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LinearLayout not responsive in small devices

I have a layout file in my Android application:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#color/player_background"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context=".Fragments.PlayerFragment">
<ProgressBar
android:id="#+id/progress_bar_player"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:theme="#style/ProgressBarStyle"
android:visibility="invisible" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/title_label"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Title"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="24dp" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/view_imageview"
android:layout_width="280dp"
android:layout_height="280dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:background="#color/white" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/status_label"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Status"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="20dp" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp">
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/play_pause_btn"
android:layout_width="70dp"
android:layout_height="70dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:background="#drawable/round_button"
android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:padding="20dp"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/play_btn" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/sleep_timer_btn"
android:layout_width="70dp"
android:layout_height="70dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="30dp"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/play_pause_btn"
android:background="#drawable/round_button"
android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:padding="20dp"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/sleep_btn" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/share_btn"
android:layout_width="70dp"
android:layout_height="70dp"
android:layout_marginRight="30dp"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/play_pause_btn"
android:background="#drawable/round_button"
android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:padding="20dp"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/share_btn" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/sleep_timer_label"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/sleep_timer_btn"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/sleep_timer_btn"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/sleep_timer_btn"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Status"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="15dp" />
</RelativeLayout>
<SeekBar
android:id="#+id/volume_seek_bar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:theme="#style/Volume_Seekbar"
android:paddingStart="30dp"
android:paddingEnd="30dp"/>
</LinearLayout>
It's working perfectly in most of the devices but in a small screen device I can't see the SeekBar because it's out from the screen. Any idea how I can fix it?

You are using very large fixed sizes on your views, and because different phones got different screen sizes what seems to work on some device will actually not work on another
For example - in a smaller device with height of 300dp with views summing up to total of 400dp you will not have enough room for some views because of the small screen size and that's why you are not seeing your view.
You can use ConstraintLayout to make your screen responsive, or if you want to keep your current layout structure you can use the following libraries for scaling size of dp:
ssp and sdp to get a scalable size unit for your views and texts.
Another option is to wrap your layout with ScrollView, giving your screen the option to be scrollable and by that you will be able to "see" all of your views on your screen - note that this may not be intuitive to your user.

It is because the fixed sizes you are using to build your layout is getting summed up eventually being too big for small screen size. You can try the following to fix this:
Create a layout specially for small screen size by using smallest width qualifier
Make your layout scrollable
Use constraint layout
Using the ssp and sdp size units
NOTE that you will have to specify the smallest width qualifier to your current layout in such a way that the smallest width qualifer excludes the small screen devices and include the devices in which your layout fits properly.

I would suggest you to use constraint layout, but if you still want to go ahead with your current view then it will be good practice if you add scrollview to your parent layout, so that your layout won't get cropped on smaller devices:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fillViewport="true">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/player_background"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context=".Fragments.PlayerFragment">
<ProgressBar
android:id="#+id/progress_bar_player"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:theme="#style/ProgressBarStyle"
android:visibility="invisible" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/title_label"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Title"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="24dp" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/view_imageview"
android:layout_width="280dp"
android:layout_height="280dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:background="#color/white" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/status_label"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Status"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="20dp" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp">
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/play_pause_btn"
android:layout_width="70dp"
android:layout_height="70dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:background="#drawable/round_button"
android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:padding="20dp"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/play_btn" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/sleep_timer_btn"
android:layout_width="70dp"
android:layout_height="70dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="30dp"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/play_pause_btn"
android:background="#drawable/round_button"
android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:padding="20dp"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/sleep_btn" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/share_btn"
android:layout_width="70dp"
android:layout_height="70dp"
android:layout_marginRight="30dp"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/play_pause_btn"
android:background="#drawable/round_button"
android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:padding="20dp"
android:scaleType="fitCenter"
android:src="#drawable/share_btn" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/sleep_timer_label"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/sleep_timer_btn"
android:layout_alignLeft="#+id/sleep_timer_btn"
android:layout_alignRight="#+id/sleep_timer_btn"
android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Status"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textSize="15dp" />
</RelativeLayout>
<SeekBar
android:id="#+id/volume_seek_bar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:paddingStart="30dp"
android:paddingEnd="30dp"
android:theme="#style/Volume_Seekbar" />
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>

How to move view when editText is focused and keyboard is open?

