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My ListView is hiding behind my parent layout when visibility is set to View.GONE

I am trying to set my list view when I click on image, it should be hidden or shown but the problem is that when I inflate my list view in my activity, it is hiding behind and not taking complete space. When I perform on click event it opens behind the parent layout.
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<?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:id="#+id/scroll_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fillViewport="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context="com.bitblue.dextronewproject.Avtivity.ReportActivity">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:id="#+id/main_linear_layout">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Fees History"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:typeface="monospace" />
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:background="#color/studentlogin" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Receipt"
android:typeface="monospace" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Amount"
android:typeface="monospace" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Date"
android:typeface="monospace" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_2"
android:layout_below="#+id/ll"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TableLayout
android:id="#+id/r_tablelayoutRAD"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
</TableLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/drop"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="5.5"
android:src="#drawable/ic_drop_down_round_button" />
</LinearLayout>
<ListView
android:layout_below="#id/ll_2"
android:id="#+id/lisstview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
>
</ListView>
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Unpaid"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:typeface="monospace" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:paddingLeft="30dp"
android:text="Type"
android:textSize="15dp"
android:typeface="monospace" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:paddingLeft="30dp"
android:text="Amount"
android:textSize="15dp"
android:typeface="monospace" />
</LinearLayout>
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:background="#color/studentlogin" />
<ListView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/un_paid_list_view"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</ListView>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Your effort is appreciable.Thanks in andvance

Your parent layouts are not matching. You have used layout_below in LinearlLayout where the parent is not RelativeLayout. Check the hierarchy of the layouts in your layout.
Try this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/scroll_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fillViewport="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context="com.bitblue.dextronewproject.Avtivity.ReportActivity">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Fees History"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:typeface="monospace"
android:id="#+id/textView1"/>
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:background="#color/studentlogin"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView1"
android:id="#+id/view1"/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_below="#+id/view1"
android:id="#+id/ll1">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Receipt"
android:typeface="monospace" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Amount"
android:typeface="monospace" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Date"
android:typeface="monospace" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_2"
android:layout_below="#+id/ll1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TableLayout
android:id="#+id/r_tablelayoutRAD"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical">
</TableLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/drop"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="5.5"
android:src="#drawable/ic_drop_down_round_button" />
</LinearLayout>
<ListView
android:layout_below="#+id/ll_2"
android:id="#+id/lisstview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Unpaid"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:typeface="monospace"
android:layout_below="#+id/lisstview"
android:id="#+id/textView2"/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView2"
android:id="#+id/ll3">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:paddingLeft="30dp"
android:text="Type"
android:textSize="15dp"
android:typeface="monospace" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:paddingLeft="30dp"
android:text="Amount"
android:textSize="15dp"
android:typeface="monospace" />
</LinearLayout>
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:background="#color/studentlogin"
android:layout_below="#+id/ll3"
android:id="#+id/view3"/>
<ListView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/un_paid_list_view"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/ll3"/>

Stack two vertical LinearLayout in LinearLayout horizontally

I'm trying to stack two vertical LinearLayout in LinearLayout horizontally.
My code:
<?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">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:text="User Name"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/txtusername" />
<TextView
android:text="Date registration"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/txtdateregistr" />
<TextView
android:text="Phone number"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/txtphonenumb" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:orientation="horisontal"
android:minWidth="25px"
android:minHeight="25px">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:minWidth="25px"
android:minHeight="25px"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/linearLayout1">
<TextView
android:text="Count"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/ordercountnumb" />
<TextView
android:text="Ordr"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/ordercount" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:minWidth="25px"
android:minHeight="25px"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/linearLayout1">
<TextView
android:text="Count"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/deliverycountnumb" />
<TextView
android:text="Delv"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/deliverycount" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Also everything looks as I and has conceived:
And the scheme for full understanding:
But when I compile that in VS2015 see error "String types not allowed (at 'orientation' with value 'horisontal')". Need help

Its a typo.
Change,
android:orientation="horisontal"
to
android:orientation="horizontal"

In the root use below attribute
wheightSum="10"
and in child view use wheight = "5" for each child view
Note: on base layout use android:orientation="horizontal" for horizontal display or android:orientation="vertical" for vertical display

