Android :: Android Layout - Set Tiled Background To Fill Screen Behind Whole Activity
May 11, 2010
I'm new to android but I've been working my way through the tutoials. Still trying to get my head round layouts in a non-html world and was wondering how to achieve the following....
1) I'd like to set a tiled background to fill the screen behind the whole activity
2) I'd like to place a graphic and a button underneath it centred in the middle of the screen.
3) When the user clicks the button I'd like to start a new activity and presumably I have to do something to the current activity so the user can use the back button to get back to it.
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Sep 23, 2010
I have a texture.png which I would like to tile, to create a textured background for my window.
Will I run into any problems with different screen resolutions?
If so, what is the best way to support a textured background for multiple devices?
Should I have 1 image instead? How large should it be?
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Nov 13, 2009
To draw landscapes, backgrounds with patterns etc, we used TiledLayer in J2ME. Is there an android counterpart for that. Does android provide an option to set such tiled patterns in the layout XML?
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Mar 24, 2010
I'm developing an Activity with a simple LinearLayout with a button. When I try the activity on my hardware (WVGA 480x800 screen) the activity only fills the standard size (480x320) while the OS itself fills the whole screen.
What could be the issue.
CODE:..................
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Dec 14, 2009
Any idea why this doesn't create an activity that looks like a popup instead of an activity that completely fills the screen?
CODE:.............
I assumed that I only needed to set the layout height and layout width to something other than "fill_parent", but it still shows up as a black screen that completely fills the screen.
Ultimately, I simply want to create a popup, but I do not want to use an AlertDialog. Is this possible?
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Oct 3, 2010
I've started learning about drawing things to the screen with Surface view and canvases, but I've run into a problem. At the moment, all I want to do is draw a background image to the screen, and have it fit the screen, regardless of size or resolution. I've figured out how to draw the image just fine, but it doesn't fit the screen at all.
Here is my situation: I'm developing on an Archos 5 internet tablet. It has a 4.8 inch screen and a resolution of 800x480 - putting it in the "Large" class of screens and "Medium" class of pixel density for Android. My background image is 800x480 - my thinking was that it would be displayed perfectly on my device, and scaled down on smaller screens.
But this isn't happening. When I place my image in the "medium" density drawables folder, the image seems "zoomed in" and I can't see it all on my device. And when I emulate the app with different screen sizes, it's all over the place.
I'm drawing my image in a Panel which extends Surface View. Here is the code:
Code:
package com.plant.drawing;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.content.Context;
[Code] ....
In my layout, I set this panel's properties of layout height and width to "wrap content." I'm really new to Surface views and the like, so I'm sure I'm simply not doing something - but what can I do to make this image fill the background of any size screen? The image is a .png, by the way.
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Sep 1, 2009
I am using an activity with the dialog theme set, and I want it to be full screen. I tried all sorts of things, even going through the WindowManager to expand the window to full width and height manually, but nothing works. Apparently, a dialog window (or an activity with the dialog theme) will only expand according to its contents, but even that doesn't always work. For instance, I show a progress bar circle which has width and height set to FILL_PARENT (so does its layout container), but still, the dialog wraps around the much smaller progress bar instead of filling the screen. There must be a way of displaying something small inside a dialog window but have it expand to full screen size without its content resizing as well?
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Mar 13, 2010
I want there to be buttons at the bottom of the screen, but if the screen size is larger, more buttons would be added.
For example, at a small screen size, there might be 4-5 buttons at the bottom, but if you ran it on a tablet or something similar, there would be maybe 20 buttons.
It can't scroll either, it just has to dynamically fill the layout with buttons.
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Jan 30, 2010
I'm attempting to write my first android app and am having a little problem with filling a List Layout from a DB.
The project itself is here:
http://code.google.com/p/biofuelsfinder/
However the specific code ...
The two portions commented out, if run cause and illegalStateException error which then aborts the code.
