I know that this is a very debated topic on this website and it has been asked many times before. But all the responses so far haven't been very helpful.
Essentially what i am trying to do, is create a textField, that contains information. Like a console in counter Strike for example. And i want to have a text entry box that allows for user entry. I would Like to be able to dynamically add lines of text to the above mentioned textbox, and i want it to scroll the the bottom. So the latest text entry or added text is always at the bottom. But i can still scroll up and go through the old entries.
So essentially exactly like the counter Strike console. Or any other game text consoles:
http://www.counter-strike-source-tips.com/images/counter-strike-source-binding.jpg
Here is an image as an example ^^
Thank you so much. I've spent 2 days on this...
Here is what i have tried so far:
Scroll View Text Scroll Vertical Bar
But nothing seems to automatically scroll down to the latest entry.
Here is my Bad XML:
<RelativeLayout 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:orientation="vertical" tools:context=".MainActivity" > <TextView android:id="@+id/shipName" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentTop="true" android:layout_marginBottom="10dp" android:text="Ship Name" android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" /> <TableLayout android:id="@+id/main" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_below="@+id/shipName" > <TableRow android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" > <TextView android:id="@+id/upgrade2Name" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text=" Speed:" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/speedActual" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="TextView" /> </TableRow> <TableRow android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" > <TextView android:id="@+id/shipDistance" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/shipName" android:layout_below="@+id/upgrade2Name" android:text=" Distance:" android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/distanceActua" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/shipDistance" android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/shipName" android:text="0" /> </TableRow> <TableRow android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" > <TextView android:id="@+id/shipLocation" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/shipName" android:layout_below="@+id/shipDistance" android:text=" Location:" android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/locationActual" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_below="@+id/shipDistance" android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/shipName" android:text="Earth - Launch Station" /> </TableRow> <TableRow android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" > <TextView android:id="@+id/shipFuel" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/shipLocation" android:layout_below="@+id/shipLocation" android:text=" Fuel:" /> <ProgressBar android:id="@+id/fuelBar" style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_above="@+id/statusActual" android:layout_alignParentRight="true" android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/shipName" /> </TableRow> <TableRow android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" > <TextView android:id="@+id/shipStatus" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/shipFuel" android:layout_below="@+id/shipFuel" android:text=" Status:" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/statusActual" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_above="@+id/data" android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/shipName" android:text="Ready for Launch" /> </TableRow> <TableRow android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" > <TextView android:id="@+id/data" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/shipStatus" android:layout_below="@+id/shipStatus" android:text=" Data:" /> <TextView android:id="@+id/vehicleInfo" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/data" android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/data" android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/shipName" android:text="0" /> </TableRow> <TableRow android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" > <TextView android:id="@+id/researchPoints" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/data" android:layout_below="@+id/data" android:text=" Research Points: " /> <TextView android:id="@+id/vehicleMoney" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_below="@+id/vehicleInfo" android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/shipName" android:text="0" /> </TableRow> <TableRow android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" > </TableRow> </TableLayout> <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/buttons" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" android:gravity="center_horizontal" android:orientation="horizontal" > <Button android:id="@+id/launchButton" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/upgradeButton" android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/upgradeButton" android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" android:text="Launch" /> <Button android:id="@+id/upgradeButton" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_marginBottom="14dp" android:text="Upgrade" /> </LinearLayout> <ScrollView android:id="@+id/scrollView1" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_below="@+id/main" android:layout_marginLeft="40dp" android:layout_marginTop="38dp" > <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical" > <TextView android:id="@+id/newsFeed" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:ellipsize="marquee" android:marqueeRepeatLimit="marquee_forever" android:scrollbars="vertical" android:maxLines="10" android:text="newsfeed" /> </LinearLayout> </ScrollView> The newsFeed is supposed to be where the scrolling occurs:
<LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:orientation="vertical" > <TextView android:id="@+id/newsFeed" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:ellipsize="marquee" android:marqueeRepeatLimit="marquee_forever" android:scrollbars="vertical" android:maxLines="10" android:text="newsfeed" /> </LinearLayout> </ScrollView> Thank you again.
