Make button be less visible but not gone

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A couple of weeks ago I think I read something about makeing a Button or any other View group a bit faded or less visible to show that it is not in use, but can be used if the user does something. Now I can not find it anywhere, and I really want to use it.

Does anyone know what it is and if it is useable in android 2.1?

M Mohsin Naeem it kind of worked but not what I was looking for. — Magakahn, Jul 18 '12 at 10:59

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 18 '12 at 10:57

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//give 0 for full transparent 255 for completely opaque.

Mybutt.getBackground().setAlpha(100);

answered Jul 18 '12 at 10:57

Padma Kumar

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 18 '12 at 11:01

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you can use below method , if Button is not enable and you want to show user that it is not in use.

mButton.setEnabled(false); // if it is not enable and you want to show user that it is not in use.

and

mButton.setEnabled(true); // to make it enabled/ in use

answered Jul 18 '12 at 11:01

AAnkit

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ok, this is the way Android docs suggest to achieve what you want. All the best – AAnkit Jul 18 '12 at 11:06

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 18 '12 at 10:57

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Did you try this:

mButton.getBackground().setAlpha(127); // semi transparent

answered Jul 18 '12 at 10:57

AMerle

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The button is still clickable – Magakahn Jul 18 '12 at 11:01
@Magakahn then implement your own CustomButton and Override the setEnabled(boolean) method to change its opacity =) – AMerle Jul 18 '12 at 11:03
I am pretty sure it was a state not a replacement – Magakahn Jul 18 '12 at 11:04
@Magakahn of course you can use a [StateList](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/drawable-resource.html#StateList) too – AMerle Jul 18 '12 at 11:05
But it was a already defined state. I think I have found it now and it is called disabeled. http://developer.android.com/design/style/touch-feedback.html – Magakahn Jul 18 '12 at 11:06
@Magakahn this state is used when the button's state is disabled, so why don't you just call mButton.setEnabled(false) ? – AMerle Jul 18 '12 at 11:09
I found it out now. One of (in my case edittext) where focused and could still be selected after disabeling it. Thanks – Magakahn Jul 18 '12 at 11:13

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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You can use an AlphaAnimation on any view / viewgroup and its children.

Check out this answer.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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answered Jul 18 '12 at 11:01

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I think it was a disabeled state or something, I am pretty sure it was not that. – Magakahn Jul 18 '12 at 11:03
You say in your OP: "but can be used if the user does something". So you don't want it to be disabled. – Benito Bertoli Jul 18 '12 at 11:05
For exapmple take a registration screen where you can disable some of the buttons by a checkbox. – Magakahn Jul 18 '12 at 11:09

Make button be less visible but not gone

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