layout_weight for RelativeLayout doesn't work

layout_weight for RelativeLayout doesn't work - android

There is the following code:
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.9"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationYesterdayValueDisplay"
android:layout_width="15dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="0"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<com.ulnda.mypsych.views.VerticalSeekBar
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationYesterdayValue"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:max="10"
android:progress="0" />
</LinearLayout>
Now I need to change LinearLayout to RelativeLayout. If I do it then RelativeLayout fill the whole screen, and it's bad. I understand that RelativeLayout doesn't use layout_weight for its work. Please, tell me, how can I fix it? I've tried to make LinearLayout wrapper for RelativeLayout, but it doesn't help.
UPDATE:
<?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" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.6"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<RelativeLayout
android:background="#000000"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
UPDATE 2: FUll code
<?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" >
<TableLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<TableRow
android:id="#+id/tableRow1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.5" >
<LinearLayout
android:weightSum="1.0"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.33"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.9">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationYesterdayValueDisplay"
android:layout_width="15dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="0"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/activityEvaluationYesterdayValue"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<com.ulnda.mypsych.views.VerticalSeekBar
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationYesterdayValue"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:max="10"
android:progress="0" />
</RelativeLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/TextView05"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Yesterday"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.33"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.9"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationTodayValueDisplay"
android:layout_width="20dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="0"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<com.ulnda.mypsych.views.VerticalSeekBar
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationTodayValue"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:max="10"
android:progress="0" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/TextView03"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Today"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.33"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.9"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationTomorrowValueDisplay"
android:layout_width="20dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="0"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<com.ulnda.mypsych.views.VerticalSeekBar
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationTomorrowValue"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:max="10"
android:progress="0" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/TextView02"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Tomorrow"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
</TableRow>
<TableRow
android:id="#+id/tableRow2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.5" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.33"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.9"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationEnergyValueDisplay"
android:layout_width="20dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="0"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<com.ulnda.mypsych.views.VerticalSeekBar
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationEnergyValue"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:max="10"
android:progress="0" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/TextView11"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Energy"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.33"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.9"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationWeatherValueDisplay"
android:layout_width="20dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="0"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<com.ulnda.mypsych.views.VerticalSeekBar
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationWeatherValue"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:max="10"
android:progress="0" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/TextView09"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Weather"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.33"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.9"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationHoursSleptValueDisplay"
android:layout_width="20dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="0"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<com.ulnda.mypsych.views.VerticalSeekBar
android:id="#+id/activityEvaluationHoursSleptValue"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:max="10"
android:progress="0" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/TextView07"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Hours Slept"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
</TableRow>
</TableLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Why RelativeLayout fill whole screen, not 0.6 ?

android:layout_weight makes sense only for LinearLayout. Lint should aware you about with a warning

RelativeLayout is the only one child who has layout_weight attribute so you should also specify weightSum:
<?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"
android:weightSum="1">
<RelativeLayout
android:background="#ff0000"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.6">
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>

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EditText on the bottom of Relative Layout overlays views under it

LinearLayout with editText on the bottom overlays the content of scrollView, which is filled programmatically.
How to avoid this please?
I have simplified the XML in vain in my first version of this message.
I have added the full code now
I'd like to keep my editText height expandable.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#color/backNormal"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<include layout="#layout/adview"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
/>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:background="#color/back1"
android:layout_below="#+id/adView"
>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textChatSubjectTitle"
android:text='Subject'
android:gravity="left|center_vertical"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="5"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#color/text1"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="normal"
/>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="left|center_vertical"
android:orientation="horizontal"
>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textChatActn"
android:text='0'
android:gravity="left|center_vertical"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:paddingLeft="3dp"
android:paddingRight="3dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#color/textWhite"
android:background="#color/gray"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textChatUsers"
android:text='users'
android:gravity="left|center_vertical"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#color/darkGray"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:textStyle="normal"
/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageChatImageTitle"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:gravity="right"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/scrollChat"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/backNormal"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_below="#+id/top"
>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/linearChat"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/back1"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/buttonClip"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:src="#drawable/clip32"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_gravity= "center_vertical|center_horizontal"
/>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editChatMessage"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textMultiLine|textCapSentences"
android:minLines="1"
android:gravity="top|left"
android:maxLines="5"
android:maxLength="500"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:text=''
android:layout_gravity= "center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:textColor="#color/text1"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:layout_weight="5"
android:background="#drawable/edit"
android:scrollHorizontally="false"
android:cursorVisible="true"
android:textCursorDrawable="#null"
/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonChatSend"
android:text='>'
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_gravity= "center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#color/darkGray"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:background="#drawable/button_normal"
/>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
Any ideas please?
Thanks!

