Android Button layout with big text size

Question

I'm trying to make two identical buttons with the same height, but when the text is too long (the second button) then breaks markup. How can I fix it?

xml layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_width="match_parent">

        <Button

            android:text="test"
            android:layout_height="100dp"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_weight="1"/>

        <Button
            android:padding="0dp"
            android:text="Arterial tension disturbance"
            android:layout_height="100dp"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_weight="1"/>

        </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

Are the buttons aligned vertically or horizontally? – Phantômaxx Dec 26 '13 at 15:36 — Phantômaxx, Dec 26 '13 at 15:36
what do you mean exactly by "breaks markup"? – Pablo_Cassinerio Dec 26 '13 at 15:41 — Pablo_Cassinerio, Dec 26 '13 at 15:41
Buttons heights are different – lazexe Dec 26 '13 at 15:51 — lazexe, Dec 26 '13 at 15:51

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 26 '13 at 15:16

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use wrap_content instead of 0dp

    <Button
        android:padding="0dp"
        android:text="Arterial tension disturbance"
        android:layout_height="100dp"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="1"/>

answered Dec 26 '13 at 15:16

henry4343

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then you'll break the weight rule... and the buttons will no more have the same width – Phantômaxx Dec 26 '13 at 15:20
it's not right, because if I take wrap_content it will make my button bigger than first and they will not be the same – lazexe Dec 26 '13 at 15:20
or you can use fill_parent so that buttons will fill your layout width – henry4343 Dec 26 '13 at 15:28

androCoder-BD · Answer 2 · 2013-12-26T16:03:35.553

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You can try this: (Edited)

<LinearLayout
       android:layout_width="fill_parent"
       android:layout_height="fill_parent"
       android:orientation="vertical"
       android:weightSum="100" >


       <Button
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:text="yourText"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:layout_weight="50" />

      <Button
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:text="yourText"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:layout_weight="50" />

edited Dec 26 '13 at 16:03

answered Dec 26 '13 at 15:27

androCoder-BD

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It's completely wrong!! In Buttons you should have **layout_weight="50"**, not weightSum. And you can use lower values. And you must set the button widths to **0dp**. – Phantômaxx Dec 26 '13 at 15:30
weightSum didn't help! – lazexe Dec 26 '13 at 15:30
extremely sorry. My Bad! that should be "layout_weight=50" within – androCoder-BD Dec 26 '13 at 15:56
well! you should set your view width to fill parent if you are using weightSum. Because, it will only have half of the space left for it. So, when you are using it fill parent it will take only that half part. Just give it a try. It will work definitely (Insha-Allah). :) – androCoder-BD Dec 26 '13 at 16:05

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 26 '13 at 16:13

Add android:singleLine="true"

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_width="match_parent">

    <Button
        android:singleLine="true"

        android:text="test"
        android:layout_height="100dp"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"/>

    <Button
        android:singleLine="true"
        android:padding="0dp"
        android:text="Arterial tension disturbance"
        android:layout_height="100dp"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"/>

    </LinearLayout>

Android Button layout with big text size

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