Error in LinearLayout orientation.It should be horizontal or remove this.(By default Linear layout has horizontal orientation. )
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:text="User Name"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/txtusername" />
<TextView
android:text="Date registration"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/txtdateregistr" />
<TextView
android:text="Phone number"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/txtphonenumb" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:minWidth="25px"
android:minHeight="25px">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:minWidth="25px"
android:minHeight="25px"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/linearLayout1">
<TextView
android:text="Count"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/ordercountnumb" />
<TextView
android:text="Ordr"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/ordercount" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:minWidth="25px"
android:minHeight="25px"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/linearLayout1">
<TextView
android:text="Count"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/deliverycountnumb" />
<TextView
android:text="Delv"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:id="#+id/deliverycount" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

scrollview covers up image view

I am trying to make a layout in which there are two main layouts.
One is an imageview and the second one is a scrollview. What I want is that the imageview is always kept on top of the scrollview. When I run the program the image goes back to the scrollview.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img_back"
android:layout_width="30dp"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:layout_gravity="left|top"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:background="#android:color/black"
android:contentDescription="#null"
android:src="#drawable/back" />
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:scrollbars="none" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<!-- Top linear layout -->
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_above_map"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="250dp" >
<com.shotwell.customviews.SmartViewPager
android:id="#+id/vp_slider"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
<com.viewpagerindicator.CirclePageIndicator
android:id="#+id/dots"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="10dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp" />
<!--
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:contentDescription="#null"
android:scaleType="centerCrop"
android:src="#drawable/bigimage" /
-->
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_subtitle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
android:text="Pan-Asian"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:textStyle="normal" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_title"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_above="#id/tv_subtitle"
android:layout_alignLeft="#id/tv_subtitle"
android:text="Oka"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="25sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_status"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBottom="#id/tv_subtitle"
android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/tv_subtitle"
android:background="#drawable/open_btn"
android:focusable="false"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Open"
android:textColor="#android:color/white" />
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:background="#878787" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:text="56"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:visibility="gone" />
<RatingBar
android:id="#+id/rb_rating"
style="#style/StarRatingBar"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:rating="5.0" />
</RelativeLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_desc_toggle"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Description"
android:textColor="#6A6A6A"
android:textSize="22sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_desc"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/dummy_list_text"
android:textColor="#color/dark_gray" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:background="#android:color/darker_gray" >
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/rl_map_holder"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:layout_margin="10dp" >
<com.google.android.gms.maps.MapView
android:id="#+id/mapview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_full_map"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:text="FullScreen"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</RelativeLayout>
<!-- bottom layout -->
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_below_map"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_address_city"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="1dp"
android:text="Berlin Top, Fiapre Suryani"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textSize="12sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_state_country"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="1dp"
android:text="Brong Afoo, Ghana"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textSize="12sp" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="6dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Phone no: "
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_phone"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text=" 024133556677"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textSize="12sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Email: "
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_email"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="abc#yahoo.com"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textSize="12sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="URL: "
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textSize="12sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_url"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="www.newstate.com"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:textSize="12sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_container_facility"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_toggle_facilities"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Facilities"
android:textColor="#6A6A6A"
android:textSize="22sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_facilities"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" />
<!--
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/dummy_list_text"
android:textColor="#color/dark_gray" />
-->
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:background="#android:color/darker_gray" >
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_container_hours"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_toggle_timing"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hours"
android:textColor="#6A6A6A"
android:textSize="22sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ll_timings"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_marginTop="0dp"
android:background="#android:color/darker_gray" >
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>
It's the code of activity. which I am using. Resultant screen looks like this.
So in layouts it shows lines where I place my imageview but it won't show up.
I think maybe the scrollview is pushing back the imageview.
So how to put my imageview on top of the scrollview ?

Why my element is not staying at the bottom as supposed?

