On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 3:14 PM, rocrail <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Yeah, don't use AbsoluteLayout, it's deprecated. > No, it is not and for the track plan it is the only option. > Yes, it is. Try reading the documentation. http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/reference/android/widget/AbsoluteLayout.html <http://developer.android.com/intl/fr/reference/android/widget/AbsoluteLayout.html> *This class is deprecated.* Use FrameLayout<http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/FrameLayout.html> , RelativeLayout<http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/RelativeLayout.html> or a custom layout instead. > This is also stated in this group: > > “I'll say again: we are not going to remove AbsoluteLayout from > a future > release, but we strongly discourage people from using it.” > Dianne Hackborn > Android framework engineer > And quoting an Android Framework Engineer strongly discouraging you from using it proves your point how? > > > Or do I have a design problem in this layout? > > Yeah, you're using AbsoluteLayout, which is deprecated. > This is not possible because the only layout supporting exact positioning > is the AbsoluteLayout. > Which is the problem. You don't want to be doing exact positioning as it's liable to break as you run on different sized devices. On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 3:24 PM, rocrail <[email protected]> wrote: > I just need a scrollable layout where I can exactly position bitmaps at run > time. > Then you're probably going to have to write your own layout that does this. Good luck. I think you're going to need it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking -- 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
