Question

I thought it would be quite easy, but found no solution for my problem: I only want to have two buttons, one above the other. Both with screen width, both with half screen height, so they fill the screen. I tried distinct RelativeLayout and GridView solutions, but everything went wrong.

Does anyone have a solution for me?

Answer 1

LinearLayout

    android:id="@+id/layout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <Button

        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="0.5"
        android:text="One" />

    <Button

        android:id="@+id/button2"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="0.5"
        android:text="Two" />

</LinearLayout>

The key points are layout_weight and 0dp for height. Layout weight divides up remaining space between child controls and since each button is zero pixels, they are each given 50% of the available height – in this case, full screen if LinearLayout is the root.