Question

Is it possible to have an Android Alert box or Dialog off-center? I have tried everything that comes to mind, including making a custom Dialog activity and theme (extending Android:Theme.Dialog), but I have not been able to move it from it’s centered position.

Answer 1

Yes you can make the background translucent and fill the entire view, then nest a visible layout within that you can use layout_gravity=”top|left” on.

A little off topic, but if you just want to display text, an easier way is to use a toast.

Toast toast = new Toast(new ContextThemeWrapper(getApplicationContext(), R.style.YourDialogStyle));
toast.setGravity(Gravity.LEFT|Gravity.TOP, 0,0);