Thanks so much for your help. It now works exactly what I wanted and I learned really much on layouts :-) !
@Romain: Thanks for clarification on the framelayout. I completely missed its purposed. There are many tutorials on the map, who exactly state that framelayouts are only for displaying one element, which is quite confusing (http://www.learn-android.com/2010/01/05/android-layout-tutorial/3/: "FrameLayout is designed to display a single item at a time. " ,...) Patrick 2011/3/3 Méher Khiari <[email protected]> > A linear layout is more than sufficient for your problem : > > <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="fill_parent"> > <!-- put the title of the wizard --> > <TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/title"/> > <!-- the contents, image for this example, can be anything --> > <ImageView android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="0dip" android:layout_weight="1" > android:id="@+id/contents"/> > <!-- The navigation buttons --> > <LinearLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:orientation="horizontal"> > <Button android:layout_width="wrap_content" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="prev"/> > <Button android:layout_width="wrap_content" > android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="next"/> > </LinearLayout> > </LinearLayout> > > Hope it helps :) > > 2011/3/3 Romain Guy <[email protected]>: > > FrameLayout certainly does *not* show one child at a time. It is used > mostly > > for two things: > > - Displaying one View that fills the screen (although if you have a > layout > > with one child only, you are usually doing something wrong) > > - Display a stack of Views (it's very useful for overlays, etc.) > > > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 3:12 AM, paulb <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> G;day mate, > >> > >> FrameLayouts are usually only used forshowing one item at a time. You > >> can layout multiple views, but they will all be laid on top of each > >> other. There is a use for this, but I suspect not for your description > >> of the problem. > >> > >> I would use a RelativeLayout - they make my life so much easier. With > >> a relative layout you can specify that: > >> > >> - the RelativeLayout is to take up the entire screen > >> (layout_height="fill_parent", etc) > >> - the header is to stay at the top (alignParentTop=true) > >> - the footer / navigation bar is to stay at the bottom > >> (alignParentBottom=true) > >> - the listview is to take up all the rest of the space > >> (layout_below="@+id/header" , layout_above="@+id/footer", > >> layout_height="fill_parent") > >> > >> I noticed you used "alignParentBottom" in your last layout - maybe you > >> intended to use a RelativeLayout instead. > >> > >> > >> Also, if you plan to make more than one screen with this pattern, I > >> would put the title bar and the navigation into separate layouts and > >> then include them in the main layout. > >> > >> > >> For example: > >> > >> <RelativeLayout > >> android:layout_height="fill_parent" > >> android:layout_height="fill_parent" > >> > > >> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/header" > >> android:layout_width="fill_parent" > >> android:layout_height="wrap_content" > >> android:layout_alignParentTop="true" > >> android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" > >> android:orientation="horizontal" > style="@android:style/ButtonBar"> > >> > >> <ImageView android:src="@drawable/person" > >> android:layout_width="wrap_content" > >> android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> > >> > >> <TextView android:text="@string/personstring" > >> android:layout_width="wrap_content" > >> android:layout_height="wrap_content" > >> android:textStyle="bold" > >> android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" /> > >> </LinearLayout> > >> > >> <ListView android:visibility="visible" android:id="@android:id/list" > >> android:layout_width="fill_parent" > >> android:layout_height="fill_parent" > >> android:layout_below="@+id/header" > >> android:layout_above="@+id/footer" /> > >> > >> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/footer" > >> android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" > >> android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" > >> android:layout_width="fill_parent" > >> android:layout_height="wrap_content" > >> android:orientation="horizontal > >> style="@android:style/ButtonBar"> > >> > >> <ImageButton android:id="@+id/loacreation.previousButton" > >> android:layout_width="wrap_content" > >> android:layout_height="wrap_content" > >> android:layout_weight="1" > >> android:src="@drawable/buttonarrowleft" /> > >> > >> <ImageButton android:id="@+id/loacreation.nextButton" > >> android:layout_width="wrap_content" > >> android:layout_height="wrap_content" > >> android:layout_weight="1" > >> android:src="@drawable/buttonarrowright" /> > >> </LinearLayout> > >> > >> > >> </RelativeLayout> > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 3:37 AM, Patrick <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Hallo! > >> > > >> > I want to create a Wizzard like layout which should look like > described: > >> > * at the top should be some kind of title of the current dialog > >> > * at the bottom should be a navigation bar containg buttons for > >> > next/previous and various operations. THis bar should always(!) be at > >> > the > >> > very bottom of the screen. > >> > * at the center should be a list (should use all the space left, > except > >> > the > >> > title bar and the navigation bar described above) > >> > > >> > My first attempt is posted below. I used framelayout however I was > told > >> > this > >> > is a bad idea. The problem I ran into is that last row of my list is > >> > below > >> > the bar with the buttons at the bottom of the screen. Do you have any > >> > suggestions on how I could solve my Problem? > >> > > >> > Thanks > >> > > >> > Here's my not working draft: > >> > > >> > <FrameLayout xmlns:android=" > http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > >> > android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" > >> > android:layout_height="fill_parent"> > >> > > >> > <LinearLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" > >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > >> > android:orientation="vertical" > >> >> > >> > > >> > <LinearLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" > >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > >> > android:orientation="horizontal" style="@android:style/ButtonBar"> > >> > > >> > <ImageView android:src="@drawable/person" > >> > android:layout_width="wrap_content" > >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> > >> > > >> > <TextView android:text="@string/personstring" > >> > android:layout_width="wrap_content" > >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > >> > android:textStyle="bold" > >> > android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" /> > >> > > >> > </LinearLayout> > >> > > >> > > >> > <ListView android:visibility="visible" > android:id="@android:id/list" > >> > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > >> > android:layout_height="fill_parent" /> > >> > > >> > > >> > </LinearLayout> > >> > <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/footer" > >> > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > >> > android:orientation="horizontal" > >> > android:layout_gravity="bottom|center" > >> > android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" > >> > style="@android:style/ButtonBar"> > >> > > >> > <ImageButton android:id="@+id/loacreation.previousButton" > >> > android:layout_width="wrap_content" > >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > >> > android:layout_weight="1" > >> > android:src="@drawable/buttonarrowleft" /> > >> > > >> > <ImageButton android:id="@+id/loacreation.nextButton" > >> > android:layout_width="wrap_content" > >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content" > >> > android:layout_weight="1" > >> > android:src="@drawable/buttonarrowright" /> > >> > </LinearLayout> > >> > > >> > > >> > </FrameLayout> > >> > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en > > > > > > > > -- > > Romain Guy > > Android framework engineer > > [email protected] > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support. 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