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Asked: 2026-05-22T20:54:29+00:00

I’ve developed several iPhone apps and now I’m porting them onto Android. From what

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I’ve developed several iPhone apps and now I’m porting them onto Android.

From what I was used to, I was able to freely move buttons around using the Interface Editor for the iPhone, and from what I understand for Android, you can (or need) to use the XML layout file to “layout” your buttons and whatnot.

So this means I have to use tables right? Is there a way that I can just freely move a button where I want with my mouse using the graphical layout editor in eclipse?

I’ve Googled and came upon this thread WYSIWYG View Editor in 'Android'? but I don’t think they came up with a good conclusion..

Thanks.

-Paul

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  1. Editorial Team

    The reason for iPhone absolute layouts is that all the screens are the same size. Because there is such a wide variety of android devices, you should try getting used to relative and linear layout construction.

    To answer, no, you won’t be able to place a button in an exact pixel location using the graphical layout editor.

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