Mono for Android UI Blueprint: Listing 2.

Designing a vertical-type linear layout for Android.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="htp://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:orientation="vertical"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<TextView
  android:id="@+id/label"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="Type here:"/>
<EditText
  android:id="@+id/entry"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
<Button
  android:id="@+id/ok"
  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
  android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
  android:text="OK" />
<Button
  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:text="Cancel" />
</LinearLayout>

About the Author

Wallace (Wally) B. McClure has authored books on iPhone programming with Mono/Monotouch, Android programming with Mono for Android, application architecture, ADO.NET, SQL Server and AJAX. He's a Microsoft MVP, an ASPInsider and a partner at Scalable Development Inc. He maintains a blog, and can be followed on Twitter.

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