Question

<LinearLayout 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical" >
    <LinearLayout 
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:id="@+id/buttonLayout" 
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_weight="1">
        <Button
        android:id="@+id/vehicleButton"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:text="Refresh"
        android:onClick="getVehicles" />
        <Button
        android:id="@+id/logoutButton"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:text="Logout"
        android:onClick="logout" />
    </LinearLayout>

    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/android:list"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
    </ListView>

</LinearLayout>

Hi all, when the above ListView is populated with only a few items, I can still see the buttons, however, when the ListView is populated with more than the screen can display, the buttons seem to be ‘pushed’ above the UI and are no longer visible, only the scrollable ListView is now visible.

Are there any thoughts on how I can make the buttons appear again on longer lists?

Thanks

Answer 1

For reference, I solved this by using a the following:

<RelativeLayout
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">
        <LinearLayout 
            android:id="@+id/buttonLayout" 
            android:layout_height="40dp"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:orientation="horizontal">
            <Button
            android:id="@+id/vehicleButton"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Refresh"
            android:onClick="getVehicles" />
            <Button
            android:id="@+id/mapButton"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Map" />
            <Button
            android:id="@+id/logoutButton"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Logout"
            android:onClick="logout" />
        </LinearLayout>
        <ListView
            android:id="@+id/android:list"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical"
            android:layout_below="@id/buttonLayout">
        </ListView>
</RelativeLayout>

So I used a relative layout and also added the
android:layout_below=”@id/buttonLayout to the listview to force it show below the buttonLayout