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relative layout gravity center not aligning correctly

I'm trying to center the chilldren of my relative layout in the center of my screen but it's acting like it's aligned to the top of the parent and I can't figure out why.
my .XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:background="#f70909">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:src="#drawable/dice"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:id="#+id/textMessage"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/imageView2" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editUserSplash"
android:hint="Username"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/textMessage" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editPasswordSplash"
android:hint="Password"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_below="#+id/editUserSplash" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Login"
android:id="#+id/btnSplash"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/editPasswordSplash" />
<ProgressBar
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/prgSplash"
style="#android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.ProgressBar.Large"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:indeterminate="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/btnSplash" />
</RelativeLayout>
I've tried making the parent a relativelayout without success and it won't align to the bottom either. Initially I thought the layout wasn't filling the whole screen but since its height and width are match_parent I don't think that's the problem. in android studio it is displaying correctly though so I must be missing something small.
I also tried using the gravity and layoutgravity parameters and a combination of the two but without success
Edit: I need the views to stay in the same formation relative to each other but centered in the screen vertically.
Edit 2:I set the background of the RelativeLayout to red and got this: So the relativelayout isn't filling my screen.
Edit 3:
Edit 4:

try this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#f70909">
<RelativeLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:src="#drawable/dice"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:id="#+id/textMessage"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/imageView2" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editUserSplash"
android:hint="Username"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/textMessage" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editPasswordSplash"
android:hint="Password"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_below="#+id/editUserSplash" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Login"
android:id="#+id/btnSplash"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/editPasswordSplash" />
<ProgressBar
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/prgSplash"
style="#android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.ProgressBar.Large"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:indeterminate="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/btnSplash" />
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Try something like this.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"/>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_centerInParent="true">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:id="#+id/textMessage" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editUserSplash"
android:hint="Username"
android:gravity="center" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editPasswordSplash"
android:hint="Password"
android:gravity="center" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Login"
android:id="#+id/btnSplash" />
<ProgressBar
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/prgSplash"
style="#android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.ProgressBar.Large"
android:indeterminate="true" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
UPDATE:
If setting the xml in an AlertDialog, it's possible that there is a space allotted at the bottom. I google and found this alert_dialog.xml for reference. It seems that there is a buttonPanel at the bottom with a minimum height of 54dip.
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/buttonPanel"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:minHeight="54dip"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
style="?android:attr/buttonBarStyle"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingTop="4dip"
android:paddingStart="2dip"
android:paddingEnd="2dip"
android:measureWithLargestChild="true">
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/leftSpacer"
android:layout_weight="0.25"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:visibility="gone" />
<Button android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:layout_weight="1"
style="?android:attr/buttonBarButtonStyle"
android:maxLines="2"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Button android:id="#+id/button3"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1"
style="?android:attr/buttonBarButtonStyle"
android:maxLines="2"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Button android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_gravity="end"
android:layout_weight="1"
style="?android:attr/buttonBarButtonStyle"
android:maxLines="2"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/rightSpacer"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.25"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:visibility="gone" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

I think this may help you
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:gravity="center">
<RelativeLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Login"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:id="#+id/textMessage"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<EditText
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editUserSplash"
android:hint="Username"
android:layout_below="#+id/textMessage"
android:gravity="center" />
<EditText
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editPasswordSplash"
android:hint="Password"
android:layout_below="#+id/editUserSplash"
android:gravity="center" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Login"
android:id="#+id/btnSplash"
android:layout_below="#+id/editPasswordSplash"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
</RelativeLayout>

Thanks to ank I was able to figure out that the reason why the RelativeLayout didn't fill my screen is that I used it in an alertDialog. So RelativeLayouts parent isn't the screen but the alertDialog. Since an alertDialog wraps its content it doesn't fill the entire screen.

Expand and Collapase in Android

I want to create a Layout that have the feature of expand and collapse .Expand should be like that at a time only one row can be expanded ,if user clicks on other first should be closed by itself.In each row i have to show different layout design .
Please help me in this ,i have searched but i am not getting i how could i create this functionality .Please take this as a reference how it will be like .Please suggest me the best approach to get this

You can use a lib Accordion-View screenshot is :

