Re: [android-developers] Re: 9Slice and repeating image

Hello,

Apologies for not being clear when I asked the question. Not so long ago
there was a thread on this mailing list (entitled "EditText with tiled background")
where the OP wanted to draw lines below an edit text to be used as a notepad
and the lines were repeating. The response was the following code, but I cannot
get it to work. If I place just the <bitmap> code inside background.xml then I can
see the repeating bitmap. I must admit I am having some trouble unerstanding
the <layer-list> element. Why do I need a list of drawables drawn from top to
bottom?

I need a repeating image that repeats, not stretches, and it seems 9Slice only
stretches images?

Thanks for your help,

John Goche

main.xml: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<?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"
  android:background="@drawable/background"
  android:gravity="center_horizontal">
  <TextView
    android:background="@drawable/background"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/hello" />
</LinearLayout>

drawables/background.xml : -------------------------------------------------------------

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
   <item>
       <clip>
           <shape>
               <gradient
                   android:startColor="#FF5e8ea3"
                   android:centerColor="#FF32a0d2"
                   android:centerY="0.1"
                   android:endColor="#FF13729e"
                   android:angle="270"
               />
           </shape>
       </clip>
   </item>
   <item>
       <clip>
       <bitmap xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           android:src="@drawable/bg"
           android:tileMode="repeat"
           android:antialias="true"
           android:dither="false"
           android:filter="false"
           android:gravity="left" />
       </clip>
   </item>
</layer-list>

On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 8:11 PM, rich friedel <rich.friedel@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes

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On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 5:19 PM, John Goche <johngoche99@googlemail.com> wrote:

Hello,

I would like to have the top middle part of a nine-Slice image
repeat and the rest to remain fixed. Is this possible?

Thanks,

John Goche

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