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Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 PointsHow to get a RelativeLayout by default
I noticed that when Ben generates his new activity and view in the video, it comes up as a RelativeLayout View.
I'm using AS 2.3.2. There's no option for a "blank" activity so I'm using either an "Empty" Activity or a "Basic" activty. Either of these gives me a Constraint layout rather than a Relative.
I've a tried adding a new Relative Layout from the palette but there's no way to make this the root layout and it will only go as a child of a Constraint.
How can I create a new activity with a default RelativeLayout? Thanks :)
1 Answer
Ben Deitch
Treehouse TeacherHey Jonathan! I think you'd have to create your own custom template for that. However, to change the ConstraintLayout to RelativeLayout you can just use the Text tab instead of the XML tab.
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 PointsJonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 PointsThanks :)
I was able to change it as you suggested via the text view. I suppose the difference is nothing more than a change in the standard since the video was made. I love the GUI but the XML knowledge is useful too