Oh wait, you are using AlertDialog?  Why?  AlertDialog is for making
standard-looking dialogs.  If you just want a dialog you can use Dialog and
customize its content as desired.

On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Nick Longinow <[email protected]>wrote:

> HierarchyViewer says that the border is being drawn by the AlertDialog
> code itself. ie, it's coming from an object called "FrameLayout, with
> ID = id/customPanel".
>
> So, to solve this is it necessary to extend AlertDialog?  Or is that
> overkill?
>
> On Apr 3, 12:12 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Use hierarchyviewer to look at your view hierarchy and see what is
> drawing
> > each element.
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 5:10 AM, Nick Longinow <[email protected]
> >wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Taking a step back here.  I think if I solve the Dialog itself, the
> > > Window background drawable may not be an issue. Saying that because
> > > once I created the 9-patch with correct transparency and Content and
> > > Patch settings, it looks as it should.
> >
> > > So, trying to get the dialog layout (view) right first.
> >
> > > Code:
> > >                // 1 - specify the layout (pretty simple stuff)
> > >                <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > >                <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://
> > > schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
> > >                   android:id="@+id/layout_root0"
> > >                   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> > >                   android:layout_height="fill_parent"
> > >                   android:background="#fff80000"    <!-- gives me a red
> bar
> > > at the top of the dialog -->
> >
> > >                           <ListView
> > >                  android:id="@+id/shareList"
> > >                  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
> > >                  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
> > >                  android:background="@drawable/tenth"  <!-- my 9-patch.
> > >  Correctly
> > > displays as expected -->
> >
> > >                           </ListView>
> > >                 </LinearLayout>
> >
> > >                 // 2 - inflate and populate the View
> > >          LayoutInflater factory = LayoutInflater.from(this);
> > >          final View textEntryView = factory.inflate(R.layout.bc, null);
> > >          ListView shareList =
> > > (ListView)textEntryView.findViewById(R.id.shareList);
> > >          shareList.setAdapter(gla);
> >
> > >                  // 3. Now, display the dialog (turn off the title
> > > bar)
> > >          AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
> > >          builder.setCancelable(true)
> > >                        .setView(textEntryView);
> >
> > >          mAlert = builder.create();
> > >          mAlert.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
> > >           mAlert.show();
> >
> > > This code will produce a nice alert dialog with a perfect 9-patch
> > > surrounding the ListView (options items) and a red bar at the top of
> > > the ListView.
> >
> > > **Problem** -- Still have a "border" around the LinearLayout. There is
> > > a thin black horizontal bar at the top *and* a 1-pixel frame around
> > > the whole thing.  Its that "frame" around the dialog I want to get rid
> > > of.
> >
> > > Is that a remnant of the LinearLayout that wraps the ListView?  Do I
> > > need to specify some sort of "no border" attribute to the
> > > LinearLayout?  Or is it a remnant of the Dialog? Do I need to do
> > > something beyond the requestWindowFeature (no title) statement?
> >
> > > On Apr 2, 7:36 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > The window will be resized to wrap its content.  Be sure in your
> 9-patch
> > > > that you have correctly indicated the content area along the right
> and
> > > > bottom edges.  If that isn't the problem, you can use hierarchyviewer
> to
> > > see
> > > > what is going on with the layout of the view hierarchy if your
> window.
> > >  You
> > > > don't want to set a specific layout size.
> >
> > > > On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Nick Longinow <
> [email protected]
> > > >wrote:
> >
> > > > > Getting much closer.  But not quite. I've got my customized
> background
> > > > > (nine patch) built and assigned to the alert window. But, its huge
> > > > > while the dialog list items are normal size.  I did
> > > > > alert.getWindow().setLayout(50, 50) to resize that window but it
> has
> > > > > no effect.  Still have this huge background and small dialog
> > > > > contents.  Must be missing something big here.
> >
> > > > > Here is my Dialog display code:
> >
> > > > >                mAlert = builder.create();
> > > > >
>  mAlert.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
> > > > >                mAlert.getWindow().setLayout(50, 50);
> > > > >                                // *** this is the nine patch (looks
> > > > > beautiful by the way, just huge)
> >
> > >
> mAlert.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawa­­ble.eight));
> > > > >                                // ***
> > > > >                mAlert.show();
> >
> > > > > On Apr 2, 4:16 pm, Nick Longinow <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > Successfully got a .9.png file created and applied it to my
> ListView
> > > -
> > > > > > looks very nice.  Problem - the AlertDialog I want to use it for
> > > seems
> > > > > > to add a rectangle with white interior as a container or border
> > > around
> > > > > > my ListView.  I'd like it to be transparent, and only show the
> > > > > > ListView. Do I have to do an "extends alertdialog" class to get
> rid
> > > of
> > > > > > that white border?
> >
> > > > > > On Mar 30, 6:21 pm, Nick Longinow <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > Then that's what I'll do.  Moving the triangle around randomly
> > > isn't
> > > > > > > very important. Thanks all.
> >
> > > > > > > On Mar 29, 10:29 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > > No, use a 9-patch.  That said, if you want to actually
> position
> > > the
> > > > > triangle
> > > > > > > > at different places in the border you probably will need to
> give
> > > up
> > > > > on just
> > > > > > > > setting a custom background drawable and have to draw your
> own
> > > > > background
> > > > > > > > with things positioned where you want.
> >
> > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 6:06 PM, Nick Longinow <
> > > > > [email protected]>wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > > > I'm looking for something more like a <shape> where the
> > > vertices
> > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > set to like a rectangle, but with one side that has a
> triangle
> > > > > shape
> > > > > > > > > coming out of it.  I believe I create this as a drawable in
> the
> > > XML
> > > > > > > > > layout, and then set the Dialog to use this drawable as the
> > > > > > > > > background.  True so far?
> >
> > > > > > > > > On Mar 27, 11:01 pm, Hari Edo <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > If you mean like the SMS app, you can do that with a
> .9.png
> > > > > > > > > > image file, also called a "Nine Patch."
> >
> > > > >
> http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/2d-graphics.html#n.
> > > ..
> >
> > > > > > > > > > On Mar 27, 10:34 pm, Nick Longinow <
> [email protected]>
> > > > > wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > > > > > Like a balloon-style dialog, with one side of the
> dialog
> > > having
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > triangle coming out of it so that the dialog appears to
> > > point
> > > > > to some
> > > > > > > > > > > portion of the screen.  I've seen these in alot of apps
> -
> > > what
> > > > > is the
> > > > > > > > > > > basic idea here?  Is it use of shapes and themes?  Any
> > > simple
> > > > > examples
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