How to create the layout like android contacts favorite - android

How to create the Layout like the (Android ICS Contacts Favorite layout )image i attached
am using the grid view for creating the layout for the photos grid. Thats perfectly working. But
how can i create the overlay layout like the black transparent with name or image ?? any one guide me to do this
Thanks in advance

Try this: (Note: this is the Custom XML Layout for the GridView that will be setup in the Adapter)
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:gravity="center" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgProfilePicture"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:scaleType="centerCrop"
android:src="#drawable/ic_contact_picture" >
</ImageView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtUserName"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom|center"
android:background="#50000000"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="User Name"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:textSize="11sp" >
</TextView>
</FrameLayout>
And it will look this:
This is as-is from one of my apps. Play around with the android:layout_width and the android:layout_height to set your own size. Also, fiddle with this android:background="#50000000" attribute to get it looking as you please. The 50 in it is the alpha that will set the transparency.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
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android:orientation="horizontal"
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<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/frameLayout1"
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<RelativeLayout
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android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:minHeight="100dp">
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android:id="#+id/chattitle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
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android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"/>
<TextView android:id="#+id/chatdate"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"/>
<TextView android:id="#+id/chatText"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/chatstatus"
android:layout_below="#+id/chattitle"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/chatstatus"
android:text="TextView" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/chatstatus"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
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android:layout_below="#+id/chatdate"
android:minHeight="2dip"
android:maxWidth="2sp"
android:maxHeight="2sp"
android:layout_marginRight="2dp"/>
</RelativeLayout>
</FrameLayout>
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Use
and
for background of your root layout item.
right click on images and select Save target as.

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android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
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android:layout_height="wrap_content"
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