test On Mar 23, 11:12 am, Soren <[email protected]> wrote: > I appologize for the absolute beginner questions, but I am having a > tough time understanding this. > > I need some help of how to display the strings that I have marked up > with simple html into a TextView. I have found "Spanned > fromHtml(String source)", but I don't know how to plug it into my java > code or really how to use it. In my code below would HistoryList be my > string source? > > Here is my Java: > > package com.SorenWinslow.TriumphHistory; > > import android.app.ListActivity; > import android.os.Bundle; > import android.widget.ArrayAdapter; > > public class TriumphHistory extends ListActivity { > String[] HistoryList; > > /** Called when the activity is first created. */ > @Override > public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { > super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); > setContentView(R.layout.main); > > ArrayAdapter<String> adapter; > HistoryList = getResources().getStringArray(R.array.history); > adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String> > (this,R.layout.historylistlayout,HistoryList); > setListAdapter(adapter); > > } > > } > > Here is a sample of history: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <resources> > <string-array name="history"> > <item><b>1883</b><br/>Some stuff happened</item> > <item><b>1884</b><br/>Some more stuff happened <i>before</i> the other > stuff > </item> > <resources> > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > android:id="@android:id/text1" > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" > android:gravity="center_vertical" > android:textColor="#ffffff" > android:background="#000050" > android:layout_marginTop="5px" > android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight" > android:padding="3px" > android:textSize="8pt" android:layout_gravity="top|left"/> > > And here is my main.xml > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ > android" > android:orientation="vertical" > android:textColor="#ffffff" > android:background="#000080" > android:isScrollContainer="true" > android:layout_height="fill_parent" > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:scrollbarStyle="insideOverlay"> > > <ListView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ > android" > android:id="@android:id/list" > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > android:clickable="true" > android:dividerHeight="1px"/> > > </LinearLayout>
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