Question

this is my layout (image):

https://i.stack.imgur.com/wPx04.jpg

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What I want to do is make the 1st LinearLayout 50dip high (this is already OK), then have the 3rd LinearLayout also 50dip high from the bottom up – and then make the 2nd LinearLayout fill the place left inbetween. How do I do it?

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This is my XML:

<LinearLayout
    android:id="@+id/linearLayout1"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="50dip"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true" >

</LinearLayout>


<LinearLayout
    android:id="@+id/linearLayout2"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
    android:layout_below="@+id/linearLayout1"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <ViewFlipper
    android:id="@+id/viewFlipper1"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent" >

        <ImageView
            android:id="@+id/imageView1"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:src="@drawable/rain1" />

        <ImageView
            android:id="@+id/imageView2"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:src="@drawable/thunder1" />

    </ViewFlipper>

</LinearLayout>

<LinearLayout
    android:id="@+id/linearLayout3"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="50dip"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
    android:layout_below="@+id/linearLayout2">

</LinearLayout>

</RelativeLayout>

Answer 1

Wrap all three layouts in a vertical Linear Layout and use a layout weight of “1” on the middle layout:

<LinearLayout
    .
    .
    . 
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical">
    <LinearLayout 
        .
        .
        .
        android:layout_height="50dip">
    <LinearLayout 
        .
        .
        .
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1">
    <LinearLayout 
        .
        .
        .
        android:layout_height="50dip">
</LinearLayout>