I have implemented some code as the answer suggested by #Super User. So from that i think you will sure get your solution.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:accordion="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto/com.sentaca.android.accordion"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/main_header"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:background="#ff0000"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Offline Booking Request"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:textStyle="bold" />
</LinearLayout>
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<com.sentaca.android.accordion.widget.AccordionView
android:id="#+id/accordion_view"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
accordion:header_layout_fold_button_id="#id/foldButton"
accordion:header_layout_id="#layout/accordion_header"
accordion:header_layout_label_id="#id/foldText"
accordion:section_bottom="#layout/accordion_footer"
accordion:section_container="#layout/accordion_section"
accordion:section_container_parent="#id/section_content"
accordion:section_headers="#array/accordion_sections"
accordion:section_visibility="#array/accordion_visibility"
android:background="#fff5f5f5"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Please specify offline car details if you need any cars of travels"
android:textSize="14sp" />
<CheckBox
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="45dp"
android:text="Plase click the checkbox to send the details"
android:textColor="#ff0000" />
<include layout="#layout/radio" >
</include>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/example_get_by_id"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Item 2" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Item 3" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Item 4" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<RatingBar
android:id="#+id/ratingBar1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<SeekBar
android:id="#+id/seekBar1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Item 4" />
</com.sentaca.android.accordion.widget.AccordionView>
</ScrollView>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Review" />
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Confirm" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Now just remember one thing whenever you want to add layout items then add item in Linear Layout and make different layout for different sections and after that include that layout in your Linear layout. I have tried for one section named radio.xml file which is included in Linear Layout above.
radio.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RadioGroup
android:id="#+id/radioGroup1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radio0"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:checked="true"
android:text="Domestic"
android:textColor="#ff0000" />
<RadioButton
android:id="#+id/radio1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:text="InterNational"
android:textColor="#ff0000" />
</RadioGroup>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="Pick Up Location"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:ems="10" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="DropLocation"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:ems="10" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:text="Car Type"
android:textColor="#000" />
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/spinner1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="35dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:text="Remarks"
android:textColor="#000" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText3"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:ems="10"
android:inputType="textMultiLine" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

You can start with ExpandableListView and customize it to your need. I think this would be a good way to start. Please follow a link below to customize ExpandableListView :
http://androidexample.com/Custom_Expandable_ListView_Tutorial_-_Android_Example/index.php?view=article_discription&aid=107&aaid=129
You can google for more links on customizing expandablelistview. Hope it helps.

You can use scaleAnimation where you can add in each section a layout panel and inside the layout textview or anything as your requirement. See this. Hope it might help you.
http://wwwpriyaandroid.blogspot.in/2013/10/accordion.html

Formatting xml for buttons at bottm

I am trying to make a layout where the last button will always be at the bottom and will be able to scroll if needed. Here is what I have so far:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="#drawable/gradient_bg" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
>
<!-- Name Label -->
<TextView android:id="#+id/NameDesc"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Spot Name:"
style="#style/black_text"/>
<!-- Input Name -->
<EditText android:id="#+id/inputName"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dip"
android:layout_marginBottom="15dip"
android:singleLine="true"
android:capitalize="words"/>
<!-- Button Create Product -->
<Button android:id="#+id/btnDate"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Set Date"
android:tag="3"
android:onClick="onClick"
android:visibility="gone"
style="#style/btnStyleBreakerBay"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtDate"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Date of Event:"
style="#style/black_text"
android:visibility="gone"/>
<Button android:id="#+id/btnTime"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Set Time"
android:tag="4"
android:onClick="onClick"
android:visibility="gone"
style="#style/btnStyleBreakerBay"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtTime"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Time of Event:"
style="#style/black_text"
android:visibility="gone"/>
<!--Type in info^ -->
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtType"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Event Type:"
style="#style/black_text"
android:visibility="gone"
/>
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/spinner_event"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:entries="#array/event_arrays"
android:prompt="#string/event_prompt"
android:visibility="gone"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Pavement Type:"
style="#style/black_text"
/>
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/spinner_pavement"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:entries="#array/pavement_arrays"
android:prompt="#string/pavement_prompt" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Amount of Traffic:"
style="#style/black_text"
/>
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/spinner_traffic"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:entries="#array/traffic_arrays"
android:prompt="#string/traffic_prompt" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Environment Type:"
style="#style/black_text"
/>
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/spinner_enviro"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:entries="#array/enviro_arrays"
android:prompt="#string/enviro_prompt" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btnCapturePicture"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Take a Picture"
android:tag="1"
android:onClick="onClick"
style="#style/btnStyleBreakerBay"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtPreview"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Image Preview:"
style="#style/black_text"
android:visibility="gone"/>
<!-- To display picture taken -->
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgPreview"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:visibility="gone" />
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1">
</FrameLayout>
<LinearLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="horizontal">
<!-- Button Create Product -->
<Button android:id="#+id/btnCreate"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Create Spot"
android:tag="2"
android:onClick="onClick"
style="#style/btnStyleBreakerBay"/>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
But I cannot get the last button to go at the bottom. Could someone please help me? I have tried a couple answers on here but none seemed to work. Maybe it was because of how I set the height of the other layouts but I'm not too sure on that.
Thank you in advance,
Tyler

