Avatar ignores with and height in contact_basic.xml

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Avatar ignores with and height in contact_basic.xml

sanmiguel2019 opened this issue 4 years ago · comments

sanmiguel2019 commented 4 years ago

contact_basic.xml

Avatar always occupies all the height of action bar. From a design standpoint, it looks very ugly, and I don't think that's what it is meant to be because contact_basic.xml contains

android:layout_width
android:layout_height

but these values are being ignored in ImageView. I spent already 2 days trying to decrease avatar's size. Tried to add margins, paddings to ImageView, ImageSwitcher; tried to change layout_width, layout_height. I see changes in Android Studio:

but in the app avatar always occupies all the height. Posted a question on stackowerflow but given solution works either.

I don't know if this problem will be fixed. If not, could tell me someone how can I change avatar's size for my design? Thanks.

Gene · Answer 1 · Fri Sep 18 2020 23:24:14 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Here is what I see on my pixel phone:

In general, this is not a place to get help with general programming questions. Please use Stackoverflow or pay someone to do it for you.

sanmiguel2019 · Answer 2 · Fri Sep 18 2020 23:27:15 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

On my 2 Android phones avatar occupies all the height of the action bar.

Gene · Answer 3 · Fri Sep 18 2020 23:27:58 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Then please debug it and post your solution here. Thanks.

sanmiguel2019 · Answer 4 · Fri Sep 25 2020 00:57:27 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I give up. I have spent a lot of time trying to decrease dimensions of the avatar in the topic. No success. I can do anything but it always occupies all the height of the action bar. Tried to add margins, paddings, tried to change layout_width/height. Tried to combine RelativeLayout with LinearLayout. Tried to add android:scaleType="fitXY", android:scaleType="centerInside", android:adjustViewBounds="true" Any changes have absolutely no effect - avatar always stays in the same place of the same size.

I also downloaded Tindroid from Play Store but I see the same problem on both - Android 8.1.0 and Android 5.1.1. phones.

I hope that I am trying to make changes to the correct file - its contact_basic.xml? I can not find any other corresponding files.
I also tried co change avatar dimensions in contact.xml file and it works without any problems, but in contact_basic.xml not.

I guess something is overwriting values of contact_basic.xml file.

Gene · Answer 5 · Fri Sep 25 2020 01:54:10 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I don't have a phone with API below 28. Here is a screenshot from emulator at API 23:

Gene · Answer 6 · Fri Sep 25 2020 02:07:04 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I cannot debug what I cannot see.