Question

I have an up with 3 buttons bat the bottom. When i test it on the emulator, the full screen appears. when i test it on my device, the buttons below does not show. it’s like the resolution is incorrect. here is my xml layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@raw/mexicanbg"
android:orientation="vertical" >




<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/buttonbacksubreclist"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
        android:background="@drawable/back_button"
        android:onClick="back" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textViewreclist"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginLeft="45dp"
        android:text="@string/reclist"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
        android:textColor="#000000" />

 </LinearLayout>


 <LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
 </LinearLayout>

 <ListView
    android:id="@+id/android:list"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="382dp" />

<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="362dp" >

<Button
    android:id="@+id/buttonRecipes"
    android:layout_width="108dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@drawable/menu_xrecipes"
    android:onClick="recipe"
    android:text="@string/rec" />

<Button
    android:id="@+id/buttonGroList"
    android:layout_width="110dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@drawable/menu_xgrocery"
    android:onClick="grocerylist"
    android:text="@string/grolist" />

<Button
    android:id="@+id/button1"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@drawable/menu_xmore"
    android:text="@string/more" />
</LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

EDIT:
New Layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@raw/mexicanbg"
android:orientation="vertical" >




<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/buttonbacksubreclist"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="15dp"
        android:background="@drawable/back_button"
        android:onClick="back" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textViewreclist"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginLeft="45dp"
        android:text="@string/reclist"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
        android:textColor="#000000" />

</LinearLayout>

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
</LinearLayout>


<ListView
    android:id="@+id/android:list"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="382dp" />

<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="362dp" >




<Button
    android:id="@+id/buttonRecipes"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:background="@drawable/menu_xrecipes"
    android:onClick="recipe"
    android:text="@string/rec" />



<Button
    android:id="@+id/buttonGroList"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:background="@drawable/menu_xgrocery"
    android:onClick="grocerylist"
    android:text="@string/grolist" />



<Button
    android:id="@+id/button1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:background="@drawable/menu_xmore"
    android:text="@string/more" />

</LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

Answer 1

I found the answer … The problem is not with t he buttons.. it is with my ListView. I did not put weight on my listview. Here is my final xml layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="@raw/mexicanbg">






   <LinearLayout
   android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="50dip"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:background="@drawable/xpage_label">




    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textViewrecipe"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:layout_margin="10dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
        android:text="@string/rec"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
        android:textColor="#000000" />

 </LinearLayout>








 <ListView
    android:id="@+id/android:list"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_weight="1" />

 <LinearLayout
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

     <Button
         android:id="@+id/button3"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_weight="1"
         android:background="@drawable/menu_xrecipes"
         android:onClick="recipe" />

     <Button
         android:id="@+id/buttonGroList"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_weight="1"
         android:background="@drawable/menu_xgrocery"
         android:onClick="grocerylist" />

     <Button
         android:id="@+id/button1"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_weight="1"
         android:background="@drawable/menu_xmore" />
 </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>