Look this my implementations in some projects i think it will help you to determine your layout ,
may help you and feel free to feed me back in any issue
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/header"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:background="#FC9"
android:gravity="center" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:text="Fixed Header"
android:textColor="#000"
android:textSize="20sp" />
</RelativeLayout>
<!-- Footer aligned to bottom -->
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/footer"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:background="#FC0"
android:gravity="center" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dp"
android:text="Fixed Footer"
android:textColor="#000"
android:textSize="20sp" />
</RelativeLayout>
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollableContents"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_above="#id/footer"
android:layout_below="#id/header"
android:background="#005" >
</ScrollView>
</RelativeLayout>

I think the best way I can think of is to use RelativeLayout. It has the member android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" which you can use in your Button within the RelativeLayout. This will always keep it at bottommost.

why is my relativeLayout doesn't appear below its sibling linearLayout?

I have the following xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/blue_bg">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<com.my.view.text.MyTextView
android:id="#+id/whyResgisterHeaderText"
style="#style/textOnBg"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
android:text="WHY REGISTER?"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<com.my.view.text.MyTextView
android:id="#+id/whyResgisterBodyText"
style="#style/textOnBg"
android:text="Help us keep your account safe"
android:textStyle="normal" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:src="#drawable/signup_illu_why" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/gotItButton"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:background="#drawable/btn_selector"
android:padding="0dp" />
<com.my.view.text.MyTextView
android:id="#+id/gotItText"
style="#style/textOnBg"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
android:text="Got it"
android:textColor="#00bcfe"
android:textSize="16dp"
android:textStyle="italic" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:background="#70a5b3" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<com.my.view.text.MyTextView
style="#style/textOnBg"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/skipIcon"
android:text="Skip"
android:textStyle="normal" />
<ImageView
android:id="#id/skipIcon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:src="#drawable/signup_skip_icon" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
I want my screen to look like:
but it looks like:
1) why cannot I see the fotter relativeLayout (with the "skip")
2) how can I center the gotItText textView? why isn't it center with current properties?

Because your root layout is a RelativeLayout.
You should declare an ID for the first LinearLayout, and then use layout_below property on the second one. Remember, their positions are relatives so if you don't specify the location of the second Linear, it will be paint over the first one.
If you want to get one linear below the other automatically use a LinearLayout as main root.

Edited you code, replaced the custom EditTexts, and removed the styles, set new heights to the layout and it seems to be working as you want.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/whyResgisterHeaderText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
android:text="WHY REGISTER?"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/whyResgisterBodyText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Help us keep your account safe"
android:textStyle="normal" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/gotItButton"
android:layout_width="250dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:padding="0dp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/gotItText"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="25dp"
android:text="Got it"
android:textColor="#00bcfe"
android:textSize="16dp"
android:textStyle="italic" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:background="#70a5b3" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/skipIcon"
android:text="Skip"
android:textStyle="normal" />
<ImageView
android:id="#id/skipIcon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Android LinearLayout Alignment

Being new to android I am still learning the intricacies of layouts. I am trying to create a simple bar on top of a map. For the most part this works fine.
My issue is that I want everything to be right aligned except for the Button which I want left aligned. I have tried quite a few combinations and am unable to get desired layout.
This is beginning to make me believe my structure as a whole is not correct. This seems like there should be an easy fix. What am I missing??
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/transparent_panel_hud"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="right">
<Button
android:text="View"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:drawableRight="#drawable/arrow_down"
android:textSize="10sp"
android:drawablePadding="3dp"/>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingRight="15dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/latitude"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:gravity="right"
android:text="#string/default_latitude"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/longitude"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="right"
android:text="#string/default_longitude"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingRight="10dp" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="#string/speed"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/speed"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="#string/default_speed"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingRight="10dp" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="#string/heading"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/heading"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="#string/default_heading"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>![screenie][1]

Do the following changes to your XML layout, you will get the output as you mentioned. Try this.
Remove the line android:gravity="right" in LinearLayout with id=transparent_panel_hud
Keep your Button in a LinearLayout as below.
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="left" >
<Button ... as you like />
</LinearLayout>
Keep your remaing 3 vertical LinearLayouts in a LinearLayout as below.
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:gravity="right" >
<LinearLayout vertical 1 ... as you like />
<LinearLayout vertical 2 ... as you like />
<LinearLayout vertical 3 ... as you like />
</LinearLayout>
I tested above changes to your code, its working. You too check it and let me know the result.

Try this
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/transparent_panel_hud"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<Button
android:text="View"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="10sp"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:drawablePadding="3dp"/>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:id="#+id/rightlayout"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:paddingRight="10dp" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="heading"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/heading"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="default_heading"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/rightlayout"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingRight="10dp" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="speed"
android:textSize="18sp" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/speed"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:text="default_speed"
android:textSize="18sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>