Android TextView doesn't resize after changing text size

Question

I have a ListView with some custom layout for the row (an image, then two lines of text using two TextView in a vertical LinearLayout, see code below)

My problem is that when I dynamically change the text size (in the getView method of the Adapter), the text size does change, but the size of the TextView that wraps it doesn't.

Here is a picture of what it does when I set the size to something "higher" than the default (picture is with 18). Despite the large number of threads or questions that seem similar, I haven't found a solution to that.

screen capture

Here is the layout of my list row:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          android:orientation="horizontal"
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:padding="4dp">

    <ImageView android:id="@+id/entries_list_item_icon"
           android:layout_width="wrap_content"
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"
           android:layout_marginRight="6dp"/>

    <LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical"
              android:layout_width="0dip"
              android:layout_weight="1"
              android:layout_height="fill_parent">
        <TextView android:id="@+id/entries_list_item_name"
              android:layout_width="fill_parent"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:layout_weight="1"
              android:gravity="center_vertical"
              android:textColor="@color/entries_list_item_name"/>
        <TextView android:id="@+id/entries_list_item_summary"
              android:layout_width="fill_parent"
              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
              android:layout_weight="1"
              android:singleLine="true"
              android:ellipsize="marquee"
              android:textColor="@color/entries_list_item_summary"/>
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

I tried switching the heights to 0dip as suggested elsewhere, it didn't change a thing.

EDIT The ListView itself is very basic:

    <ListView android:id="@+id/entries_list"
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="fill_parent"/>

Have you tried changing your `height` attributes to `wrap_content` — litterbugkid, Jan 08 '12 at 00:51
The only one that's not at wrap_content is the vertical LinearLayout, all the other ones already are. And yes, I did try changing this one too (I just tried again), no change - the LinearLayout wraps around the two TextView, but each of the TextView has an incorrect size already... — Guillaume, Jan 08 '12 at 00:54
Sorry I meant `width` attribute! But now I'm seeing that's probably not your problem. — litterbugkid, Jan 08 '12 at 00:56
No, I'm fine with the width being "too wide for the screen", I just want the height of the TextViews (and the whole List item) to be modified as required. — Guillaume, Jan 08 '12 at 00:58

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 05 '13 at 03:27

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I think you will have to change imageview height to fill_parent. Imageview is dictating the height of your layout.

<ImageView
  android:id="@+id/entries_list_item_icon"
  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  android:layout_marginRight="6dp" />

edited Apr 05 '13 at 03:27

Abdul Rahman

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answered Jan 08 '12 at 01:06

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It works! Wow, thanks a ton. How come the ImageView height dictates the whole layout? Is it because it's the first one on the LinearLayout? – Guillaume Jan 08 '12 at 01:09
25 minutes to get a solution. I love StackOverflow ;) – Guillaume Jan 08 '12 at 01:11
i myself am not sure, but seeing your image it looked like the layout height was being restricted to image hieght – nandeesh Jan 08 '12 at 01:18

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