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Android Android Lists and Adapters (2015) Using Parcelable Data Retrieving Parcelable Data

Posted by kunalshitut
kunalshitut
5,872 Points

Day layout problem

So I have designed the day list view layout as instructed in the lectures. I have aligned the temperatureLabel with the circle image view which is the background and also have set the gravity to center . But everytime I run the app in the emulator the temperatureLabel is displayed near the top of the circle rather than center. The previews properly show the temperature label being center-aligned but that is not the case while running.

6 Answers

Stijn van der Wielen
Stijn van der Wielen
7,174 Points

Adding following line "android:layout_centerVertical="true"" fixed it for me

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:id="@+id/temperatureLabel"
    android:layout_alignTop="@+id/circleImageView"
    android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/circleImageView"
    android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/circleImageView"
    android:layout_alignRight="@+id/circleImageView"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:textColor="#f25019"
    tools:text="100"/>

Seems to be a known issue https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=59368

kunalshitut
kunalshitut
5,872 Points

Thank you , that works perfectly

Matthew Barrus
Matthew Barrus
16,731 Points
Matthew Barrus
Matthew Barrus
16,731 Points

I have this problem on my Genymotion emulator of a Galaxy S5, but I installed the app to my LG G3 and everything displayed properly. Still, would be great to know if there is a style attribute with some compatibility issues.

kunalshitut
kunalshitut
5,872 Points

I have tried running it on two real phones, a samsung galaxy s3 and an htc desire. I got the same problem in both cases. I also tried downloading the project files provided with the videos. Same problem there too.

Alex C
Alex C
3,363 Points
Alex C
Alex C
3,363 Points

Same problem on a LG G2. In Android Studio in the design tab it looks as expected but on phone the text is aligned top, centered only horizontally.

kunalshitut
kunalshitut
5,872 Points
kunalshitut
kunalshitut
5,872 Points

I tried running the app on a Samsung galaxy J5 with android 5.1 and 720p resolution and the problem is solved. I wonder if the problems might be due to the android version. My previous test phones were 4.3 and 4.4 android. Any insight into the problem will be greatly appreciated.

Alex C
Alex C
3,363 Points
Alex C
Alex C
3,363 Points

so it seems that only android versions older than 5.0 has the problem. maybe someone from TeamTreeHouse can help? is there an attribute that works different in KitKat or previous versions?

Loren Pierce
Loren Pierce
9,318 Points
Loren Pierce
Loren Pierce
9,318 Points

I found a fix on StackOverflow that worked. Inside the TextView in daily_list_item for temperatureLabel, add this property -- android:layout_centerInParent="true" . The temperature values are now properly centered.