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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Setting Padding

Posted by MUZ1407800 Doubt Milazi
MUZ1407800 Doubt Milazi
11,813 Points

chaging the screen layout

Where do I have change the size of the screen layout from 16dp to 32dp in the code challenge given below?

activity_main.xml 
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  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="#fff092b0" >

  <TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:text="Treehouse loves me!"
    android:textSize="72sp"
    android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>

</RelativeLayout>
dimens.xml 
<resources>
    <!-- Default screen margins, per the Android Design guidelines. -->
    <dimen name="activity_horizontal_margin">16dp</dimen>
    <dimen name="activity_vertical_margin">16dp</dimen>
</resources>
MUZ1407800 Doubt Milazi
MUZ1407800 Doubt Milazi
11,813 Points

THANK YOU VERY MUCH IT HAS WORKED A LOT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

1 Answer

Will M
Will M
254 Points
Will M
Will M
254 Points

in the dimens.xml file.

it should look as follows: <resources> <!-- Default screen margins, per the Android Design guidelines. --> <dimen name="activity_horizontal_margin">32dp</dimen> <dimen name="activity_vertical_margin">32dp</dimen> </resources>

look where I changed the code from 16dp to 32dp