So that does not put my button at the bottom of the screen. Is that because I am using a LinearLayout?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:background="@drawable/blankscreen" > <TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/hello" /> <Button android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:gravity="bottom" android:text="@string/btn_start_game" /> </LinearLayout> brucko wrote: > Matt, > > The second text view cannot have height = fill parent > > On Oct 27, 6:23 am, Matt Raffel <[email protected]> wrote: >> I tried that :) I created a second textview control. It ends up >> pushing the button off the bottom of the screen. >> >> <TextView >> android:layout_width="fill_parent" >> android:layout_height="wrap_content" >> android:text="@string/hello" >> /> >> <TextView >> android:layout_width="fill_parent" >> android:layout_height="fill_parent" <<< ---------- this will fill >> screen and leave no room for Button >> android:text="@string/empty_string" >> /> >> <Button >> android:layout_width="fill_parent" >> android:layout_height="wrap_content" >> android:gravity="bottom" >> android:text="@string/btn_start_game" >> /> > > Use a Relative Layout instead as recommended by paul. Something like > this may work ( I haven't checked - but you get the idea) > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ > android" > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="fill_parent" > android:background="@drawable/blankscreen" > > > <TextView > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > android:text="@string/hello" > /> > > <Button > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > android:layout_alignParentBottom ="true" > android:text="@string/btn_start_game" > /> > > </RelativeLayout> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
