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ScrollView Open my edittexts and work only if open

i have a bad problem. i need to use a scrollview into my app, but this on start open editext Keyboard.
If Keyboard is open, scrollview work, but if i close the keybord scroll not work.
How to resolve this ploblem?
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/taglio"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1">
<Button
android:text="+"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/piutagliodonna"
android:textStyle="normal|bold"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:alpha="0.70"
/>
<EditText
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:inputType="numberDecimal"
android:ems="10"
android:id="#+id/editTexttagliodonna"
android:hint="0"
android:textAlignment="center"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
<Button
android:text="-"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/menotagliodonna"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:textStyle="normal|bold"
android:alpha="0.70"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>

Try this, but change and add RelativeLayout to LinearLayout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView 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"
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="pl.com.qubuss.test.RegisterActivity">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/nameET"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
android:hint="#string/nameTextHint"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:width="200dp" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/surnameET"
android:layout_below="#+id/nameET"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/nameET"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/nameET"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:width="200dp"
android:hint="#string/surnameTextHint" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
android:ems="10"
android:id="#+id/emailET"
android:hint="#string/emailTextHint"
android:width="200dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/surnameET"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/surnameET"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/surnameET"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/username_registerET"
android:layout_below="#+id/emailET"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/emailET"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/emailET"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:width="200dp"
android:hint="#string/usernameTextHint" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textPassword"
android:ems="10"
android:id="#+id/password_registerET"
android:layout_below="#+id/username_registerET"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/username_registerET"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/username_registerET"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:hint="#string/passwordTextHint" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/registerButton"
android:id="#+id/registerButton"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="23dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/conPasswor_registerET"/>
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textPassword"
android:ems="10"
android:id="#+id/conPasswor_registerET"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/password_registerET"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/password_registerET"
android:layout_alignStart="#+id/password_registerET"
android:hint="#string/conPasswordTextHint" />
</RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>

Android:how to center individual views when layout's gravity is fixed

I am using Linear Layout for this xml file :
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center"
>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editTextUserNameToLogin"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="User Name">
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editTextPasswordToLogin"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="Password"
android:inputType="textPassword" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonSignIn"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Sign In" />
<ToggleButton
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="New ToggleButton"
android:id="#+id/toggleButton"/>
</LinearLayout>
I want all text views to appear in the center of the screen,
except for the the toggle button which i want it to be in the right-bottom of the screen.
As you can see, i am using android:gravity center in the layout's tag, because neither this nor android:layout_gravity was working on individual textviews.
But now i want toggle button to be independent of this.
How can i achieve it?

test this xml :
<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" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editTextUserNameToLogin"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="User Name" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editTextPasswordToLogin"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="Password"
android:inputType="textPassword" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonSignIn"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Sign In" />
</LinearLayout>
<ToggleButton
android:id="#+id/toggleButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="New ToggleButton" />

Just wrap the entire layout into a FrameLayout and keep the toggle button outside of the LinearLayout. then put layout_gravity as you wish. Thats the trick. cheers :)
Try this
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_gravity="center"
>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editTextUserNameToLogin"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="User Name">
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editTextPasswordToLogin"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="Password"
android:inputType="textPassword" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonSignIn"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Sign In" />
</LinearLayout>
<ToggleButton
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="New ToggleButton"
android:layout_gravity="bottom|right"
android:id="#+id/toggleButton"/>
</FrameLayout>

You can use relative layout look this code how you can set your xml as per your 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="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editTextUserNameToLogin"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:hint="User Name">
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editTextPasswordToLogin"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="Password"
android:layout_below="#+id/editTextUserNameToLogin"
android:inputType="textPassword" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonSignIn"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_below="#+id/editTextPasswordToLogin"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Sign In" />
<ToggleButton
android:id="#+id/toggleButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:text="New ToggleButton" />
</RelativeLayout>
This is it what you want.
Thanks

check 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:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editTextUserNameToLogin"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:hint="User Name">
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editTextPasswordToLogin"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="Password"
android:layout_below="#+id/editTextUserNameToLogin"
android:inputType="textPassword" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonSignIn"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_below="#+id/editTextPasswordToLogin"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Sign In" />
<ToggleButton
android:id="#+id/toggleButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:text="New ToggleButton" />
</RelativeLayout>

I want to add scroll to multiple linear layouts in android and also want to place buttons at bottom

What is the way to put multiple linear layouts in one scroll view, and meanwhile I want 4 buttons at the bottom for actions which should remain there in a strip or menu. Can any one please guide me in the right way to handle this. I am newbie in Android and I tried to explore this on forums and sites but everywhere I have seen that the scroll view can manage only one child, but I have multiple linear layouts with text fields.
I am attaching an image for explanation.
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="25dip"
android:paddingRight="25dip"
android:paddingTop="25dip" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtVehicleNo"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="#string/vehicle_no"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="25dip"
android:paddingRight="25dip"
android:paddingTop="25dip" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtViolationCode"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="#string/violation_code"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="25dip"
android:paddingRight="25dip"
android:paddingTop="25dip" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtReceiptNo"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="#string/receipt_no"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="25dip"
android:paddingRight="25dip"
android:paddingTop="25dip" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtFineAmount"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="#string/fine_amount"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="25dip"
android:paddingRight="25dip"
android:paddingTop="25dip" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtPreviousDetails"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="#string/previous_details"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
</LinearLayout>

