Alignment of an Android layout - android

I have this layout file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<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"
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=".MainActivity" >
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/visual_compass_container"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_margin="0dp"
android:padding="0dp" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/visual_compass"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:contentDescription="#string/visual_compass"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/compass_1000x1000_white" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/visual_compass_value"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/visual_compass_value_default"
android:textColor="#ddd"
android:textSize="#dimen/visual_compass_value_text_size" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/visual_compass_info"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/measured_bearing"
android:textColor="#aaa"
android:textSize="#dimen/visual_compass_info_text_size" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
<View
android:id="#+id/placeholder"
android:layout_width="25dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/visual_compass_container"
android:visibility="visible"
android:background="#android:color/darker_gray" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/advanced_container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/placeholder"
android:background="#dfff"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingBottom="10dp"
android:paddingLeft="30dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:paddingTop="10dp"
android:visibility="visible" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/advanced_measured"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="15dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="#string/measured_bearing_default"
android:textSize="#dimen/advanced_measured_text_size_land" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/advanced_latitude"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="#string/latitude_default"
android:textIsSelectable="true"
android:textSize="#dimen/advanced_info_text_size_land" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/advanced_longitude"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="#string/longitude_default"
android:textIsSelectable="true"
android:textSize="#dimen/advanced_info_text_size_land" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/advanced_altitude"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="#string/longitude_default"
android:textIsSelectable="true"
android:textSize="#dimen/advanced_info_text_size_land" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/advanced_accuracy"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="#string/accuracy_default"
android:textIsSelectable="true"
android:textSize="#dimen/advanced_info_text_size_land" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/advanced_declination"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="#string/declination_default"
android:textIsSelectable="true"
android:textSize="#dimen/advanced_info_text_size_land" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/advanced_inclination"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="#string/inclination_default"
android:textIsSelectable="true"
android:textSize="#dimen/advanced_info_text_size_land" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
And the result (API level 17, Galaxy S3) is this:
The Result http://xml.pfweb.eu/a.png
As you can see above, I didn't set any margins or paddings... So why is there an empty space between the placeholder view (dark grey) and the compass rose image?
That's a big problem because it causes the '46°' not the center correctly.


I am unuable to see why the relative layout doesn't wrap it's content, however to have the text in the center you could do following:
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/visual_compass"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:contentDescription="#string/visual_compass"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/compass_1000x1000_white" />
So instead of having the compass image in top left corner using:
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
you would simply center it. I know it's not ideal, but it's the only solution I see at the moment.
EDIT: I didn't figure out what exactly causes the problem, but it has something to do with the enclosing Relative layout. As soon as I change the layout to Linear the problem disappear. In fact horizontal LinearLayout is probably the best option here as you stack your items from left to right.
Here's final look:

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Android: keeping overlay textview size same as underlying imageview

I have an image (.png) that is sliced into 3 pieces top, middle, bottom.
(The pieces mentioned are not of the same size).
What I am trying to achieve is to have a layout where the original image is assembled from the above 3 pieces - but the middle piece should also display a textview over it.
In a sense, I have managed the most of the above, however with my current layout - when the text of the textview exceeds some length (horizontally or vertically) the image is then broken, as then there is a gap between middle and bottom part (vertical excess) or the middle part is shifted related to the top and the bottom (horizontal excess).
Actually what I want to achieve is that the textview will always remain the same size as the underlying middle imageview.
My layout code is as follows (The code will be used for android 4.0 +):
<?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="#88666666"
android:id="#+id/top_layout">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingTop="25dp" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ivTop"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:paddingTop="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:clickable="false"
android:paddingLeft="20dip"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/quotetops" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ivMiddle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:paddingTop="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:clickable="false"
android:paddingLeft="20dip"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/quotemiddles" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/mytext"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="ajsdhaj\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhdjajhsdjfhsdjdfjsdjfksdjfkjkfj\ndkfjkdjfkj"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ivBottom"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:paddingTop="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:clickable="false"
android:paddingLeft="20dip"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/quotebottoms" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Thanks.

do this for all three children of LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:weight="1dp"
for middle element do this for children of RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
Also you can ditch top RelativeLayout as it is redundant. Your final layout file should look like this
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingTop="25dp"
android:background="#88666666"
android:id="#+id/top_layout">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ivTop"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:paddingTop="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:clickable="false"
android:paddingLeft="20dip"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/quotetops" />
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="0dp">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ivMiddle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:paddingTop="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:clickable="false"
android:paddingLeft="20dip"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/quotemiddles" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/mytext"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="ajsdhaj\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhdjajhsdjfhsdjdfjsdjfksdjfkjkfj\ndkfjkdjfkj"
/>
</FrameLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ivBottom"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:paddingTop="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:clickable="false"
android:paddingLeft="20dip"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/quotebottoms" />
</LinearLayout>

