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Questions tagged [textview]
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Different font size of strings in the same TextView
I have a textView inside with a number (variable) and a string, how can I give the number one size larger than the string?
the code:
TextView size = (TextView)convertView.findViewById(R.id.privarea_list_size);
if (ls.numProducts != null) {
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android ellipsize multiline textview
I need to ellipsize a multi-line textview. My component is large enough to display at least 4 lines with the ellipse, but only 2 lines are displayed. I tried to change the minimum and maximum number of rows of the component but it changes nothing.
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Multiline TextView in Android?
I did like below in xml
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How to set a ripple effect on textview or imageview on Android?
I want to set a ripple effect on textview and imageview in Android Studio. How can I do it?
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dpi value of default "large", "medium" and "small" text views android
Does the documentation ( or anyone) talks about the dpi values of the default
Large TextView {android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"}
Medium TextView {android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"}
Small TextView …
Vinay W
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How to draw rounded rectangle in Android UI?
I need to draw a rounded rectangle in the Android UI. Having the same rounded rectangle for TextView and EditText would also be helpful.
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How to bring view in front of everything?
I have activity and a lot of widgets on it, some of them have animations and because of the animations some of the widgets are moving (translating) one over another. For example the text view is moving over some buttons . . .
Now the thing is I want…
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Kotlin addTextChangeListener lambda?
How do you build a lambda expression for the EditText addTextChangeListener in Kotlin? Below gives an error:
passwordEditText.addTextChangedListener { charSequence ->
try {
password = charSequence.toString()
} catch (error:…
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Is there an easy way to strike through text in an app widget?
I was wondering if there is an easy way to strike text within an app widget in Android. In a normal activity, it is pretty easy, using textview flags:
textView.setPaintFlags(textView.getPaintFlags() | Paint.STRIKE_THRU_TEXT_FLAG);
But since in an…
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TextView Marquee not working
I have tried to use marquee and its not working
here is my code, please let me know where im going wrong
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How to change letter spacing in a Textview?
How can i change letter spacing in a textview?
Will it help if I have HTML text in it (I cannot use webview in my code).
P.S. I'm using my own typeface in the textview with HTML text.
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Android TextView with Clickable Links: how to capture clicks?
I have a TextView which is rendering basic HTML, containing 2+ links. I need to capture clicks on the links and open the links -- in my own internal WebView (not in the default browser.)
The most common method to handle link rendering seems to be…
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How do I enable standard copy paste for a TextView in Android?
I want to enable standard copy paste for a TextView (the same as for EditText). How can I do it?
I tried using a non-editable EditText but it didn't work well (sometimes it became editable or the copy paste overlay was not shown). And it's probably…
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handle textview link click in my android app
I'm currently rendering HTML input in a TextView like so:
tv.setText(Html.fromHtml("test"));
The HTML being displayed is provided to me via an external resource, so I cannot change things around as I will, but I can, of course,…
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Android: TextView automatically truncate and replace last 3 char of String
If a String is longer than the TextView's width it automatically wraps onto the next line. I can avoid this by using android:singleLine (deprecated) or by setting android:inputType="text". What I need now is something that replaces the last 3…
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