Hey I thinks I am late here, please see below answer. its working fine and tested by me.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="0dp" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtVehicleNo"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="vehicle_no"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtViolationCode"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="violation_code"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtReceiptNo"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="receipt_no"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtFineAmount"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="fine_amount"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtPreviousDetails"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:hint="previous_details"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText4"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText5"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText6"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText7"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="profile"
android:textColor="#ff00ff" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="submit"
android:textColor="#ff00ff" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="logout"
android:textColor="#ff00ff" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button4"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="exit"
android:textColor="#ff00ff" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Updated:
Well as you said that you wants to add the items in action bar, so follow simple steps to do this.
add below main.xml to menu folder:-
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item
android:id="#+id/action_search"
android:icon="#drawable/male1"
android:showAsAction="ifRoom"
android:title="action_search"/>
<item
android:id="#+id/as"
android:icon="#drawable/picture"
android:showAsAction="never"
android:title="as"/>
</menu>
override onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) inside your activity:
package com.rk.aatest;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu items for use in the action bar
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
}
}
See Output ScreenShot For demo:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/rlHomeMain"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollView1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="25dip"
android:paddingRight="25dip"
android:paddingTop="25dip" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtVehicleNo"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="25dip"
android:paddingRight="25dip"
android:paddingTop="25dip" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtViolationCode"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="25dip"
android:paddingRight="25dip"
android:paddingTop="25dip" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtReceiptNo"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="25dip"
android:paddingRight="25dip"
android:paddingTop="25dip" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtFineAmount"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="25dip"
android:paddingRight="25dip"
android:paddingTop="25dip" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/txtPreviousDetails"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPersonName" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/llbottom"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnsave"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
android:text="profile" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btncancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
android:text="submit" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btncancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:text="logout"
android:layout_marginTop="3dp" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btncancel"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:text="exit"
android:layout_marginTop="3dp" />
</LinearLayout>

here is your solution
<?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"
>
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:fillViewport="true"
>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
>
<!-- Add your chail views here -->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
></LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
></LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="center"
>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="first"
/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="second"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="third"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="fourth"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
/>
/>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Android layout not as expected

So I am a beginner at layouts in Android and I am learning RelativeLayout. I am attempting to make the following:
However, all I get in my virtual device is the name field taking up 100% of the space (width and height).
Here is my XML:
<?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:orientation="vertical"
android:id="#+id/root">
<EditText android:id="#+id/name"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:hint = "Name"/>
<EditText android:id="#+id/phone"
android:layout_below="#id/name"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_weight="0.4"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:hint="Phone" />
<EditText android:id="#+id/email"
android:layout_below="#id/phone"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_weight="0.4"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:hint="Email" />
<EditText android:id="#+id/dob"
android:layout_below="#id/email"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_weight="0.4"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:hint="D.O.B." />
<EditText android:id="#+id/address"
android:layout_below="#id/phone"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/dob"
android:layout_weight="0.6"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:hint="Address" />
<Button android:id="#+id/submit"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:layout_below="#id/address"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:text="Submit"/>
</RelativeLayout>
What is going wrong?

Here is the xml for your output.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/root"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/name"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:hint="Name" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/phone"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true
android:layout_weight="-10"
android:hint="Phone" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/email"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_below="#id/phone"
android:layout_weight="0.4"
android:hint="Email" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/dob"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_below="#id/email"
android:layout_weight="0.4"
android:hint="D.O.B." />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/address"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="#id/phone"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/dob"
android:layout_weight="0.6"
android:hint="Address" />
</RelativeLayout>
<Button
android:id="#+id/submit"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Submit" />
</LinearLayout>

Change the layout_height for the name element to:
android:layout_height="wrap_content"

Change your Layout XML to the above:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/root"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/name"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:hint="Name" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_below="#id/name"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_marginBottom="60dp"
android:weightSum="1" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/address"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.6"
android:hint="Address" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_weight="0.4"
android:weightSum="3" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/phone"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:hint="Phone" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/email"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:hint="Email" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/dob"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:hint="D.O.B." />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<Button
android:id="#+id/submit"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="60dp"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:text="Submit" />
</RelativeLayout>
Hope that helps:)

Android - how to place buttons and spinners with linearlayout?

I have this code:
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="85dp"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPostalAddress"
android:text="neshto">
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonOk"
android:layout_width="75dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:text="Ok" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonCancel"
android:layout_width="75dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:text="Cancel" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
</LinearLayout>
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/size"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/color"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
I cant post image with the result I'm looking for, but I want the two buttons Ok and Cancel to be below, the two spinners to stand almost right down to the text field. But I can't handle these layouts. Can somebody give me an idea? I've tried it so many times, but it's still not looking the way I want.

Try this:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="85dp"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPostalAddress"
android:text="neshto" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/size"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/color"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" >
<View
android:id="#+id/strut"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonOk"
android:layout_width="75dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/strut"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:text="Ok" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonCancel"
android:layout_width="75dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/strut"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:text="Cancel" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Use a RelativeLayout instead of LinearLayout as layout container:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="85dp"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textPostalAddress"
android:text="neshto" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<Spinner
android:layout_below="#+id/editText"
android:id="#+id/size"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Spinner
android:layout_below="#+id/size"
android:id="#+id/color"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonOk"
android:layout_width="75dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:text="Ok" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonCancel"
android:layout_width="75dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:text="Cancel" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>