Finally, solved it by using android:layout_align... and referencing the middle imageview.
(I also, removed the unnecessary android:layout_alignParentRight="true" from middle imageview - but that was not the main problem here)
So, the final layout became:
<?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="#88666666"
android:id="#+id/top_layout">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingTop="25dp" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ivTop"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:paddingTop="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:clickable="false"
android:paddingLeft="20dip"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/quotetops" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ivMiddle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:clickable="false"
android:paddingLeft="20dip"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/quotemiddles" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/mytext"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="ajsdhaj\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhdjajhsdjfhsdjdfjsdjfksdjfkjkfj\ndkfjkdjfkj"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/ivMiddle"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/ivMiddle"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/ivMiddle"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/ivMiddle"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ivBottom"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:paddingTop="0dp"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:clickable="false"
android:paddingLeft="20dip"
android:scaleType="center"
android:src="#drawable/quotebottoms" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

how to get image icon to align right in a Linear Layout?

I know there are lots of threads with more or less same topic but none of them covers my situation:
I have a little garbage can for the delete button but it always disappears off the screen if the line of the text is too long and if its too short it's attached to the line and I just wanted to be on the right hand side of the app like the the Add_item button but since it is in a Linear Layout it does not work
ativity_main.xml
<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"
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="com.example.owner.test24.MainActivity">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/header"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/header"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
android:textColor="#color/accent"
android:textSize="24sp" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/add_item"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:layout_alignEnd="#+id/header"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/header"
android:src="#drawable/add_item_button"
android:contentDescription="#string/add_item"/>
<ListView
android:id="#+id/todo_list"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/header"/>
</RelativeLayout>
to_do_item_layout.xml
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<CheckBox
android:id="#+id/checkBox"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/item"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20sp"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/btnDel"
android:src="#drawable/ic_delete_button"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Delete"
/>
if someone has solution please let me know.

use it, it works on every screen size
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
android:weightSum="1">
<CheckBox
android:id="#+id/checkBox"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="0.03"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/item"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="hhhhh"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:layout_weight="0.87"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/btnDel"
android:src="#drawable/delete_icon"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="end|center_vertical"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Delete"
android:layout_weight="0.1" />
</LinearLayout>

Try below one
<TextView
android:id="#+id/item"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:textSize="20sp"/>
Hopes it will solve your problem. :)

Add layout_gravity tag
android:layout_gravity="right"

Use Weight:
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:weighSum= "1">
<CheckBox
android:id="#+id/checkBox"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
amdroid: layout_weight="0.2"
/>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/btnDel"
android:src="#drawable/ic_delete_button"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Delete"
amdroid: layout_weight="0.2"
/>

Android ScrollView not scrolling at all

Below is my XML code, I want the whole view to scroll, but it's just not working, please help, with what's wrong;
<?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="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/app_icon"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_app_version"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_content"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:layout_height="386dp"
android:gravity="center"></TextView>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
I've tried using,
android:fillViewport="true"
but of no help.

A ScrollView is a FrameLayout, meaning you should place one child in it containing the entire contents to scroll; this child may itself be a layout manager with a complex hierarchy of objects.
So here you have to take LinearLayout or RelativeLayout and then you have to put different hierarchy of component.
Android : buttons not visible in scrollview
here i have given answer of Some problem so you can follow this for solve your problem with clearing your concept.

Try like this ,Scrolling will work till End
<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">
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/app_icon"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_app_version"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_content"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:layout_height="386dp"
android:gravity="center"/>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</Relativelayout>

If ScrollView fits to your device screen it would not be scrollable, so make sure content inside ScrollView takes space larger than your screen size.

systematix Try this,here you getting scroll.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:src="#mipmap/ic_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_app_version1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:text="hello" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_content"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="fahfhahffshfs fsfhshf fshfs sflshf sflsh fhsfhslfh fshflshf hslfh slfhslfhslfhs fhslhf"></TextView>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:src="#mipmap/ic_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_app_version"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:text="hello" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_content1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="fahfhahffshfs fsfhshf fshfs sflshf sflsh fhsfhslfh fshflshf hslfh slfhslfhslfhs fhslhf"></TextView>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:src="#mipmap/ic_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_app_version2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:text="hello" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_content3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="fahfhahffshfs fsfhshf fshfs sflshf sflsh fhsfhslfh fshflshf hslfh slfhslfhslfhs fhslhf"></TextView>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:src="#mipmap/ic_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_app_version4"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:text="hello" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView_content4"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="fahfhahffshfs fsfhshf fshfs sflshf sflsh fhsfhslfh fshflshf hslfh slfhslfhslfhs fhslhf"></TextView>
</LinearLayout>

