Hi I am trying to create a background drawable for my splash screen which I'll be setting in theme itself. But the bitmap drawable used to keep in the center is getting stretched and I am not able ...

I tried several options but I can't find the best way to do this: I want to change the margin of a Linear Layout when button is clicked using XML. Here's my code for the selected button: <?xml ...

I need to create an android shape so that only the bottom has stroke (a dashed line). When I try the following, the stroke bisects the shape right through the center. Does anyone know how to get it...

I'm trying to create a Button with two backgrounds, my custom background android:background="@drawable/background_profile_edit_button" + ?attr/selectableItemBackground``` Full button: <TextV...

I am attempting to use a VectorDrawable in a LayerList without scaling the vector. For example: <layer-list> <item android:drawable="@color/grid_item_activated"/> <item android:gr...

I try to create a simple illustration using XML layer-list drawable. I have two shapes, a circle and a rectangle I want a circle not to scale. The following is the layout: <LinearLayout xmlns:a...

I want my LayerList to have an opacity of 80 so I wrote: <layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:opacity="80"> But I get: Error: Integer types not...

I need to create a drawable with a layer-list such that the background layer is an image and the foreground is a transparent color. I am able to do that. Where I am not succeeding is adding some pa...

I am creating a LayerDrawable that creates bottom stroke but i dont know how to give bottom margin of a layer(Drawablw). <layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"&...

Background I'm trying to make a (fake) shadow below a view, so that the layers would be vertical in this manner: a line of color "#43000000" with a height of "1dp" below the line, a gradient tha...

I've been trying to recreate a background image in xml (as drawable). Since the background is a simple shape, it would be better if it is created as xml drawable. The is a really large gradient ci...

My question is related to this one: link. I've recently changed most of my resources for Android from different png files for different resolutions to vector drawables. I'm using a "swipe-to-delete...

Im trying to achieve something like this, I used layer list in the xml this way : <item> <shape android:shape="rectangle" > <gradient android:centerColor="#4DD0E1" android:e...

This is my XML code which works fine, the only problem is it's showing border on all four sides while I want only to show border on the top and on the bottom only. How can I do that? <?xml vers...

What is the purpose of android shape xml tag useLevel attribute ? This is in respect to a layer-list but should not matter. From the docs i found the meanging of the useLevel tag: Indicates wh...

Is there a way add a layer to a LayerDrawable on API < 23? Do I have to create a new LayerDrawable using the constructor just adding the new layer?

I have a layer-list <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <item android:right="2dp" android:left="2dp" and...

I'm trying to create a background drawable made of a gradient that fills the entire view and a pattern with left gravity that resizes to fit vertically while keeping its aspect ratio. This is what...

I'm creating a list with a RecyclerView. Every list item is a post from a user (Right now hard coded). The background for every post is loaded from a layer-list XML file in the drawable folder. Ev...

This is my first code that loads a Vector-Drawable in layer-list. it works fine.Later I had to change color of my vector drawable. I find that I should add bitmap to use tint attribute. This is my ...

I am trying to implement splash screen without any extra activities, using theme call in the manifest file's <activity/> tag. In my styles.xml <style name="splashTheme" parent="AppTheme...

I'm trying to center a drawable image with some padding on either side to use as a splash screen logo. The problem is it's either stretched across the entire screen or ignores any padding if I use ...

Yesterday, I've switched to Android Studio version 2.1.3. Today, I've re-opened one of my projects and tried to add some layer-list drawables for use with an ImageView. For example this one: <l...

I've made a custom vertical progress bar and I want to show labels along side it. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/andr...

This is a xml for triangle shape: <layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" > <item android:id="@+id/shape_id"> <rotate android:fromDegrees="45" and...