I suggest using Relative layout for parent. And then add the rule above.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scroll"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_above="#+id/llButton"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/llButton"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editMessage"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:gravity="top|left"
android:inputType="textMultiLine|textCapSentences"
android:maxLines="5"
android:minLines="3"
android:scrollHorizontally="false" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonSend"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:gravity="center"
android:text='send'
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
</LinearLayout>

Please try the below code, if it solves your problem.
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/scroll"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1200dp"
android:background="#ff0000"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_weight="1" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editMessage"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:background="#drawable/edit"
android:gravity="top|left"
android:inputType="textMultiLine|textCapSentences"
android:maxLines="5"
android:minLines="3"
android:textColor="#color/text1"
android:scrollHorizontally="false"
/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/buttonSend"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:background="#drawable/button_normal"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="send"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>

Vertical line in XML for notification in Android

I have created a custom notification XML file. I would like to draw a vertical line like the horizontal line in the below picture. I have been trying various ways couldn't achieve it. The orientation in xml from horizontal to vertical didn't help me.
Check my screenshot below:I would like to get the vertical line instead of the red line.
Tried the following code:
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/horizontalLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dip"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="vertical" >
</LinearLayout>
Below is my 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:background="#151515"
android:baselineAligned="false"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/iconimagelayout"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingLeft="5dp" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iconimage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:contentDescription="#string/icon"
android:src="#drawable/cancel" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/NameLayout"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight=".70"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingLeft="10sp" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/topTextlayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#2E2E2E"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:paddingBottom="5dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/topText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="5dp"
android:text="TITLE"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/horizontalLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dip"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/textLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#1C1C1C"
android:paddingTop="5dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingBottom="10dp"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:text="MESSAGE BODY"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/horizontalLayout2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dip"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/alldismisslayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#2E2E2E" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/dismissicon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:contentDescription="#string/dismissicon"
android:src="#drawable/cancel" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/dismissLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center|left" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/dismissText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:text="#string/notificationdismiss"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Not sure where exactly I have to put the vertical line code.

You can use following to create the vertical line.
<View
android:layout_width="4dip"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#FF000000"/>
Put this code after your first cancel imageview.So that your final code becomes
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/iconimagelayout"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingLeft="5dp" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iconimage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:contentDescription="#string/icon"
android:src="#drawable/cancel" />
</LinearLayout>
<View
android:layout_width="4dip"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#FF000000"/>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/NameLayout"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight=".70"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingLeft="10sp" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/topTextlayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#2E2E2E"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:paddingBottom="5dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/topText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="5dp"
android:text="TITLE"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/horizontalLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dip"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/textLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#1C1C1C"
android:paddingTop="5dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingBottom="10dp"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:text="MESSAGE BODY"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/horizontalLayout2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dip"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/alldismisslayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#2E2E2E" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/dismissicon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:contentDescription="#string/dismissicon"
android:src="#drawable/cancel" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/dismissLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center|left" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/dismissText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:text="#string/notificationdismiss"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Hope it helps.

Just use proper backgrounds and margin if you need
Here is the screenshot
XML
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#151515"
android:baselineAligned="false"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iconimage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/topText"
android:contentDescription="string/icon"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/topText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#2E2E2E"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="TITLE"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingBottom="10dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/topText"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/iconimage"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:background="#1C1C1C"
android:text="MESSAGE BODY"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/dismissicon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/text"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/iconimage"
android:contentDescription="string/dismissicon"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/dismissText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/dismissicon"
android:layout_below="#+id/text"
android:background="#2E2E2E"
android:text="notificationdismiss"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView android:layout_width="2dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#ff0000"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/iconimage"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/dismissicon"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/topText"
/>
</RelativeLayout>