Setting TextView on top of ImageView - Android Layouts

I'm building an android app and I am trying to set my layout without any success.
I searched everywhere and I can't seem to find any solution.
I need to place 2 text views on top of an image.
the first text view need to be about 10dp above the vertical center of the image.
and the second text view should be below text view 1.
here's my code so far, though it doesn't work.
can anyone here tell me what I'm missing or what am I doing wrong?
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="#+id/RelativeLayout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/background"
android:orientation="vertical"
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="com.boromedia.parve.MainActivity" >
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/blueOvalLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="75sp" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/blueOval"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:scaleType="centerInside"
android:src="#drawable/blueoval" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/greenOval"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:scaleType="centerInside"
android:src="#drawable/greenoval_small"
android:visibility="gone" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/greenOvalText"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="65dp"
android:gravity="center|center_vertical"
android:text="#string/counter_activity_oval_done"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="28sp"
android:visibility="gone" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/blueOvalText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="#string/counter_activity_oval_text1"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/blueOvalTimer"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/blueOvalText"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="#string/counter_default"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="25sp" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:orientation="vertical" >
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/head_title"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:gravity="center_vertical|center"
android:text="#string/main_title"
android:textSize="30sp" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/stopButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:text="#string/counter_activity_stop_button"
android:textSize="20sp" />

Try this workaround: Change your textView for:
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/wrapper"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/blueOvalText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/counter_activity_oval_text1"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</RelativeLayout>
This is a wrapper for setting the margin of 10dp.
Don't forget that your second textview should be below the wrapper, not below the textview!
I hope this would help;)

You can put your 2 TextView in a LinearLayout which will be centered in the parent :
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_centerInParent="true" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/blueOvalText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="#string/counter_activity_oval_text1"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/blueOvalTimer"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/blueOvalText"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="#string/counter_default"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="25sp" />
</LinearLayout>

Properly adjusting space between two textviews in RelativeLayout

I have been editing my relativelayout all day, but I cannot produce a screen that is desirable.
Currently it looks like this :
It is not centered and there is a very awkward space between the hour time and the minutes time.
I am trying to figure out how to fix it so it is centered similar to this app except I include the little h and m.
I have done a lot of research and used almost every positioning view in Relative Layout, but still cannot produce it.
Properly aligning TextViews in RelativeLayout
This is my xml file. Not sure what to do I feel like I have exhausted all my options.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:seekarc="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
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=".MainActivity">
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/seekArcContainer"
android:layout_width="350dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
>
</FrameLayout>
<include
layout="#layout/controls"
android:id="#+id/controls" />
<com.triggertrap.seekarc.SeekArc
android:id="#+id/seekArc"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="300dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|bottom"
seekarc:thumb="#drawable/custom_seek_arc_control_selector"
android:padding="30dp"
seekarc:rotation="0"
seekarc:startAngle="0"
seekarc:sweepAngle="360"
seekarc:touchInside="true"
seekarc:arcColor="#30ff5b56"
seekarc:progressColor="#ffff3a35"
android:layout_below="#+id/seekArcContainer"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/hour_progress_number"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:textColor="#color/red_highlight"
android:text="00"
android:textSize="90sp"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/little_hour_text2"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/minute_progress_number"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:textColor="#color/red_highlight"
android:text="00"
android:textSize="90sp"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/little_minute_text2"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/hour_progress_number"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/little_minute_text2" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:text="H"
android:textSize="24sp"
android:id="#+id/little_hour_text2"
android:textColor="#color/red_highlight"
android:layout_toStartOf="#+id/minute_progress_number"
android:layout_marginRight="45dp"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/hour_progress_number"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/minute_progress_number" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:text="M"
android:textSize="24sp"
android:id="#+id/little_minute_text2"
android:textColor="#color/red_highlight"
android:layout_marginRight="36dp"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/seekArc"
android:layout_alignEnd="#+id/seekArc"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/minute_progress_number" />
</RelativeLayout>

try this code, may this xml help you..you can take idea from this. if any problem, then ask...
<?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_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="300dp" >
<com.triggertrap.seekarc.SeekArc
android:id="#+id/seekArc"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="300dp"
android:layout_centerInParent="true" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="00"
android:textSize="60sp" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="H"
android:textSize="30sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="00"
android:textSize="60sp" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="M"
android:textSize="30sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>

what you are looking for is here in the 2nd answer (not the accepted answer). You use a strut in the middle of the two views.
this is the example given in the answer:
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<View android:id="#+id/strut"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignRight="#id/strut"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:text="Left"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignLeft="#id/strut"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:text="Right"/>
</RelativeLayout>

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