Question

I would like my TextView to paint with a different color background when pressed. The below xml contains a Button and TextView, both of which specify a Selector as their background. The Button works as expected, but the TextView does not change color when pressed. Is there a way to make this work for the TextView?

<?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" >
    <TextView 
        android:text="temporary text view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="100dip"
        android:background="@drawable/blackselector"
        />    
    <Button
        android:text="temporary button"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="100dip"
        android:background="@drawable/blackselector"
        />   
</LinearLayout>

selector.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_pressed="true">
        <color android:color="#FF0000" />
    </item>
    <item>
        <color android:color="#00FF00" />
    </item>
</selector>

Answer 1

Set this to your TextView:

android:clickable="true"