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3,522 PointsButton
The button doesn't actually "press" when I click on it
<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"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:background="#ff51b46d">
<TextView
android:text="Did you know?"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="24sp" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning"
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:textSize="24sp" />
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Show Another Fun Fact"
android:id="@+id/showFactButton"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:background="@android:color/white" />
</RelativeLayout>
1 Answer
Greg Schmidt
5,908 PointsThe button in the fun facts app does not have different states (default, focused, pressed) so the appearance will not change when you click on it.
Jodie Wong
3,522 PointsJodie Wong
3,522 PointsThanks, hmmm...I could of sworn that the button actually acted like a button that way when I 1st ran the program...Ah well cheers