Then set it in getView(). It's a typical pattern to fiddle with views in getView() to have the exact layout appropriate for the data being displayed -- that's kind-of a main point of getView().
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 9:30 AM, greg <[email protected]> wrote: > > The required indentation is variable, not known until the row data is > retrieved during the ListAdapter's getView(). I'm not looking for a > way to re-layout the view (which setPadding() apparently does), just a > simple way to indent text within a TextView. I think the approach of > pre-padding the text with spaces will work ... although I'm curious > about how my hierarchy line drawing in the indentation will be > affected by marquee scrolling text. > > > On Sep 1, 11:33 am, Romain Guy <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can call setPadding(), but just don't call it from onDraw(). Why > > do you want to call it from onDraw()? It has to be called only once. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 7:40 AM, greg<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Wise Guy. :*) > > > > > If there is no easy method to add left indentation without causing an > > > onDraw() loop, I'll pre-pad the char buffer with spaces and use setText > > > (char[] text, int start, int len) to select the correct amount of left > > > spacing. I thought I might be overlooking a simpler approach. > > > > > By the way, in spite of my initial ignorance of Java and Eclipse and > > > Android, developing an Android application has been a pleasure. (Now, > > > I'm only partially ignorant ... which I suppose is the best anyone can > > > hope for in any situation. :*) Writing system software for new > > > hardware displaying a new UI employed by new developers is a rather > > > bold venture. Congratulations on pulling it off so well. > > > > > Best regards, > > > Greg Sepesi > > > > > On Sep 1, 2:17 am, Romain Guy <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Don't set the padding in onDraw() :) > > > > >> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 10:32 PM, greg<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > My application uses a ListView to display a custom TextView as a > tree > > >> > view, with the text indented according to the item's depth in the > > >> > tree. In that indentation, a line drawing denotes the hierarchy. I > > >> > tried to use the setPadding() within onDraw() to indent the text, > but > > >> > that is causing a seemingly endless onDraw() loop ... perhaps due to > > >> > layout recalculations. Is there another easy method of adding left > > >> > indentation to text that doesn't cause this drawing loop problem? > > > > >> > My onDraw() and row layout XML are as follows: > > > > >> > @Override > > >> > protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) { > > > > >> > // some canvas.drawPath() drawn lines denoting tree hierarchy > > > > >> > // unsuccessful attempt at indenting text according to mLineDepth > > >> > (set in ListAdapter) > > >> > setPadding(mLineDepth * PIXELS_PER_DEPTH_LAYER + > > >> > PIXELS_OFFSET_TO_NAME,0,0,0); > > > > >> > super.onDraw(canvas); > > >> > } > > > > >> > - - - > > > > >> > <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ > > >> > android" > > >> > android:orientation="horizontal" > > >> > android:layout_width="fill_parent" > > >> > android:layout_height="fill_parent"> > > > > >> > <view > > >> > class="com.mycom.myapp.TClass$MyUnderlinedTextView" > > >> > android:id="@+id/tlist_utext" > > >> > android:layout_weight="1" > > >> > android:layout_width="0dip" > > >> > android:layout_height="fill_parent" > > >> > android:textSize="22dip" > > >> > android:singleLine="true" > > >> > android:ellipsize="marquee" > > >> > android:background="@android:color/transparent" /> > > > > >> > <ImageView android:id="@+id/icon" > > >> > android:layout_width="48dip" > > >> > android:layout_height="48dip" /> > > > > >> > </LinearLayout> > > > > >> > - - - > > > > >> > Best regards, > > >> > Greg > > > > >> -- > > >> 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. All such questions should be posted on > > >> public forums, where I and others can see and answer them > > > > -- > > 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. All such questions should be posted on > > public forums, where I and others can see and answer them > > > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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