I have a ScrollView
<ScrollView 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:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context=".LoginActivity">
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/login_form"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="16dp"
android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
android:orientation="vertical">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="150dp"
android:layout_margin="55dp"
android:src="#drawable/sss" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:fontFamily="#font/helvetica_neue_cyr_roman"
android:padding="4dp"
android:text="#string/title_email"
android:textColor="#color/colorWhite"
android:textSize="14sp" />
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:errorEnabled="true"
app:errorTextAppearance="#style/ErrorText"
app:hintEnabled="false"
app:passwordToggleEnabled="true"
app:passwordToggleTint="#color/colorAccent">
<AutoCompleteTextView
android:id="#+id/email"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="46dp"
android:backgroundTint="#color/colorWhite"
android:fontFamily="#font/helvetica_neue_cyr_medium"
android:hint="#string/hint_email"
android:inputType="textEmailAddress"
android:maxLines="1"
android:singleLine="true"
android:textColor="#color/colorWhite"
android:textColorHint="#color/colorHint"
android:textSize="14sp" />
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:fontFamily="#font/helvetica_neue_cyr_roman"
android:padding="4dp"
android:text="#string/title_password"
android:textColor="#color/colorWhite"
android:textSize="14sp" />
<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:errorEnabled="true"
app:errorTextAppearance="#style/ErrorText"
app:hintEnabled="false"
app:passwordToggleEnabled="true"
app:passwordToggleTint="#color/colorAccent">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/password"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:backgroundTint="#color/colorWhite"
android:fontFamily="#font/helvetica_neue_cyr_medium"
android:hint="#string/hint_password"
android:imeActionId="6"
android:imeActionLabel="#string/action_sign_in"
android:imeOptions="actionUnspecified"
android:inputType="textPassword"
android:maxLines="1"
android:singleLine="true"
android:textColor="#color/colorWhite"
android:textColorHint="#color/colorHint"
android:textSize="14sp" />
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
<Button
android:id="#+id/sign_in_button"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/button_shape"
android:fontFamily="#font/helvetica_neue_cyr_medium"
android:text="#string/action_sign_in"
android:textAllCaps="false"
android:textColor="#color/colorWhite"
android:textSize="16sp" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
And i have some issues with showing what i exactly need.
This is how view looks by default
not scrollable
Clicking on email editText
scrollable
Password editText click
scrollable
And this is the screenshot i want the app to look like
By saying that i mean - i need my view to move upper to the same position if i click on editTexts. And after keyboard disappears i need view to come to default position.
I dont need to scroll view after keyboard is open.
I've been trying to make that happen with adding
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
and
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"
to manifest
Is it even possible to make?
Thank you.

I believe with the correct layout configuration(maybe just a constrain layout instead of the scroll?), you can hide the logo with Visibility.GONE programmatically when one of the fields is clicked and bring the logo back when the field lose focus.

Center button in a LinearLayout

I just want to center "CenterButton" (center of the root LinearLayout) but Androids just not cooperating..
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="0.00"
android:padding="5dp"
android:background="#zegerg"
android:id="#+id/LinearLayout1">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ImageView1"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="151dp"
android:src="#mipmap/image_1"
android:contentDescription="#string/abcdef"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button"
android:id="#+id/CenterButton"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical|center"/>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="20dp">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Text !"
android:id="#+id/TextView"
android:paddingBottom="30dp"
android:textColor="#37a52c" />
<ProgressBar
style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/ProgressBar"
android:paddingBottom="30dp"
android:progressTint="#37a52c" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/text_text"
android:id="#+id/Button2"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
Tried putting it at the end of the XML but doesn't work because the other elements push it aside.. not really sure what's happening.

