I do understand how the new system works.. Re: no longer being able to add views - I know that it has to be at specific locations, but when there is only a single RelativeLayout present, I should be able to add a button via alignParentLeft/Right/ Top/Bottom - it would not allow me to do that until I closed out and re-opened it.
My problems are: a) For layouts to work in 1.5, you have to put them in a specific order - To do this correctly, I can no longer move views up or down, I have to manually edit the xml - the new drag-and-drop seems to prevent you from making a mistake in this regard, but doesn't allow it to be corrected (i.e. you get a Red box with the X across it) b) The drag-and-drop method is very "align-happy" in RelativeLayout - many times I have to go and remove alignments that it added automatically - it reminds of of something akin to FrontPage creating HTML.. throwing on properties that may or may not be necessary :) c) The new system makes it difficult if not impossible to align one layout with another - for example, try to add two Linear Layouts inside a RelativeLayout, one below the other. d) Even with 'Display extra margins' turned on, it is sometimes difficult to drag new views into an empty layout - particularly when there is a number of other views nearby. This was not difficult before, when I could just right-click and add a view to the empty layout There are improvements for sure, like I said, I'm ecstatic that they are working to make it easier, but as bad as the old method was, I find myself having more difficulties now than before.. maybe I just need more time to get used to it. On Dec 12, 3:51 pm, Bob Kerns <r...@acm.org> wrote: > I thought I had this issue. But it turned out to be that I didn't know > how to use the new RelativeLayout functionality. > > You can't just drop the new view anywhere, you have to drop it onto > the specific locations that indicate what relationship the new view > should have to what's there. Including the initial content view, which > you need to relate to the parent. > > It's really quite slick, guiding you toward a "correct-by- > construction" approach that really helps you get relative layouts > right without thinking much about it. But it's baffling at first. > > On Dec 12, 12:19 pm, "Tim H." <timho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > - After deleting some views, suddenly I can no longer add new views -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
