I am trying to put the zoom controls of the map on the bottom right corner of screen. I could do it with RelativeLayout using both alignParentBottom="true" and alignParentRight="true", but with Framelayout I did not find any such attributes. How do I align it to the bottom-right of screen?
Actually it's possible, despite what's being said in other answers. If you have a FrameLayout, and want to position a child item to the bottom, you can use android:layout_gravity="bottom" and that is going to align that child to the bottom of the FrameLayout.
I know it works because I'm using it. I know is late, but it might come handy to others since this ranks in the top positions on google
I also ran into this situation and figured out how to do it using FrameLayout.
The following output is produced by the code given below.
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/contactbook_icon"
android:layout_gravity="center" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="140"
android:textSize="12dp"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:layout_gravity="bottom|right"
android:layout_margin="15dp" />
</FrameLayout>
Change the margin value to adjust the text position over the image. Removing margin might make the text to go out of the view sometimes.
It can be achieved using RelativeLayout
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<ImageView
android:src="#drawable/icon"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
Setting android:layout_gravity="bottom|right" worked for me
Two ways to do this:
1) Using a Frame Layout
android:layout_gravity="bottom|right"
2) Using a Relative Layout
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
If you want to try with java code. Here you go -
final LayoutParams params = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
yourView.setLayoutParams(params);
params.gravity = Gravity.BOTTOM; // set gravity
Use bottom|right as the layout_gravity value of the element which you wish to align in the bottom right position of the parent layout.
android:layout_gravity="bottom|right"
you can add an invisible TextView to the FrameLayout.
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:visibility="invisible"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<Button
android:id="#+id/daily_delete_btn"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="DELETE"
android:layout_gravity="center"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/daily_save_btn"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="SAVE"
android:layout_gravity="center"/>
</LinearLayout>
There are many methods to do this using constraint widget of the activity.xml page of android studio.
Two most common methods are:
Select your button view and adjust it's margins.
Go to "All attributes",then to "layout_constraints",then select
layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf_parent
layout_constraintRight_toRightOf_parent
You can't do it with FrameLayout.
From spec:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/FrameLayout.html
"FrameLayout is designed to block out an area on the screen to display a single item. You can add multiple children to a FrameLayout, but all children are pegged to the top left of the screen."
Why not to use RelativeLayout?
Related
I have two TextView in a LinearLayout, I want to align them one to the left (or center) and one to right in the same line. How to do this? I try to use gravity but they ignore it.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="TextView" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="right"
android:text="TextView" />
</LinearLayout>
The easiest way is to change your LinearLayout to a RelativeLayout.
You can use android:layout_alignParentRight="true" and android:layout_alignParentLeft="true". Or to center it use android:layout_centerInParent="true"
See here why gravity won't work
You are using gravity instead of layout_gravity which is what you would want. This post should help clarify the difference
The docs show you available properties.
android:gravity is used to set the gravity of content inside the view. However, in your case the width is wrap_content, hence the content has nowhere to go in the text views.
Use a RelativeLayout with layout_width as match_parent. Then use the android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" and android:layout_alignParentRight="true"with the textViews.
Use it with or without the android:gravity in the second textview and try .
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="left"
android:layout_weight="1" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right"
android:gravity="right"
android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>
If LinearLayout is Vertical, you can put only an object per line.
You can use RelativeLayout, or else put in a line a LinearLayout Horizontal, that contains textviews
ex.
<LinearLayout vertical>
<LinearLayout horizontal>
<textview 1></>
<textview 2></>
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
I fixed all my issues with GridLayout...is the best thing bcos u don't need to align anithing to nothing...just put what u want into the matrix (row,column)...and this will allow you to visualize all the field in exactly wrap content of your datas also in landscape is perfect!
I have a TableLayout inside a RelativeLayout with android:layout_centerInParent="true" as one of its attributes, but it is not being centered vertically.
Here is my xml:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/line_drawing_relativelayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<TableLayout
android:id="#+id/activity_linking_tl"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true" >
<TableRow
android:id="#+id/table_row_1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="1dp" >
<com.xx.myview
android:id="#+id/id_1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<com.xx.myview
android:id="#+id/id_2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</TableRow>
</TableLayout>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/line_drawing_b_restart"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:padding="22dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_restart" >
</ImageButton>
<!-- There are more views/widgets here -->
</RelativeLayout>
How would I solve this?
Are you sure that the RelativeLayout is taking up as much space as you think? It might be that the TableLayout is centered, but that the RelativeLayout is wrapping content, so it ends up being centered but in a smaller container than you expected. It's hard for me to gauge without seeing the RelativeLayout portion of the XML.