if you want to have all three first level children to be in equally-sized columns, then you need to add to all of them the followings attribute:
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
(don't forget the dimension "dp" to the width parameter, otherwise the IDE will complain).
...
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ImageView1"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:src="#mipmap/image_1"
android:contentDescription="#string/abcdef"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button"
android:id="#+id/CenterButton"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical|center"/>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="20dp">
....
EDITED:
If you want your CenterButton to overlap all the other views, then what you have to do is:
wrap everything in a relative layout with height equal to 200dp, as its first child
remove the button CenterButton from the current position and add it at the bottom of everything, still inside the relative layout, but below the linear layout
add those properties to the button to make it center in the parent
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
So finally you will have something like this (I have changed some resources):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="0.00"
android:padding="5dp"
android:background="#android:color/holo_orange_dark"
android:id="#+id/LinearLayout1">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ImageView1"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:src="#drawable/plus"
android:contentDescription="abcdef"/>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="20dp">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Text !"
android:id="#+id/TextView"
android:paddingBottom="30dp"
android:textColor="#37a52c" />
<ProgressBar
style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/ProgressBar"
android:paddingBottom="30dp"
android:progressTint="#37a52c" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="text"
android:id="#+id/Button2"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:text="Button"
android:id="#+id/CenterButton"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical|center"/>
</RelativeLayout>

You can use weight for such purposes for child items. Make layout_width for all of them as 0dp and set layout_weight as 1.

Give the three children in the topmost linear layout a gravity of 1 and a width of 0.

It's not clear what exactly is your problem. However, here are some general notes :
To center a View or a Layout inside RelativeView use layout_centerInParent="true"
To make a Layout on top of other layouts use FrameLayout
The order of the views/layouts in your xml file is important. The one you write the last will be on the top (in our example : the FrameLayout or just the CenterButton should be written after the other views and layouts in your xml file)
To distribute the available space inside LinearLayout among its views use android:layout_weight="1" (change the value according to your needs)
you can play aground with this example :
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="200dp">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/LinearLayout1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:background="#fff"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:padding="5dp">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/ImageView1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="3"
android:src="#mipmap/ic_launcher" />
<View
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="3"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/TextView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingBottom="30dp"
android:text="Text !"
android:textColor="#37a52c" />
<ProgressBar
android:id="#+id/ProgressBar"
style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingBottom="30dp"
android:progressTint="#37a52c" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/Button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="text_text" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true">
<Button
android:id="#+id/CenterButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical|center"
android:text="Button" />
</FrameLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

ImageView on top of Button

I'm trying to put a small ImageView on top of a button, but somehow it stays under it. I don't understand why as this sort of layout work perfectly with other views.
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/background_white_clickable"
android:text="#string/book_now"
android:id="#+id/but_book_now"
/>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="35dp"
android:layout_height="35dp"
android:id="#+id/img_bookmark"
android:src="#drawable/ic_action_bookmark_full"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="15dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
I've tried with different background for the button, but the image can be seen only when it is transparent. I also tried to replace the ImageView with a colored View, still doesn't work.
Any idea? Thx
EDIT:
There is a confusion in answers I get, I mean to make the ImageView on top of the Button in its Z-order, not y-axis.
EDIT 2 :
I don't want to use an image button, the image is just a "pin" on the button that will appear/disappear.
I don't want to use a drawable on the button, I need to place it where I want exactly.
Using FrameLayout instead of RelativeLayout doesn't change anything.
Using imgView.bringToFront() doesn't work.
EDIT 3 :
The problem doesn't appear on device before Lollipop. On KitKat, the layout works as intended.

<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_marginTop="80dp" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/filter"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="7dp"
android:background="#0000FF"
android:gravity="center"
android:paddingBottom="25dp"
android:paddingTop="25dp"
android:text="Sort"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/widget_title_icon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="top|right"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:paddingTop="-10dp"
android:scaleType="fitStart"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
</FrameLayout>
Try it,though I haven't tested it.