hey try this with less layout hierarchy
<?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="wrap_content"
android:background="#1C1C1C"
android:baselineAligned="false"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iconimage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:src="#drawable/cancel" />
<View
android:layout_width="3dp"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_marginLeft="3dp"
android:background="#color/GREEN" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/NameLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/topTextlayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#2E2E2E"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:paddingBottom="5dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/topText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:paddingTop="5dp"
android:text="TITLE"
android:textColor="#color/WHITE"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<View
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="3dp"
android:background="#color/your_color" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/textLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#1C1C1C"
android:paddingTop="5dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingBottom="10dp"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:text="MESSAGE BODY"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<View
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="3dp"
android:background="#color/GREEN" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/alldismisslayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#2E2E2E" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/dismissText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:drawableLeft="#drawable/cancel"
android:drawablePadding="5dp"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:text="#string/notificationdismiss"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Try this way,hope this will help you to solve your problem.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#151515"
android:baselineAligned="false"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/iconimagelayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:paddingLeft="5dp" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iconimage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:contentDescription="#string/icon"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<View
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#FF0000"/>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/NameLayout"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingLeft="10dp">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/topTextlayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#2E2E2E"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:padding="10dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/topText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TITLE"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/horizontalLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dp"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/textLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#1C1C1C"
android:padding="10dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="MESSAGE BODY"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/horizontalLayout2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dp"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/alldismisslayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#2E2E2E"
android:gravity="center">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/dismissicon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:contentDescription="#string/dismissicon"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/dismissLayout"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:paddingLeft="5dp">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/dismissText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/notificationdismiss"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Try This:
Create one colored vertical line 9 patch image
then use that image in View in android xml file
Change your XML file like:
<?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="#151515"
android:baselineAligned="false"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/iconimagelayout"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
android:paddingLeft="5dp" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/iconimage"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:contentDescription="icon"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<View
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#drawable/untitled" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/NameLayout"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight=".70"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingLeft="10sp" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/topTextlayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#2E2E2E"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:paddingBottom="5dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/topText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingTop="5dp"
android:text="TITLE"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/horizontalLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dip"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/textLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#1C1C1C"
android:paddingTop="5dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingBottom="10dp"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:text="MESSAGE BODY"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/horizontalLayout2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="2dip"
android:background="#000000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/alldismisslayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#2E2E2E" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/dismissicon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:contentDescription="dismissicon"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/dismissLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center|left" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/dismissText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:text="notificationdismiss"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Here in:
<View
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#drawable/untitled" />
untitled is my 9 patch image.
9 patch image because it could be stretched as per the screen resolution

Why the rows in my LinearLayout are not put at the top?

I have a complex layout in XML.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#color/mainbackground"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:weightSum="1" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/selector"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="0.1"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:weightSum="1" >
<TextView
style="#style/T2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/month" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/byday"
style="#style/T2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:background="#color/tertiarybackground"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="#string/day"
android:textColor="#color/links" />
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/header"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/selector"
android:layout_weight="0.1"
android:background="#color/mainbackground" >
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/previous"
android:layout_width="48dip"
android:layout_height="48dip"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" >
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:background="#drawable/arrow_left" />
</RelativeLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/title"
style="#style/H2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="5dip"
android:textColor="#000000" />
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/next"
android:layout_width="48dip"
android:layout_height="48dip"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" >
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:background="#drawable/arrow_right" />
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/daysoftheweek"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/header"
android:layout_weight="0.05"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center" >
<TextView
style="#style/T2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/sun" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center" >
<TextView
style="#style/T2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/mon" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center" >
<TextView
style="#style/T2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/tue" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center" >
<TextView
style="#style/T2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/wed" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center" >
<TextView
style="#style/T2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/thu" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center" >
<TextView
style="#style/T2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/fri" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center" >
<TextView
style="#style/T2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/sat" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<GridView
android:id="#+id/gridview"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/daysoftheweek"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:listSelector="#android:color/transparent"
android:numColumns="7"
android:stretchMode="columnWidth" />
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scroll"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="0.25"
android:fadeScrollbars="false"
android:gravity="top"
android:scrollbarAlwaysDrawHorizontalTrack="true"
android:scrollbarAlwaysDrawVerticalTrack="true"
android:scrollbarFadeDuration="0" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:layout_gravity="top"
android:orientation="vertical" >
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>
Now programatically I add rows to the LinearLayout text:
rLayout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.text);
View row = li.inflate(R.layout.event_row, null);
rLayout.addView(row);
This is the result I get.
As you can see the row are placed in the center, not at the top of the text LinearLayout
Thanks for your help!

Use layout_gravity="top" attribute for the LinearLayout.
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:layout_gravity="top"
android:orientation="vertical" >
</LinearLayout>

SOLVED!
The problem was in the GridView above:
I changed form:
<GridView
android:id="#+id/gridview"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_below="#+id/daysoftheweek"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="0.5"
android:listSelector="#android:color/transparent"
android:numColumns="7"
android:stretchMode="columnWidth" />
to
<GridView
android:id="#+id/gridview"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/daysoftheweek"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:listSelector="#android:color/transparent"
android:numColumns="7"
android:stretchMode="columnWidth" />

