perfect! that fixed it, thanks!
On Sep 3, 12:52 am, Keean Schupke <[email protected]>
wrote:
> The inner LinearLayout has its width set to "fill_parent" so you are
> trying to center something that is full width.
> Try:
>
> <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal"
> android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> android:layout_height="wrap_content"
> android:gravity="center_horizontal">
> <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal"
> android:layout_width="wrap_content"
> android:layout_height="wrap_content">
> <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
>
> android:layout_height="wrap_content"
> android:text="Name: "
> android:paddingRight="4px"/>
> <TextView android:id="@+id/Name"
> android:layout_width="wrap_content"
>
> android:layout_height="wrap_content"
> android:text="Fred"/>
> </LinearLayout>
> </LinearLayout>
>
> Keean.
>
> On Sep 3, 8:21 am,sdphil<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > i am trying to create some text like this:
>
> > +=======================+
> > | |
> > | Name: Fred |
> > | |
> > +=======================+
>
> > and I want the combination of "Name: " and "Fred" to be horizontally
> > centered. The "Fred" TextView can change:
>
> > <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal"
> > android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> > android:layout_height="wrap_content"
> > android:gravity="center_horizontal">
>
> > <LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal"
> > android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> > android:layout_height="wrap_content">
>
> > <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
> > android:layout_height="wrap_content"
> > android:text="Name: "
> > android:paddingRight="4px"/>
>
> > <TextView android:id="@+id/Name"
> > android:layout_width="wrap_content"
> > android:layout_height="wrap_content"
> > android:text="Fred"/>
>
> > </LinearLayout>
>
> > </LinearLayout>
>
> > But it doesn't center - what am I missing?
>
> > tia.
>
>
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