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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Starting the App Adding the Login Screen

David Vine
David Vine
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Posted by David Vine
David Vine
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Positioning text fields on Android layout screen

In the video, when you want to place the password text field below the username text field, you just point to the area below the username field, the screen shows some green lines indicating it will be placed below the username field, and it is placed there.

For me, the screen shows orange lines, and no matter where I position the cursor, it always places the password text field on top of the user name text field. Why does it do that? How can I place it where ever I want (or at least, how can I place it directly below the username field?)?

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David Vine
David Vine
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David Vine
David Vine
1,542 Points

Got it- I was using a framelayout instead of a relative layout.