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Asked: 2026-05-16T08:37:45+00:00

I have quite a complicated ListView . Each item looks something like this: >

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I have quite a complicated ListView. Each item looks something like this:

> LinearLayout (vertical)
  > LinearLayout (horizontal)
    > include (horizontal LinearLayout with two TextViews)
    > include (ditto)
    > include (ditto)
  > TextView
  > HorizontalScrollView (this guy is my problem)
    > LinearLayout (horizontal)

In my activity, when an item is created (getView() is called) I add dynamic TextViews to the LinearLayout inside the HorizontalScrollView (besides filling the other, simpler stuff out). Amazingly, performance is pretty good.

My problem is that when I added the HorizontalScrollView, my list items became unclickable. They don’t get the orange background when clicked and they don’t fire the OnItemClickedListener I have set up (to do a simple Log.d call).

How can I make my list items clickable again?

Edit: setting android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants" on the topmost LinearLayout seems to work. I’d like to know if there are other ways, though: what if I want focusable items in my list items?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Using android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants" on the topmost LinearLayout did the trick. Elements inside can still be made “clickable”, they’re just not focusable (i.e. you can’t click them on a non-touchscreen device). Good enough for me.

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