You don't have to create a custom layout, you can just use a LinearLayout. Or you can do something more efficient and keep the ListView but get rid of the ScrollView instead.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Dustin <dustin.bre...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Roman. I've found similar posts, but wasn't sure why. So, > does this mean that I have to build a custom layout to effectively > mimic an expanded ListView? Or, what other kinda of widget can I > utilize? > > Thanks, > Dustin > > On Dec 4, 11:47 am, Romain Guy <romain...@android.com> wrote: >> If you want a ListView to expand completely and you want it to not >> have scrollbars, then you dont' want a ListView. ListView and >> ScrollView cannot be used embedded within one another since they >> compete for scrolling. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Dustin <dustin.bre...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I have a layout that needs to scroll off the screen because it >> > contains a lot of fields. The top 1/2 of the screen will contain >> > fixed-width and fixed-height TextViews. However, the bottom 1/2 will >> > contain two dynamically-sized widgets; a TextView and a ListView. The >> > bottom TextView may be 1 line of text, or it may contain 15 lines of >> > text. >> >> > However, the bottom ListView may end up with no space left over, those >> > making it too tiny to even be useful. What I would really like to do >> > is have the entire ListView be expanded and the entire layout scroll >> > up or down. >> >> > I can't seem to accomplish this, even wrapping the entire layout in a >> > ScrollView. Seems the ScrollView doesn't ever add scrollbars and the >> > ListView is limited to just whatever is left over in the layout after >> > the top elements have been drawn. >> >> > Is there a way to request that the ListView be expanded completely and >> > NEVER have any scrollbars at all, so that the enclosing ScrollView >> > will handle the scrolling? >> >> > Here's a mock-up of my current layout: >> >> > <ScrollView android:layout_width="fill_parent" >> > android:layout_height="fill_parent" >> > android:background="#FFFFFFFF" android:padding="5dp" >> > android:scrollbars="vertical" android:fillViewport="true" >> > android:isScrollContainer="true" >> > <RelativeView...(also tried LinearLayouts, too..) layout_height="both >> > fill and wrap"> >> > ... >> > several text views, layout_height="wrap_content" >> > ... >> >> > <TextView android:id="@+id/varying_size_tv" >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content".../> >> >> > <!-- the following ListView always is displayed in the remaining space >> > UNLESS I specify layout_height="1200dp", then it is expanded and the >> > ScrollView seems to work --> >> > <ListView android:id="@android:id/list" >> > android:layout_width="fill_parent" >> > android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:minHeight="500dp" >> > android:layout_below="@id/line" >> > /> >> >> > </RelativeView> >> > </ScrollView> >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "Android Developers" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> > For more options, visit this group at >> >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> >> -- >> Romain Guy >> Android framework engineer >> romain...@android.com >> >> 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 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer romain...@android.com 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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