One way to check your layouts is to use the developer option "show layout bounds":
It will give you a better idea of how your layouts are being constructed. If you are running an older phone without this developer option, I would just start setting flat colors for View backgrounds (e.g. android:background="#F00").
Try setting parent RelativeLayout width and height to match_parent.
and add this to your TableLayout
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
The problem was that I had android:layout_below="xxx" as well (for some reason not shown in the code I posted), which overrode the centering I was trying to achieve. Removing this solved it. Obvious really.
I am trying to arrange 4 buttons of equal sizes of the phone width in XML. I tried to use with relative layout with their relationship and width of buttons as "wrap_content". But the problem i faced with RelativeLayout is circular relationship is not allowed.
You can use android:layout_weight to make your button equal and fit them according to the width of the device screen. You can apply android:layout_weight="1" to all 4 buttons.
Use LinearLayout with android:weightSum="1.0" and assign android:layout_weight = "0.25" to each of your 4 button(weight_sum/no of buttons).
Under the Relative Layout you mention a Linear Layout whose
android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_weight_sum="4"
android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1" for all buttons and their parent layout
it works for me.
I think my answere also will be helpful though this is not directly related to above question.
I wanted to arrange 2 icons in the footer area of the application. here is what I did.
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linearLayout2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" >
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/back_arrow"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
android:layout_weight=".5"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:contentDescription="#string/Description"
android:onClick="onClickBtn"
android:layout_margin="35dp"
android:src="#drawable/backbut" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/imageButton2"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight=".5"
android:layout_margin="35dp"
android:background="#drawable/copy"
android:contentDescription="#string/Description"
android:onClick="onClickBtn" />
</LinearLayout>
since i wanted to give same width I have set android:layout_weight=".5" and I wanted to have a margin amoung two icons. therfore I set android:layout_margin="35dp".
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:gravity="center" android:background="#drawable/robo">
<TextView android:id="#+id/TextView02"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Max Time(Sec)">
</TextView>
<EditText android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="100"
android:id="#+id/maximum"
android:inputType="number">
</EditText>
<Button android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Start"
android:id="#+id/startbtn"
android:focusable="true">
</Button>
<ImageButton android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/icon"
android:id="#+id/imageButton1">
</ImageButton>
</LinearLayout>
In LinearLayout you can't change positions a whole lot - because the layout is Linear (sequential). But you can use layout_margin to somewhat move the widgets.
I don't know what you want to do, but you should look into FrameLayout (which will let you put the image anywhere!). My personal favorite is RelativeLayout.
Position depends on position of it's parent container/component (Layout) and on it's layout_* properties.
And u did'n tell what u want. If u want change it position - switch it with another view in Layout.
put more buttons in layout and hide or show them according to your needs
views in android are in relationship, not only in RelativeLayout but in Others, so you should choose the best way to describe your app layout, using more than one is commonly used.
to change position of label, you 'd better using AbsoluteLayout then using android:layout_x="", android:layout_y=""
what is your exact requirement???
you can put two buttons and make one visible and other one invisible or vice verse.or you can put layout_margin for all direction.And try to put all your component in different layout.
I am trying to layout 1 textview (upText) left aligned and 1 textview (downText) and an image view (image) both on the same line and right aligned.
how can I do that? I tried that, but both 'textview' and image view at left aligned.
<TextView
android:id="#+id/uptext"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="left"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/downtext"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:singleLine="true"
android:gravity="right|bottom"/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/image"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="right|bottom"/>
</LinearLayout>
Don't use a LinearLayout. Use a RelativeLayout, with
your first TextView set with android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
your second TextView set with android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" and android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
something similar for your ImageView, which presently looks like it is going to overlap the second TextView
I realize this post is a bit old but just in case someone comes across this in their search for clarity;
The parent linear layout is where gravity needs to be specified for the child to align with the desired behavior which is why the above posts are explaining that linear layout is not possible for two separate behaviors to occur since a child cannot decide where to align itself within a linear layout.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="200dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:gravity="bottom|right">
<TextView
android:layout_width="40dp"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:text="test"/></LinearLayout>
It should also be said that the parent linear layout must have a defined size and not be wrap-content or this will not work since wrap content implies that there will be no extra space in the layout for positioning, so at least 'match-parent' for width and height is necessary as well as having a parent with a greater size than wrap-content for the child linear layout itself.
Hope this helps.
Using RelativeLayout
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="bottom">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="hi"
android:textStyle="bold|italic"
android:gravity="right"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text2"
android:layout_below="#id/text1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="All"
android:gravity="right"/>
</RelativeLayout>