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Buttons are not shown in real device but shown in emulator in android

I have a linearlayout which has 2 buttons cancel & download which are use to cancel or download of image respectively. When I run the app on emulator [Emulator is Nexus-5] all works fine , these 2 buttons are shown, but when I test my app on real device [My device is samsung-core].
Image is loaded from internet and then this liearLayout is shown, initially it is hidden.
This is the screenshot from my device
And this is my emulator screenshot
This is layout file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="16dp">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/et_pic_url"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Enter pic url here" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_pic_search"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="Send" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv_pic"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_layout_download_cancel_button"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="32dp"
android:paddingRight="32dp">
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_cancel_download"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Cancel" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_pic_download"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Download" />
</LinearLayout>
I am guessing this is happening because of Screen Height. But why this 2 buttons get hidden.What is making this weird thing happen in my layout file.
Thanks - Suraj

<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:weightsum="10"
>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="16dp"
android:weight="1"
>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/et_pic_url"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Enter pic url here" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_pic_search"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="Send" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:weight="8"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv_pic"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_layout_download_cancel_button"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="32dp"
android:paddingRight="32dp">
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_cancel_download"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Cancel" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_pic_download"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Download" />
</LinearLayout>
enter code here
Your imageview is match parent, so it cover the screen, use the above code. it will workl fine

try ScrollView. The Buttons may below your ImageView(and set your image view attr "wrap_content") or your layout.
demo below according your code:
<?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">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="16dp">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/et_pic_url"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Enter pic url here" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_pic_search"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="Send" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv_pic"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_layout_download_cancel_button"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="32dp"
android:paddingRight="32dp">
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_cancel_download"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Cancel" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_pic_download"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Download" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>

Because there is no space to show the button in the device. do as below
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="16dp"
android:layout_above="#+id/linear_layout_download_cancel_button"
>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/et_pic_url"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Enter pic url here"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_pic_search"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="Send"/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iv_pic"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="2"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_layout_download_cancel_button"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingLeft="32dp"
android:paddingRight="32dp"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
>
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_cancel_download"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Cancel"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/bt_pic_download"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Download"/>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

How do I create overlay button in my Android layout

I want to create a button which will overlay between 2 layouts.
I am using Linear Layout and added appropriate weight to it.
Have attached a screen shot for reference.
Here is my XML
tag.xml :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:weightSum="100" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="30"
android:background="#color/greyColor"
android:gravity="center" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ximgvwCamera"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/camera_big" />
</RelativeLayout>
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="70"
android:background="#android:color/white" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:padding="5dp"
android:text="#string/strQ1"
android:textAppearance="#android:style/TextAppearance.Medium"
android:textColor="#android:color/darker_gray" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
Please help me in this.
Thanks in advance!

Try this it will working...
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="150dp" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageCover"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:scaleType="fitXY"
android:src="#drawable/image_top" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/image_bottom"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageProfile"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_gravity="end"
android:layout_marginTop="100dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
</FrameLayout>
View like this

You need a relative layout. Set image alignt to right-top and set margin top appropriately.

<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/first"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="70dp"
android:src="#drawable/firstImage" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="20dp"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:src="#drawable/middleImage" >
</ImageView>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/second"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="70dp"
android:layout_below="#id/first"
android:src="#drawable/share_over" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/YES"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/YES" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/NO"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/NO" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Divide your image TOP-MIDDLE-BOTTOM(layout). Your size looking like above but
you can change width/height size.

LinearLayout being pushed off the screen

So for my landscape layout of a page, I want to have a sort of horizontal layout. However, my FrameLayout including my ListView goes off the screen, even though it's set to android:layout_width="match_parent". Here's a screenshot of what I mean:
The blue line is the outline of where the FrameLayout is going, when it is set to match parent.
Here's my XML:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/contactlist"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:background="#drawable/brushed_metal_background_dark"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context=".ContactList" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:background="#drawable/headerbackground"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="left"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/homeheader7" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:paddingRight="3sp"
android:text="#string/version"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textStyle="italic" >
</TextView>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/imageButton1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#null"
android:onClick="setOptions"
android:src="#drawable/menu" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/report"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#null"
android:gravity="left"
android:onClick="report"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/submit_report" />
</LinearLayout>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:paddingLeft="3dp"
android:paddingRight="3dp"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/divider_ver" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/schoolfeed2" />
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="100"
android:background="#drawable/background_overlay_dark"
android:duplicateParentState="false"
android:fadingEdge="horizontal"
android:paddingBottom="9dp"
android:paddingLeft="16dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:paddingTop="7dp" >
<ListView
android:id="#+id/schoolFeed"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:dividerHeight="2dp"
android:footerDividersEnabled="false"
android:headerDividersEnabled="true"
android:scrollbarDefaultDelayBeforeFade="50000"
android:scrollbarStyle="outsideInset"
android:scrollbarThumbVertical="#drawable/scrollbar_vertical_thumb"
android:scrollbarTrackVertical="#drawable/scrollbar_vertical_track" >
</ListView>
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Any help is appreciated! Thanks,

I would recommend you that, instead of using match_parent, use wrap_content, becuase, actually, whats happening is that the framelayout has the same width of the screen, so, as it isn't at the left of the screen, it goes off.

