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Android Build a Simple Android App Creating the Screen Layout Setting Padding

Program not working?

Error

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="32dp"
  android:paddingRight="32dp"
  android:paddingTop="32dp"
  android:paddingBottom="32dp"
  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>

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! I believe you've misunderstood the instructions. For this challenge, you will not alter anything in the activity_main.xml. What it wants is for you to change the two numbers 16 to 32 in dimens.xml. Give it another shot with these hints! :sparkles: