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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Setting Colors

Posted by MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
12,509 Points

creating the screen layout

The current layout has black text on a white background. Let's change the text color to be white. You will need to add the android:text Color attribute, and copy/paste the Android white value from the Relative Layout's android:background attribute.

activity_main.xml 
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent"
  android:background="@android:color/white" >

  <TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:text="Treehouse loves me!"
    android:textSize="72sp" />

</RelativeLayout>

1 Answer

Alice Spencer
Alice Spencer
12,273 Points
Alice Spencer
Alice Spencer
12,273 Points

The question is asking you to add the android:textColor property to the TextView and copy/paste the color from the Relative View. You want to move the /> down a line. it would look like this:

android:layout_centerVertical="true"
 android:text="Treehouse loves me!"
android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
MUZ140073 Lionell Matambanadzo
12,509 Points

thank you so much I was kind of stuck

Alice Spencer
Alice Spencer
12,273 Points
Alice Spencer
Alice Spencer
12,273 Points

Glad I could help. I've only been working on the Android Track for a few weeks. I've had to rewatch most of the videos and take notes to get it, but it's finally sticking.