Apps Drop Down List Button

[Oliver12]

Is there a way to a drop down list that is similar to the one in amazon next to quantity. I am aware of spinner but it seems too big for my app.

 

[alostpacket]

Can you post a screenshot of what you're looking for?

 

[Oliver12]

Can you post a screenshot of what you're looking for?

The Drop List Button to the right is what I am trying to replicate. I am trying to copy exactly the same thing for my app.

 

[alostpacket]

Hmm. I know this isnt really what you want to hear, but that's something that really should be a spinner. That's what spinners were designed to replace and you'd be re-inventing the wheel by not using one. You would also be creating a unusual UI that your users wont be used to.

Though for users that have Honeycomb (API 11) or newer, you can use a dropdown spinner that looks like this:

 

[Oliver12]

Thanks, yeah I've implemented the spinner into my app but have one small problem. Before clicking on it the number inside the spinner is stuck to the far left.

So imagine the number here, is right next to the edge of the box on the left.


I've tried padding, tried to move it using android:layout_width and android:layout_x in xml but nothing works. Any ideas?

 

[alostpacket]

Can you post the XML? Maybe screenshots of when it's broken?

 

[wubbzy]

Thanks, yeah I've implemented the spinner into my app but have one small problem. Before clicking on it the number inside the spinner is stuck to the far left.

So imagine the number here, is right next to the edge of the box on the left.


I've tried padding, tried to move it using android:layout_width and android:layout_x in xml but nothing works. Any ideas?

Try android:gravity

 

[Oliver12]

Fixed it, I tried using android: paddingRight="15dp" in the textview and not the spinner code in the xml file.