I have this layout xml file:
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:fillViewport="true">
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
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">
<TextView
android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
android:id="#+id/emalLbl"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="#string/test" />
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/testTxtLay"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/emalLbl"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:padding="10dp"
android:weightSum="1">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/testTxt"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:background="#drawable/edit_text_design" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:layout_marginTop="60dp"
android:id="#+id/reminderLbl"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/testTxtLay"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="#string/reminder" />
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:id="#+id/reminderTxtLay"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/reminderLbl"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:padding="10dp"
android:weightSum="1">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/reminderTxt"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0"
android:lines="2"
android:background="#drawable/edit_text_design" />
</LinearLayout>
<View
android:id="#+id/spacer"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_below="#id/reminderTxtLay"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<Button
android:layout_marginTop="200dp"
android:id="#+id/pickDateBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_below="#id/reminderTxtLay"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/spacer"
android:onClick="showDatePickerDialog"
android:text="#string/datePickerBtnTxt" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/pickTimeBtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBaseline="#id/pickDateBtn"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/pickDateBtn"
android:onClick="showTimePickerDialog"
android:text="#string/pickTimeBtn" />
<View
android:id="#+id/spacerTxt"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_below="#id/reminderTxtLay"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<EditText
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:id="#+id/selectedDate"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBaseline="#id/spacerTxt"
android:layout_below="#id/pickDateBtn"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/spacerTxt" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/selectedTime"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBaseline="#id/selectedDate"
android:layout_below="#id/pickTimeBtn"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/selectedDate" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/submitBtn"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:onClick="submitData"
android:text="#string/submitBtn" />
</RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>
This is the custom design for 7 inch tablets, placed in res\layout-sw600dp
Anyways in the android studio landscape preview it seems just fine:
But in the emulator something is going wrong and here is how it looks strange. What I mean is that the submit button is not on the bottom and the pickDate and pickTime buttons are at the bottom of the layout.
I know that I'm missing a basic point here, but as an android developer, I'm not able to spot it.
Can you give me a push?

Here is a complete way to do what you seem to try accomplish. You don't need to create any Views for "spaces" etc. You only need to add margin or padding to either side of your views to make it move away from another view.
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:fillViewport="true">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="#dimen/activity_vertical_margin">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear_wrapper"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
>
<TextView
android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
android:id="#+id/emalLbl"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/test" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/testTxt"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/edit_text_design" />
<TextView
android:layout_marginTop="60dp"
android:id="#+id/reminderLbl"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/reminder" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/reminderTxt"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:lines="2"
android:background="#drawable/edit_text_design" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_marginTop="200dp"
>
<Button
android:id="#+id/pickDateBtn"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:onClick="showDatePickerDialog"
android:text="#string/datePickerBtnTxt" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/pickTimeBtn"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:onClick="showTimePickerDialog"
android:text="#string/pickTimeBtn" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/selectedDate"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/selectedTime"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<Button
android:id="#+id/submitBtn"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/linear_wrapper"
android:onClick="submitData"
android:text="#string/submitBtn" />
</RelativeLayout>

you can place 2 buttons next to each other!
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:padding="10dp"
android:weightSum="1">
<Button
android:id="#+id/btn1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:gravity="left"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:lines="2" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btn2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:gravity="right"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>

How to change height of scrollview to not overlap linear layout in android?

I have this xml layout, but the problem is that, in the scroll view, the height of it is spanning the whole screen and overlapping the bottom linear layout (drawing on top of it). Is there a way so that, I can get the scroll view height going only up to the linear layout on the bottom? I want the bottom 2 buttons to be aligned to the bottom of the screen.
Thanks
<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=".ActivityProfile" >
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/picture_avatar"
android:layout_width="90dp"
android:layout_height="310dp"
android:background="#bdbdbd"
android:src="#drawable/no_avatar" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_status"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:text="" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_fullname"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="30sp"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_email"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:autoLink="email"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_phone"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:autoLink="phone"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_website"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:autoLink="web"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_bio"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="7dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="7dp"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_lastactive"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_datejoined"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_dateleft"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_logout"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:onClick="CloseActivity"
android:text="#+string/back" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_exit"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:onClick="GoToEditProfile"
android:text="#+string/edit" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Change it to LinearLayout and use layout_weight :
<?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">
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/picture_avatar"
android:layout_width="90dp"
android:layout_height="310dp"
android:background="#bdbdbd"
android:src="#drawable/no_avatar" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_status"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:text="" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_fullname"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="30sp"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_email"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:autoLink="email"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_phone"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:autoLink="phone"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_website"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:autoLink="web"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_bio"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="7dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="7dp"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_lastactive"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_datejoined"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textview_dateleft"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_logout"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:onClick="CloseActivity"
android:text="#+string/back" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_exit"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:onClick="GoToEditProfile"
android:text="#+string/edit" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
hope help you.

in your linear layout (at the bottom) add it to be situated below the scrollview
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_below=""#+id/scrollView1" <-- this code
>
and also change the main base layout to linearlayout so it wont overlap
<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: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=".ActivityProfile"
android:orientation='horizontal'
>
dont forget to change the tab at the very end
</LinearLayout>