Try
findViewById(R.id.img_bookmark).bringToFront();

You need to set the button below the imageview so:
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/background_white_clickable"
android:text="#string/book_now
android:id="#+id/but_book_now"
android:layout_below="#+id/img_bookmark"/>
<ImageView
android:layout_width="35dp"
android:layout_height="35dp"
android:id="#+id/img_bookmark"
android:src="#drawable/ic_action_bookmark_full"
android:layout_marginRight="15dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="15dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentEnd="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
EDIT
I noticed now that you wanted an image ON TOP of a button not ABOVE so don't care to my code above and use ImageButton:
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageButton
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/background_white_clickable"
android:text="#string/book_now
android:id="#+id/but_book_now"
android:src="#drawable/ic_action_bookmark_full"/>
</RelativeLayout>

Sample code:
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/relativeLayout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img_bookmark"
android:layout_width="35dp"
android:layout_height="35dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/but_book_now"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/img_bookmark"
android:text="Test" />
</RelativeLayout>
Note :
Edit the text and src, for your needs

If you want image view with button :
<Button
android:id="#+id/but_book_now"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:drawableTop="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:background="#ff00ff"
android:text="This is button"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textColor="#ffff00"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
If you want image view without button :
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/but_book_now"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/ic_launcher"
android:text="This is button"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textColor="#ffff00"
/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#ff00ff"
android:text="This is button"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textColor="#ffff00"
/>
</LinearLayout>

You can define a RelativeLayout as a Button and add ClickEvents on it, add a child View with color or a child ImageView with a PNG, or whatever or both, to put images or color over it.
Example
<FrameLayout android:id="#+id/buttonTextFillColor"
android:layout_width="#dimen/mini_icon_width"
android:layout_height="#dimen/mini_icon_height"
android:background="#drawable/input_button_background"
android:clickable="true">
<View
android:id="#+id/colorTextFillColor"
android:layout_width="23dp"
android:layout_height="23dp"
android:background="#FFFFFF"
android:layout_gravity="center" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="23dp"
android:layout_height="23dp"
android:src="#drawable/button_fill_text"
android:layout_gravity="center"/>
</FrameLayout>
You get a union of elements:
How will you see it?

please add the layout_below for Button attribute

Android Custom ListViewItem Layout

I dont quite get the layout of my List View Item doesnt show like I want it to.
I hope somone would give me some hints since i cannot make it work for quite some time now.
What i want is as follows:
Here is my approach:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="20dip"
android:padding="6dip">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="3dip">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/nametext"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="7dip">
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/photo"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_marginRight="6dip"
android:src="#drawable/icon" />
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/toptext"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:id="#+id/middletext"
android:singleLine="true"
android:ellipsize="marquee"
/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="0dip"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:id="#+id/bottomtext"
android:singleLine="true"
android:ellipsize="marquee"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/stars"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_marginLeft="6dip"
android:src="#drawable/icon" />
</LinearLayout>
Any help would be appreciated.
I already tried different sizes and a RelativeLayout. No change.
It doesnt look anythik like i thought it should.
edit three blanks missing
edit2 added pic

You could do this with LinearLayouts, but you'll need three nested layouts:
A vertical LinearLayout containing everything.
A horizontal LinearLayout containing everything aside from the heading.
A vertical LinearLayout containing the non-heading TextViews.
The inner vertical LinearLayout will probably need android:layout_weight="1" so it stretches to fill the available space but doesn't squeeze out the right-hand ImageView.
That's all very expensive, particularly when multiplied by the numerous views in a ListView. A RelativeLayout can get this done with only one layout.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="6dip" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:textSize="40sp">
</TextView>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/icon" >
</ImageView>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/icon" >
</ImageView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imageView2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="TextView" >
</TextView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imageView2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="TextView" >
</TextView>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView4"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imageView2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="TextView" >
</TextView>
</RelativeLayout>
Edited for formatting and to add:
This is the result. Of course, text and image sizes need adjusted, but the basic result is what you've described.

Im not sure if you really want to have a 3dip headline and 7dip content...
if you want the stuff inside the outer linearlayout vertical arranged, use
android:orientation="vertical"
in the parent LinearLayout. to arrange the three items in the content part of your layout, you might use android:weight or android:alignParentLeft / Right.
I fear im not sure waht you want to do, so i can not edit your layout :(