Hi Sunil, In ur code u added 1 Button bar 4 buttons and 1 edittext. I dont know whether u need that editText on the top and button bar on the bottom. For that, write the code for linearlayout with the edittext before the linearLayout with Buttonbar.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ android" android:layout_width = "fill_parent" android:layout_height = "fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical" android:background = "#ffffff"> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/searchbox" android:layout_width="320dip" android:layout_height="44dip" android:orientation = "vertical" android:gravity = "top" android:background = "#96A2B5"> <EditText android:id = "@+id/searchtxt" android:layout_width = "260dip" android:layout_height = "31dip" android:lines = "1" android:maxLines = "1" android:layout_marginLeft = "5dip" android:layout_marginTop = "8dip" > </EditText> </LinearLayout> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/button_bar" android:layout_width="320dip" android:layout_height="50dip" android:orientation="horizontal" android:gravity = "bottom" android:padding="0dip" android:background = "#FFFFFF" style="@android:style/ButtonBar"> <Button android:id="@+id/mapbtn" android:layout_width="80dip" android:layout_height="50dip" android:layout_weight="1" /> <Button android:id="@+id/mebtn" android:layout_width="80dip" android:layout_height="50dip" android:layout_weight="1" /> <Button android:id="@+id/friends" android:layout_width="80dip" android:layout_height="50dip" android:layout_weight="1" /> <Button android:id="@+id/privacy" android:layout_width="80dip" android:layout_height="50dip" android:layout_weight="1" /> </LinearLayout> </LinearLayout> Regards, SREEHARI On Mar 3, 1:53 pm, javame_android <su...@softwebsolutions.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am facing a problem in designing LinearLayout. What I want is the > Textbox at the top and button bar at the bottom. But the top Textbox > just don't appear. > > The xml file looks like this : > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/ > android" > android:layout_width = "fill_parent" > android:layout_height = "fill_parent" > android:orientation="vertical" > android:background = "#ffffff"> > > <LinearLayout > android:id="@+id/button_bar" > android:layout_width="320dip" > android:layout_height="50dip" > android:orientation="horizontal" > android:gravity = "bottom" > android:padding="0dip" > android:background = "#FFFFFF" > style="@android:style/ButtonBar"> > > <Button android:id="@+id/mapbtn" > android:layout_width="80dip" > android:layout_height="50dip" > android:layout_weight="1" > android:background = "@drawable/mapbtn"/> > > <Button android:id="@+id/mebtn" > android:layout_width="80dip" > android:layout_height="50dip" > android:layout_weight="1" > android:background="@drawable/mebtn"/> > > <Button android:id="@+id/friends" > android:layout_width="80dip" > android:layout_height="50dip" > android:layout_weight="1" > android:background="@drawable/friendsbtn"/> > > <Button android:id="@+id/privacy" > android:layout_width="80dip" > android:layout_height="50dip" > android:layout_weight="1" > android:background="@drawable/privacybtn"/> > </LinearLayout> > > <LinearLayout > android:id="@+id/searchbox" > android:layout_width="320dip" > android:layout_height="44dip" > android:orientation = "vertical" > android:gravity = "top" > android:background = "#96A2B5"> > > <EditText > android:id = "@+id/searchtxt" > android:layout_width = "260dip" > android:layout_height = "31dip" > android:lines = "1" > android:maxLines = "1" > android:layout_marginLeft = "5dip" > android:layout_marginTop = "8dip" > > </EditText> > </LinearLayout> > > </LinearLayout> > > I just don't understand what is the issue over here. I think its > something to do with android:orientation parameter, but I don't what > is it. > > Can someone here please point out the mistake in this and let me know > the solution for this.? > > Hope to get a quick reply. > > Regards > Sunil -- 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