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Android

Posted by Brad Mullett
Brad Mullett
76,854 Points

Issue with TextView spacing in TableLayout in Android Studio

I'm currently finishing up an Android app, but I'm having problems with the layout when I run it in Android Studio's emulator.

I'm using a TableLayout to display rows of calculations. Each row has two TextViews, one is a static title and the other change based on user input.

The code for each row looks like this:

                 <TableRow
                    android:padding="5dp"
                    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent">

                    <TextView
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:id="@+id/akv1BedSLabel"
                        android:text="@string/onebedSTitle"
                        android:maxWidth="100dp"
                        android:textSize="12sp"
                        android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
                        android:layout_column="0"/>

                    <TextView
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:id="@+id/akv1BedSTotal"
                        android:text="@string/startingValue"
                        android:maxWidth="100dp"
                        android:textSize="12sp"
                        android:layout_gravity="right"
                        android:layout_column="1" />
                </TableRow>

However, for some reason, the TextViews are too far to the edge and chunks are cut off from the text even though there's plenty of space displayed between them.

I've tried assigning the TextViews to layout columns and setting maximum widths, but the text keeps wandering off the sides.

What could be causing this?

1 Answer

Rachelle Ragasa
Rachelle Ragasa
4,270 Points
Rachelle Ragasa
Rachelle Ragasa
4,270 Points

Does this help? https://thinkandroid.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/how-to-position-views-properly-in-layouts/

Brad Mullett
Brad Mullett
76,854 Points

I've tried three different device layouts (Nexus 4, Galaxy Nexus and Nexus One) through AVD and had the same layout problem on all three. I haven't tried it on an actual phone yet.