Question

I am trying to create a layout as show in the image attached here:

Here are my screen components,

1. Screen title field
2. Button at the center of screen
3. HorizontalFieldManager containing 3 buttons docked to bottom of screen
4. Add banner, placed as docked below.

I have completed all of the 1, 2 and 4. I have used setStatus(Field) to place the ad banner. Also, I have customized the HorizontalFieldManager for holding 3 fields justified aligned. Now I don’t know how could I place it to the bottom of screen just above the add banner, as I’ve already used setStatus() for the ad banner. Also, if the virtual keyboard comes up, I want it to cover up the bottom of the screen, rather than push the HorizonalFieldManager and ad banner up.

Answer 1

Dont use setstatus for adding banner stuff instead you can use two horizontal managers at bottom of screen considering Display.getHeight().

I ve done similar kind of screen in my application here is the brief info regarding that.

1) parent Manager (either Vertical/Horizontal) say parentManager

2) Two Horozontal managers with appropriate height and Maximum width (override in sublayout of horizontal managers) and add both these two a verticalfield manager(bottommanager)

3) then here comes tricky part. To the parent Manger override sublayout and add these steps

vfm_screen = new VerticalFieldManager(ScrollView.NO_VERTICAL_SCROLL | HORIZONTAL_SCROLL
                | NO_VERTICAL_SCROLL){

            protected void sublayout(int maxWidth, int maxHeight) {
                setPositionChild(parentManager, 0, 0);
                layoutChild(parentManager, Display.getWidth(), Display.getHeight());
                setPositionChild(bottommanager, 0, Display.getHeight()-114);
                layoutChild(bottommanager, Display.getWidth(), 114);
                setExtent(Display.getWidth(), Display.getHeight());
            };
        };

vfm_screen.add(parentManager);

vfm_screen.add(bottommanager);

add(vfm_screen);

Here 114 is hard sized and you can change it based on your requirement. and adding Button to that parent manger at center of screen.