Below is the stacktrace
W/dalvikvm( 208): threadid=3: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x4001b188)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not execute method of the activity
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.View$1.onClick(View.java:2031)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2364)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.View.onTouchEvent(View.java:4179)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.widget.TextView.onTouchEvent(TextView.java:6532)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.View.dispatchTouchEvent(View.java:3709)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:882)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:882)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:882)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:882)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1659)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1107)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2061)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1643)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.ViewRoot.handleMessage(ViewRoot.java:1690)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4310)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:860)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:618)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.biofuelsfinder.biofuelsfinder.buttonClickHandler(biofuelsfinder.java:37)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at android.view.View$1.onClick(View.java:2026)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): ... 21 more
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): at com.biofuelsfinder.RetailerList.fillData(RetailerList.java:34)
E/AndroidRuntime( 208): ... 25 more
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Sep 9, 2010
I have the following layout in my xml file:
<RelativeLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<FrameLayout android:id="@+id/logoLayout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
-- some images </FrameLayout>
<RelativeLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_below="@+id/logoLayout">
Button 1
Button 2
Button 3
Button 4
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dip"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">
Button 5
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout>
Maybe I didn't do it in the best way. What I want: have the Layout that contains the 4 buttons to use the entire space between the top and bottom layout, and I want to have the button equally arranged in the layout. Something like this:
http://img16.imageshack.us/i/androidq.png/
I add the whole layout code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:background="@drawable/background">
<!--The header of the page-->
<FrameLayout android:id="@+id/logoLayout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageView android:id="@+id/logoBackground"
android:src="@drawable/logo_background_small"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
<ImageView android:id="@+id/logoImage"
android:src="@drawable/logo_small"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="left"
android:gravity="center"
android:padding="3dip"/>
<TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/tracks"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="right"
android:textSize="22dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:padding="3dip">
</TextView>
</FrameLayout>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_below="@+id/logoLayout">
<Button android:id="@+id/btn1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="250dip"
android:drawableLeft="@drawable/img_small_btn_look_around"
android:background="@drawable/main_long_menu_button"
android:text="@string/btn1"
android:textSize="18dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_marginTop="20dip"
android:onClick="btnMyTracksOnClick">
</Button> <Button android:id="@+id/btn2"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="250dip"
android:drawableLeft="@drawable/img_small_btn_look_around"
android:background="@drawable/main_long_menu_button"
android:text="@string/btn2"
android:textSize="18dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_marginTop="20dip"
android:layout_below="@+id/btn1">
</Button>
<Button android:id="@+id/btn3"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="250dip"
android:drawableLeft="@drawable/img_small_btn_look_around"
android:background="@drawable/main_long_menu_button"
android:text="@string/btn3"
android:textSize="18dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_marginTop="20dip"
android:layout_below="@+id/btn2">
</Button>
<Button android:id="@+id/btn4"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="250dip"
android:drawableLeft="@drawable/img_small_btn_look_around"
android:background="@drawable/main_long_menu_button"
android:text="@string/btn4"
android:textSize="18dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_marginTop="20dip"
android:layout_below="@+id/bt3">
</Button> </RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="5dip"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
<Button android:layout_width="90dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="20dip"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:background="@drawable/sett_menu_button"
android:text="@string/back"
android:layout_marginLeft="3dip"/>
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
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Nov 6, 2010
My activity's layout is as shown below.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<FrameLayout android:id="@+id/title_bar"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="25dip"
android:background="@drawable/bg_title" />..............
So, the search box is fixed to the bottom of the screen. But, when user clicks the EditText, Soft Keyboard shows up and pushes the layout out of the screen except the search box. I'm just starting out with Android, so am I doing anything wrong here??
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May 6, 2010
I have an Activity which uses a layout with a LinearLayout in it. Now I want to create in runtime a subactivity which loads some other layout and add this layout as item of my LinearLatout.
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Feb 2, 2009
Let's say I want to make a layout that has 3 TextViews, one on top of the other. But, I want the top TextView to always "stick" to the top of the screen (regardless of orientation), and I want the bottom TextView to always "stick" to the bottom of the screen. Then I want the middle TextView to always fill the available space in between (again, regardless of screen orientation). I've had no luck with LinearLayout and I've come close with RelativeLayout but neither have provided by desired solution.
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Jul 31, 2009
My dialog shows a relativelayout, which is set to fill_parent in both width and height. However, it doesn't fill the whole screen. I tried settting the window flags to full screen but that didn't help either. Can someone tell me how to do this?
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Mar 6, 2010
I'm battling with Android's retarded layout system. I'm trying to get a table to fill the screen (simple right?) but it's ridiculously hard.
I got it to work somehow in XML like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TableLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="fill_parent">
<TableRow android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1">
<Button android:text="A" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1"/>
<Button android:text="B" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1"/>
</TableRow>
<TableRow android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1">
<Button android:text="C" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1"/>
<Button android:text="D" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_weight="1"/>
</TableRow>
However I can not get it to work in Java. I've tried a million combinations of the LayoutParams, but nothing ever works. This is the best result I have which only fills the width of the screen, not the height:
table = new TableLayout(this);
// Java. You suck.
