sad" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#ffff0000"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textColor="#ff555555"
android:text="Row1" />
<TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textColor="#ff00ff00"
android:text="Row2" />
<TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:textColor="#ff00ff00"
android:text="Row3" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

<?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:id="#+id/layout1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#FF0000">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="helloooooooooooooo" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/layout1"
android:background="#0000FF"
>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Row1" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Row2" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Row3" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>