Well, it doesn't die when I add layout_height.  Doesn't do what I want
(of course), but doesn't die.

On Oct 8, 4:28 pm, DanH <danhi...@ieee.org> wrote:
> Curse the LogCat view on Eclipse!  I see this when I export the
> exception:  "java.lang.RuntimeException: Binary XML file line #10: You
> must supply a layout_height attribute."
>
> 10-08 16:24:13.603: DEBUG/AndroidRuntime(1572): Shutting down VM
> 10-08 16:24:13.603: WARN/dalvikvm(1572): threadid=1: thread exiting
> with uncaught exception (group=0x4001d800)
> 10-08 16:24:13.622: DEBUG/FlurryAgent(1572): Ending session
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):
> java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity
> ComponentInfo{com.boosti.temodar.android/
> com.boosti.temodar.android.TemodarHome}: java.lang.RuntimeException:
> Binary XML file line #10: You must supply a layout_height attribute.
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:
> 2663)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:
> 2679)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.app.ActivityThread.access$2300(ActivityThread.java:125)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2033)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit
> $MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572): Caused by:
> java.lang.RuntimeException: Binary XML file line #10: You must supply
> a layout_height attribute.
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.content.res.TypedArray.getLayoutDimension(TypedArray.java:491)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.view.ViewGroup$LayoutParams.setBaseAttributes(ViewGroup.java:
> 3593)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.view.ViewGroup$MarginLayoutParams.<init>(ViewGroup.java:3672)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.widget.RelativeLayout$LayoutParams.<init>(RelativeLayout.java:
> 1047)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.widget.RelativeLayout.generateLayoutParams(RelativeLayout.java:
> 917)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.widget.RelativeLayout.generateLayoutParams(RelativeLayout.java:
> 66)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:620)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:
> 198)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1647)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> com.boosti.temodar.android.TemodarHome.onCreate(TemodarHome.java:47)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:
> 1047)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     at
> android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:
> 2627)
> 10-08 16:24:14.142: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(1572):     ... 11 more
> 10-08 16:24:14.331: WARN/ActivityManager(78):   Force finishing
> activity com.boosti.temodar.android/.TemodarHome
>
> On Oct 8, 4:10 pm, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote:
>
> > I'd use android:layout_marginTop="200dip" on whatever is below your
> > View, instead of a separate spacer.
>
> > Can you post the exception associated with the "horrible death"?
>
> > On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 5:05 PM, DanH <danhi...@ieee.org> wrote:
> > > Kind of an newbie question, I suppose -- I haven't done much playing
> > > with layouts yet --
>
> > > I want a spacer in a layout to space some text down below the "live"
> > > part of a background image.  I tried this:
>
> > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > >        <RelativeLayout  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/
> > > android"
> > >        android:id="@+id/CheckDeviceConnectivityView"
> > >                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> > > android:layout_height="fill_parent"
> > >            android:orientation="vertical"
> > >            android:background="@drawable/i_notice_background"
> > >            android:paddingLeft="15dip" android:paddingRight="15dip">
>
> > >                <View android:id="@+id/HomePageSpacer"    <== This is what 
> > > I added
> > >                        android:minHeight="200dip"
> > >                        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> > >                        />
> > > . . .
>
> > > Which seems straight-forward enough.  But setContentView dies a
> > > horrible death when passed the layout.  (And it works fine without
> > > that View element.)
>
> > > What am I doing wrong?  What's the best way to create a spacer?
>
> > --
> > Mark Murphy (a Commons 
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>
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