[SOLVED] Text controls overlapping in custom dialog
lazarus / 43-Android

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maurobio · 2023-05-21 13:26

Dear ALL,

I have been attempting - in fact, struggling! - to create a simple
"About" dialog box for my Android app, using the jCustomDialog
component. Starting from the AppCustomDialogDemo provided with LAMW, I
got rid of the jEditText components, and added a few more jTextView
components with the information I want to provide on the app.

In design time, everything looks fine, but when I compile and run my
app, all the damned text appears overlapping, and the dialog box is
displayed in a fixed size at the bottom of the screen (instead of
horizontally and vertically centered as in the demo app) -- all this
in complete contrast to the demo app which, of course, works fine. 

I presume that some 'magic' combination of the several
'PositionRelativeTo' properties should do the trick, but I had no
success in finding what may it be.

Could someone provide some hints on how to create a humble "About"
modal dialog box which appears on the center of the secreen, with
nicely aligned and correctly spaced text inside? A simple working
example would in fact be great!

Thanks in advance.

With best regards,

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jmpessoa · 2023-05-21 17:08

Put here some draft-picture...

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maurobio · 2023-05-21 20:02

Hi, @jmpessoa!

Attached are screenshots of the custom dialog box at design time in
the PC and at runtime in the cellphone.

Thanks for your help and patience!

With best regards,

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jmpessoa · 2023-05-22 06:23

Done!

New demo "AppCustomDialogDemo3"

Hint1: we need at least one main Panel with LayoutParamWidth =
lpNineTenthsOfParent
Hint2: There is a "dummy' TextView6 only to produce a  bottom
margin/space...
Hint3: TextView4  marginTo = 50  to produce  spacing with TextView3

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maurobio · 2023-05-22 21:30

Hi, @jmpessoa!

I will take a look at the new demo.

Thanks a lot!

With best wishes,