Please post your XML file and the code you are using to access the different
parts of it...

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On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 1:09 PM, keith <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello all,
> I'm very new to android development, and I'm coming from a php/web
> development background. For my first exercise, I'm trying to draw a
> gauge face and a needle, and be able to rotate that needle to whatever
> direction I want (not dynamically, just by changing the angle in code
> and recompiling)
> I'm running into a problem that is 2-fold:
>
> 1, If I build the layout programmatically using LinearLayout, I can
> rotate the needle, but I cannot manage to get the needle to sit in the
> proper position on top of the gauge, in fact, I can't seem to be able
> to control the position of either image at all. I looked into using
> AbsoluteLayout, but that is depricated.
>
> 2. If I use the xml layout, I can position the gauge and needle
> exactly where I want them, but I cannot seem to access the needle
> programmatically to rotate it. I have tried setting android:@+id and
> using getById, but that doesn't do anything, although it doesn't throw
> an error either.
>
> Does anyone have any tips or references or examples on how to
> accomplish this seemingly easy task?
>
> Thanks,
> Keith
>
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