Android Layout Help - Half of screen should be upside down

I'm OK with the java for this beginning app I'm attempting. But the XML still boggles my mind a little. I've included a picture of what I'm trying to achieve:
And here is the code I have so far. I'm happy with the way it came out, I just need to know how to reverse that first half:
<LinearLayout 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:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/opponent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="bottom"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:clickable="false" >
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/opPlus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:clickable="true" >
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/opMinus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:clickable="true" >
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/player"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="bottom"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:clickable="false" >
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/plPlus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:clickable="true" >
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/plMinus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:clickable="true" >
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Thanks in advance to everybody!

Simply add:
android:rotation="180"
to the View or ViewGroup that you wish to rotate. In this case, the LinearLayout with the id of #+id/opponent
EDIT: Example:
<?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"
>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/opponent"
android:rotation="180"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#FF8833"
>
<View
android:id="#+id/emptyview"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
/>
<Button
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/emptyview"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:background="#999999"
android:text="Button 1"
/>
<Button
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/emptyview"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:background="#888888"
android:text="Button 2"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/opponent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#33FF33"
>
<View
android:id="#+id/emptyview"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
/>
<Button
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/emptyview"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:background="#999999"
android:text="Button 1"
/>
<Button
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/emptyview"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:background="#888888"
android:text="Button 2"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Result:

How to show layout on the bottom of ListView

I have a layout xml like 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="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="top"
android:maxWidth="71dip"
android:src="#drawable/logo_top" >
</ImageView>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="top"
android:adjustViewBounds="false"
android:clickable="true"
android:maxHeight="70dip"
android:src="#drawable/registeration_title" >
</ImageView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="" >
</TextView>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/relativeLayout1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearframe"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/informationFrame"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:src="#drawable/registeration_info1" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/IDNumberTextView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:layout_marginBottom="7dip"
android:layout_marginLeft="26dip"
android:text="TextView"
android:textColor="#drawable/textgreen" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/EnableDateTextView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:layout_marginBottom="7dip"
android:layout_marginLeft="140dip"
android:text="TextView"
android:textColor="#drawable/textgreen" />
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/linearframe"
android:text=" " />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView5"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/textView2"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:src="#drawable/buy_in_60" />
<ListView
android:id="#+id/listView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_alignLeft="#id/imageView5"
android:layout_alignRight="#id/imageView5"
android:layout_below="#id/imageView5" >
</ListView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text=" " />
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/frameLayout2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/listView1"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="79dp" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView4"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/registeration_info2" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/VersionTextView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="48dip"
android:text="Version: 1.0"
android:textColor="#drawable/darkgreen" />
</FrameLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/RevisionTextView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/frameLayout2"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="79dp"
android:text="Revision: 16"
android:textColor="#drawable/darkgreen" />
</RelativeLayout>
some layouts below the ListView in the xml will disappear on the screen
and I tried to put the ListView and other layouts below the ListView into a scrollView
but the ListView will shrink, it looks too small, so i remove the ScrollView,
how should i do to let them appear on the screen without ScrollView?

You need to set Weight to your layouts like this way..
like you can set ListView Weight is= 0.80 and Bottom View is = 0.20 make sure parent Linear layout Weight sum is = 1.
You can see this is my xml file having List View (80% screen) and bottom Bar layout for Google Ads (almost 20% screen).
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:weightSum="1">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/layVrt"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.72"
android:weightSum="1">
<ListView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/listViewGame"
android:textFilterEnabled="true"
android:layout_height="350dp"
android:layout_weight="0.73"></ListView>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.20"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_corners_white"
android:paddingLeft="3dp"
android:paddingRight="3dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="3dp"
android:id="#+id/layoutAdMobList">
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
so this will be the output..

Or you can try something like this:
<?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" >
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_above="#+id/bottom_bar" >
</ListView>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/bottom_bar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:background="#drawable/bottom_bar"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ToggleButton
android:id="#+id/slider_btn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#drawable/bottom_toggle_button" />
<ToggleButton
android:id="#+id/list_btn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#drawable/bottom_left_button" />
<ToggleButton
android:id="#+id/map_btn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#drawable/bottom_right_button" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Place everything inside a RelativeLayout and use android:layout_above="#+id/bottom_bar" on the ListView