Android_app(xamarin)

Question

Hello
my problem is in "activity_main.xml"
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In the toolbox, when I put buttons on the Visual Studio mobile emulator, they overlap and can not be adjusted and placed

in this image i put 1 Button and Several chekboxes but all of them are totally and i cant tuning and move there

Answer 1

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Please open the activity_main.xml code. Change the RelativeLayout to LinearLayout and add android:orientation="vertical" to LinearLayout like following code.

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
   <LinearLayout  
       xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
       xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"  
       xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"  
       android:orientation="vertical"  
       android:layout_width="match_parent"  
       android:layout_height="match_parent">  
       <Button  
           android:text="Button1"  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
           android:id="@+id/button2" />  
     
       <Button  
           android:text="Button2"  
           android:layout_width="match_parent"  
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
           android:id="@+id/button1" />  
     
      
   </LinearLayout >  

Then all the controls will be moved, will not overlap;

Here is similar thread about this issue. And Jon explain the details about why controls cannot be moved in RelativeLayout

https://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/180225/cant-drag-a-button-or-any-other-thing-to-layout-of-activity-main-axml

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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Answer 2

Thankyou very much it was the best help for me
Thankyou