sm1, I'm confused by the example code you provided (the EditText block). Which parts of the text are to be interpreted literally, and which are just placeholders for values? I only ask because I don't see any specific color defined.
On Mar 11, 5:18 pm, sm1 <[email protected]> wrote: > an example of what Mark had in mind, I think: > > <EditText > android:id="@+id/entry" > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > android:background="@android:drawable/editbox_background" > android:layout_below="@id/label"/> > > also you could use Java code, such as in this example for a subclass > of Dialog, such as an AlertDialog instance: > > getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable( new ColorDrawable > (Color.DKGRAY) ); > > Note that the last technique is not guaranteed to be supported over > the long term. > > Romain Guy from Google had a nice post recently on performance issues > for > backgrounds:http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/03/window-backgrounds-ui-... > > serge > > On Mar 11, 1:26 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > AJ wrote: > > > I'm a complete newb here (got a Hello World app working, but otherwise > > > my mind is a blank slate as far as Java goes), but how do you set the > > > background color for an application that will utilize nothing but text > > > and simple shapes? > > > Put an android:background attribute on the appropriate elements of your > > layout XML. It can either be a simple color or a reference to a Drawable > > resource (e.g., PNG, gradient). > > > -- > > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Published! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