Equal vertically spaced columns layout

I want to make this layout on my main screen of my application.
I have stripes for each image block shown above.
Please guide my which layout (RelativeLayout, LinearLayout...etc) should I use to achieve this.
I am new to android development. I have experimented few layout but not having success. I also used FrameLayout
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TableLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:stretchColumns="1">
<TableRow>
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/inboxLargeButton"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1">
<ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/inbox_normal"
android:id="#+id/buttonWeddingDayCheatSheet"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal">
</ImageView>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="2631"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:gravity="center"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="50dp" />
</FrameLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1">
<ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/outbox_normal"
android:id="#+id/buttonShareFavoriteRecipe"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal">
</ImageView>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="0296"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:gravity="center"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="50dp" />
</FrameLayout>
</TableRow>
<TableRow>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1">
<ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/header_left_normal"
android:id="#+id/buttonWeddingDayCheatSheet"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal">
</ImageView>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Most sent"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:gravity="center"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="15dp" />
</FrameLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1">
<ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/header_right_normal"
android:id="#+id/buttonShareFavoriteRecipe"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal">
</ImageView>
</FrameLayout>
</TableRow>
<TableRow>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1">
<ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/body_left_normal"
android:id="#+id/buttonWeddingDayCheatSheet"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal">
</ImageView>
</FrameLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1">
<ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/body_right_normal"
android:id="#+id/buttonShareFavoriteRecipe"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal">
</ImageView>
</FrameLayout>
</TableRow>
</TableLayout>
As I want to make the each block clickable too.

Try this code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TableLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:stretchColumns="1" >
<TableRow
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/inboxLargeButton"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/buttonWeddingDayCheatSheet"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" >
</ImageView>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="2631"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="50dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/buttonShareFavoriteRecipe"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" >
</ImageView>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="0296"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="50dp" />
</LinearLayout>
</TableRow>
<TableRow
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/buttonWeddingDayCheatSheet"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" >
</ImageView>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Most sent"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textSize="15dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/buttonShareFavoriteRecipe"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" >
</ImageView>
</LinearLayout>
</TableRow>
<TableRow
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/buttonWeddingDayCheatSheet"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" >
</ImageView>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/buttonShareFavoriteRecipe"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" >
</ImageView>
</LinearLayout>
</TableRow>
</TableLayout>

designing with linear layout in android

I want to design following design in android using Linear layout
I had written following code but not working
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#android:drawable/alert_dark_frame" />
<LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:weightSum="2" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:text="TextView" android:layout_weight="1" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2" android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:text="TextView" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TextView" android:hint="TestData"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
it gives me output like
can anyone pointout me.. where is problem???

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#android:drawable/alert_dark_frame" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:weightSum="2" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="dfasdfasdfasfasf" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="right"
android:text="07 DEc" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="dskfhasjkldfhadjklsfhadjklsfhajkldfhadjklsfhajklsfhajklsdfhajklsdfhajklsdfhajkldf" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
This will work... :)

This will work for you.
<?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="fill_parent"
android:background="#ffffff"
android:padding="5dip" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/icon"
android:layout_width="70px"
android:layout_height="50px"
android:layout_marginRight="3dip"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/toptext"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:maxLines="1"
android:text="dsggsdggfsgf"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:textSize="16px"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/datetext"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:maxLines="1"
android:text="1 dec 2012"
android:textColor="#cccccc"
android:textSize="12px"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</RelativeLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/bottomtext"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="dsggsdggfsgfwaffgdgafgggfdgfdgsfgfdgdfsgdfdsggsdggfsgfwaffgdgafgggfdgfdgsfgfdgdfsgdfdsggsdggfsgfwaffgdgafgggfdgfdgsfgfdgdfsgdfdsggsdggfsgfwaffgdgafgggfdgfdgsfgfdgdfsgdf"
android:textColor="#696969"
android:textSize="12px" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

I think you can use relativelayout at first level, like the following:
<relativelayout>
<imageview align to parent top, left, bottom>
<linearlayout align to parent to, right, right to image view>
<textview1/>
<textview2/>
</linearlayout>
<textview align to parent bottom, right, righto to image view, below linearlayout>
</relativelayout>

This should work. But it will be better if you use RelativeLayout
<?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="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#android:drawable/alert_dark_frame" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:weightSum="2" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="TextView" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="TextView" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="TestData"
android:text="TextView" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:weightSum="3"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#android:drawable/alert_dark_frame"
android:layout_weight="2"/>
<LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:weightSum="3"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="hfdfhfj" android:layout_weight="2" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2" android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="6 Dec 2012" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="fkjfkdsnfdsnfkdsn\nmnfkfknfkdf\nfknf" android:hint="TestData"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Try this code.it is exactly what you want.

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