TableLayout.LayoutParams lp = new TableLayout.LayoutParams(
ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT,
ViewGroup.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT);
table.setLayoutParams(lp); // This line has no effect! WHYYYY?!
table.setStretchAllColumns(true);
for (int r = 0; r < 2; ++r)
{
TableRow row = new TableRow(this);
for (int c = 0; c < 2; ++c)
{
Button btn = new Button(this);
btn.setText("A");
row.addView(btn);
}
table.addView(row);}
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Jan 10, 2010
I created an application which enables the user to set whether he wants to receive notification while the application runs in background mode. If the notifications are enabled an activity should be started (the dialog should appear on the screen).
I tried to enabled it the following way:
CODE:...........
This is the method from main activity. When onPause() is executed isRunningInBackground is set true.
When I tried to debug it when the main application was running in the background the line
startActivity(intent) had no effect (the activity didn't appear).
Does anyone know how to midify the logic in order to start an activity from the main activity when the main activity is running in the background (after onPause() is called)?
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Feb 28, 2010
Having this XML view code...
Why my ListView shows only the first item and does not fill the screen?
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Oct 19, 2010
In my android application on click of image i would like to display a page which could provide a notepad facility to user. I placed a edit text with fill parent but the cursor starts from the middle of the screen.
Is there any way that i can start the cursor from the beginning.
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Jul 8, 2010
How can I fill the screen with 2 horizontal colors, such that the down one will get 10% of the screen? (like a toolbar)?
I'm trying modify the Linear Layout example to Code...
on the down "panel"(is it a panel?) the text is not shown complete.
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May 11, 2010
How can I create 3 equally wide TextView which fill parent across the screen? I tried doing this, but the width of the TextView are different: it is 149, 89, 89.
CODE:...................
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May 4, 2010
I am new in android, i am having few problem in layout alignment. I have divide the screen into three layout,as header, body and footer. I am giving the height dynamically for the three layout in java file, so i need to give 12% of height to header and footer layout, and the remaining 75% i need to assign height to body layout. For that i have made the calculation as follow
first i am getting the height and width for the screen. With the help of the screen height i am getting the 12.5% height for header and footer layout
WindowManager w = getWindowManager(); Display d = w.getDefaultDisplay(); int totalwidth_screen = d.getWidth(); int totalheight_screen = d.getHeight();..................
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Sep 27, 2010
I have following in xml
I wanna put the second linear layout at the bottom of the screen.
I have set the property of second Relative layout to bottom but still not showing at bottom..
code:...................
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Sep 20, 2010
I have a background image (full screen) and want to create an exact layout, which fits this background-image. The buttons and labels have to be at an exact place of the background-image. How can I do this? The absolute-layout is deprecated. If I use relative layout, I can use margins, but the positions differ from device to device. The best thing is if I could set the exact positions as percent of the total view size. How can I do this?
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Feb 12, 2010
In that White color background is LinearLayout.How to set highlight for that LinearLayout?Now i need is when i click the White Colored Linear Layout it should highlight in blue color & it should go for that onclick action.
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Aug 20, 2010
I have a layout that has just a ScrollView visible. It has a relative layout as its child. This layout has several other layouts (mainly text views) as its children. When the text is not big enough, the scroll view does not expand itself to fit the whole screen. Instead, it shows a gap at the bottom where the background shows. I tried setting fillViewPort=true on the ScrollView, but that just made the first child layout (RL1) to fill the screen.
CODE:....................
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Aug 2, 2012
how can we implement the tiled layer (java net beans) in android?does we use open gl for this?
is that called "texture" or "wallpaper" or ...?
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Oct 11, 2010
I encountered this problem when updating my background to use a 9-patch image. The layout is fine on different screens using different sizes of the same image, but when I change the image to be a 9-patch it breaks the entire layout mysteriously.
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Feb 17, 2009
I want to load image - background - on layout. I use eclipse tool to develop application. Help me???
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Dec 17, 2009
I need to create a tiled drawable using BitmapDrawable but I need to create it from xml resource rather than code.
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May 10, 2010
while scroll the listview, the Layouts background gets flickering. that is the layout is has a background image. this image will gets invisible and reload all the time while scrolling. how to rectify this? Any Idea?
Note: its happening for inbuilt android Array Adapter too.
CODE:.................
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