Question

In my application, I’m (still) trying to manipulate my Button Views to look the way I want. I’d like to attempt an experiment where I’ll draw an Android Rect or RectF in the same location as the (transparent) button to highlight it’s appearance.

However, I can’t figure out how to get my mitts on that information. The buttons in question are defined in XML, in a Linear Layout, but something inside my Android has to know their sizes and locations. Right?

Any suggestions?
Thanks, R.

Answer 1

You should be able to set a background of the button to a custom xml drawable with the drawable containing only stroke element around the edge.

You will need to create this custom drawable: it would be just a few lines of XML.

<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#CCCCCC" />
    <corners android:radius="10dp" />
</shape>

Edit: updated to include rounded corners.