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Android Build an Interactive Story App (Retired) User Input Introducing ImageViews

gregory stocker
gregory stocker
3,520 Points

Build an Interactive Story App - I can`t access the drawables that I have downloaded using src from properties?

I downloaded the mars_drawables files from the teachers notes, then I put them in the drawable section by right clicking on drawable > Show in Explorer (on windows), then copy pasted the files into the drawable folder. When I click the drawable folder under the project tree, it shows that the images in all of the resolutions are all there. However, when trying to access these through imageView > properties > src > Project > Drawable, there is only a picture of a file with a question mark on it, and when I click on it it assigns @drawable/ to the src, which I think is just a reference to nothing being there. How do I get the View to be able to recognize the images? Any answers are much appreciated.

3 Answers

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

The way Android organizes the different resolutions the drawable-*dpi/ folders need to be in res/ alongside drawable/, not inside. You'll need to copy the folders over into res/ after they've been extracted from the .zip file. If the folders already exist, you'll need to copy the files into the correct ones.

gregory stocker
gregory stocker
3,520 Points

Oh wow! Thanks for your help! Didn`t notice that.

Narain Ramjieawan
Narain Ramjieawan
639 Points

Just last night I had that same problem. :(