Question

I have two buttons with xml background , i want to keep some space between them, because that are past exactly on each other , also i want to put white line above them , i will give you how i tried but it doesn’t work with me

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginTop="25dip"

    android:orientation="horizontal"

    android:weightSum="2" >

    <Button
        android:background="@drawable/button_selector"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:text="@string/b_save" />

    <Button
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:background="@drawable/button_selector"
        android:text="@string/b_cancel" />
</LinearLayout>

xml background

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">

    <padding android:top="10dip"
        android:bottom="10dip"/>



    <!-- Gradient Bg for listrow -->
    <gradient
        android:useLevel="false"
        android:angle="270"
        android:centerColor="#000000"
        android:endColor="#FFFFFF"
        android:startColor="#808080" />
</shape>

Answer 1

check this out

bg_selector.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">

    <padding android:top="10dip"
        android:bottom="10dip"/>



    <!-- Gradient Bg for listrow -->
    <gradient
        android:useLevel="false"
        android:angle="270"
        android:centerColor="#808080"
        android:endColor="#000000"
        android:startColor="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>

button_bg.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">

    <padding android:top="10dip"
        android:bottom="10dip"/>



    <!-- Gradient Bg for listrow -->
    <gradient
        android:useLevel="false"
        android:angle="270"
        android:centerColor="#000000"
        android:endColor="#808080"
        android:startColor="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>

your xml

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginTop="25dip"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:background="@drawable/bg_selector"
    android:weightSum="2" >

    <Button
        android:background="@drawable/bg_selector"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:layout_marginRight="4dip"
        android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
        android:text="@string/b_save" />

    <Button
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:layout_marginLeft="4dip"
        android:layout_marginRight="10dip"
        android:background="@drawable/bg_selector"
        android:text="@string/b_cancel" 
        android:textStyle="bold"/>
</LinearLayout>