Layout issues with TabHost / TabWidget

bAZtARd · by **bAZtARd** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:47 pm

hi peeps. i got some problems with the Tab-stuff. i got the following layout xml file:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
 
    android:orientation="vertical"
 
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
 
    <TabHost
 
    android:id="@+id/tabs"
 
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
 
    <TabWidget
 
    android:id="@android:id/tabs"
 
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
 
    <FrameLayout
 
    android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
 
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
    <LinearLayout
 
            android:id="@+id/content1"
 
            android:orientation="horizontal"
 
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 
            android:layout_height="fill_parent">
 
            <TextView
 
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 
                android:layout_height="fill_parent"
 
                android:text="Hello fuckin Tabs"/>
 
           </LinearLayout>
 
        </FrameLayout>
 
    </TabHost>
 
    </LinearLayout>
 
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Problem is, the TextView, which insults the Tabs (

) always gets displayed above the TabWidget (aka Tab Indicators) as if there would be two layers. A quick fix would be to set the padding for the FrameLayout. But I don't want to do this. I want to avoid using absolute pixel values.

i messed around with the wrap_conent and fill_parent stuff, but that didn't do the trick....
anyone got an idea? i wonder how google did it in the dialer app in the emulator. but ther's no src for this app....
plz halp! thx!

dkkundudolan · by **dkkundudolan** » Fri May 16, 2008 7:40 am

Hi bAZtARd,

if you wont keep absolute pixel values, then what is the use of tab?
Actually, if you remove that value, it will not show the tab. except tab remaining output will come.

I think this is your doubt. right?

Thanks,
Dolan.

bAZtARd · by **bAZtARd** » Wed May 21, 2008 9:39 am

hi dkkundudolan
what do absolute pixel values have to do with tabs in general? why should they be worthless without absolute pixel values? i don't get your argument... :?:

and what do you mean by "it will not show the tab"? as i said, if i remove the absolute pixel values (just as in the xml i posted) the content will be painted above the tab indicators. that means as if there were two layers: one for the tab content above another one for the tab indicators which are although visible.

what i want is that the tab content gets painted just below the indicators like in the picture below. but WITHOUT using an absolute padding value for the framelayout

Layout issues with TabHost / TabWidget

Layout issues with TabHost / TabWidget

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