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Android

Posted by Michael Singleton
Michael Singleton
6,253 Points

positioning a button

when i drag the button on to the screen i get rendering problems...whats happening?

2 Answers

Michael Singleton
Michael Singleton
6,253 Points
Michael Singleton
Michael Singleton
6,253 Points

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="@dimen/abc_dropdownitem_text_padding_right" 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" tools:context=".TestAppActivity">

<TextView

   android:text="\@string/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="\@string/Ants sketch when they wake up in the morning"
    android:id="@+id/textView"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
    android:layout_marginLeft="60dp"
    android:layout_marginStart="60dp"
    android:textSize="15sp"
    android:layout_alignParentRight="false"
    android:layout_alignParentEnd="false" />
Paula Gomes
PLUS
Paula Gomes
Courses Plus Student 184 Points
Paula Gomes
Paula Gomes
Courses Plus Student 184 Points

Hello Michael,

can you post the xml code?

Check if you are dragging the button on a Relative Layout. That will make the button have a position related to the nearest object/corner.