Set the distance between the menu in a navigation drawer and the screen edge?

Question

I want to set the distance "d" to a specific value, how can I make it?

Yes, the question How to programatically set the margin between icon and title of menu item of Navigation Drawer in Android? is just the same as mine. My code is as follows:

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout 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:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    tools:openDrawer="start">

    <include
        layout="@layout/app_bar_main"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />

    <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
        android:id="@+id/nav_view_main"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="start"
        android:fitsSystemWindows="false"
        app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header"
        app:menu="@menu/activity_main_drawer" />
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

activity_main_drawer.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >

    <group android:checkableBehavior="single">
        <item
            android:id="@+id/nav_product"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_product"
            android:title="Products" />
        <item
            android:id="@+id/nav_statistic"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_statistic"
            android:title="Statistic" />
        <item
            android:id="@+id/nav_settings"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_settings"
            android:title="Settings" />
        <item
            android:id="@+id/nav_logout"
            android:icon="@drawable/ic_logout"
            android:title="Log out" />
    </group>

    <item android:title="Communicate">
        <menu>
            <item
                android:id="@+id/nav_share"
                android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_share"
                android:title="Share" />
            <item
                android:id="@+id/nav_send"
                android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_send"
                android:title="Send" />
        </menu>
    </item>

</menu>

How are you doing it right now? Using `NavigationView`? Could you show us your code? — Sufian, Sep 13 '16 at 03:38
That drawer on the left is a ListView and you need to add some padding .. maybe this link will help http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29869676/setting-a-margin-for-navigationdrawer-items — ShadowGod, Sep 13 '16 at 03:42
see this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37058219/how-to-programatically-set-the-margin-between-icon-and-title-of-menu-item-of-nav — Vishal Thakkar, Sep 13 '16 at 04:40
have you tested android:paddingLeft="20dp" in NavigationView? — Sangram Haladkar, Sep 13 '16 at 05:58
Yes, but it didn't work. If you set that, all the views will move right... — Niubility, Sep 13 '16 at 06:28

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 10 '18 at 18:15

It worked for me:)

In NavigationView for Padding between the screen and the icon menu :

app:itemHorizontalPadding="40dp"

and for padding between the menu icon and the text use this:

app:itemIconPadding="28dp"

full code:

<com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView
            android:id="@+id/nav_view"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_gravity="start"
            android:background="@android:color/background_light"
            android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
            app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header_main"
            app:menu="@menu/activity_main_drawer"
            app:itemTextColor="?android:textColorPrimary"
            app:itemIconPadding="28dp"
            app:itemHorizontalPadding="40dp"  >

Set the distance between the menu in a navigation drawer and the screen edge?

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