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How to draw a circle inside a circle using Android xml shapes?

May 5, 2023 by Tarik

The only way I’ve gotten this to work is to define a transparent stroke for the inner (i.e., top) circle that’s the difference between the size of the larger and smaller circle. For example, this: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <layer-list xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android”> <!– Larger blue circle in back –> <item> <shape android:shape=”oval”> <solid android:color=”#00f”/> <size android:width=”15dp” android:height=”15dp”/> … Read more

Creating & Using 9-patch images in Android

May 2, 2023 by Tarik

The SDK and Android Studio both ship with the “Draw 9-patch” tool (“draw9patch” in the SDK tools folder) which is a simple editor. Here is a nicer one which is also open source. It has a simple but clever default image. The official documentation has improved over the years. In summary, nine patch images’ most … Read more

How to set a shape’s background in xml?

May 1, 2023 by Tarik

I think a layer-list might help you: <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <layer-list xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android” > <item> <shape android:shape=”rectangle” > <solid android:color=”#ffffff” /> </shape> </item> <item> <shape android:innerRadiusRatio=”4″ android:shape=”ring” android:thicknessRatio=”9″ android:useLevel=”false” > <solid android:color=”#FF0000″ /> <size android:height=”48dip” android:width=”48dip” /> </shape> </item> </layer-list>

Android Vector Drawable not support, not support

April 15, 2023 by Tarik

When I had the same issue, I used the free online converter CloudConvert, to convert my SVG to another SVG, with marking their setting Text To Path to yes, where the converted SVG got opened in my Android Studio like a charm.

BitmapFactory.decodeResource() returns null for shape defined in xml drawable

April 15, 2023 by Tarik

Since you want to load a Drawable, not a Bitmap, use this: Drawable d = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.your_drawable, your_app_theme); To turn it into a Bitmap: public static Bitmap drawableToBitmap (Drawable drawable) { if (drawable instanceof BitmapDrawable) { return ((BitmapDrawable)drawable).getBitmap(); } Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(drawable.getIntrinsicWidth(), drawable.getIntrinsicHeight(), Config.ARGB_8888); Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap); drawable.setBounds(0, 0, canvas.getWidth(), canvas.getHeight()); drawable.draw(canvas); return … Read more

Add gradient to imageview

April 14, 2023 by Tarik

You need two layers: An ImageView, and a View on top of that with your gradient as android:background. Put these two Views in a FrameLayout: <FrameLayout … > <ImageView … android:src=”https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23991395/@drawable/trend_donald_sterling” /> <View … android:background=”https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23991395/@drawable/trending_gradient_shape”/> </FrameLayout>

Centering bitmap Marker (Google Maps Android API v2)

April 6, 2023 by Tarik

Simply set anchor point for you marker to 0.5 and 0.5 (middle of your icon). … MarkerOptions m = new MarkerOptions(); m.anchor(0.5f, 0.5f); … The default anchor value is (0.5f, 1.0f). You can read about marker here.

Understanding Android’s

March 23, 2023 by Tarik

The values for left, top, right and bottom are measured from their respective edge. So left=0dp, top=0dp, bottom=0dp & right=50dp will give you a rectangle that is (match_parent – 50dp) wide and not 50dp wide. Therefore larger values for “right” will actually give you a smaller rectangle. The same would apply to the other value, … Read more

How to use RoundedBitmapDrawable

March 8, 2023 by Tarik

You need to set the corner radius. Resources res = getResources(); Bitmap src = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(res, iconResource); RoundedBitmapDrawable dr = RoundedBitmapDrawableFactory.create(res, src); dr.setCornerRadius(Math.max(src.getWidth(), src.getHeight()) / 2.0f); imageView.setImageDrawable(dr);

Android Studio: Drawable Folder: How to put Images for Multiple dpi?

February 27, 2023 by Tarik

The standard procedures are: Choose Project > app > scr > main Right click “res”, choose “New” and choose “Android resource directory” In the opened dialog, at Resource Type choose “drawable” In the list Available qualifier choose Density, then click the right arrow at the middle. Choose the Density that you like then press OK