how can i have a list of icons in my android app;

Question

can any one suggest how can i have a list of icons like browser icon,email icon and contacts icon upon clicking on those it should lead to android browser,email and contacts apps respectively...right now i have done it, upon clicking buttons. Now i want icons(with image and text) instead of buttons...

Answer 1

Check this out:

http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/views/hello-formstuff.html#CustomButton

This will show you had to put the images you want in res/drawable/ and then load them up as buttons in your app.

Answer 2

There is no widget icon. You can do it yourself using a LinearLayout an ImageView and a TextView .

The xml should be something like this:

<LinearLayout android:layout_width="wrap_content"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:orientation="vertical">

  <ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:src="@drawable/your_image"/>

  <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="@string/your_icon_text"/>

</LinearLayout>

Answer 3

I thought you want to have ImageButton , clicking on that you want to open particular application/browser/contact list.

ImageButton - Displays a button with an image (instead of text) that can be pressed or clicked by the user

  <ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/ImageButton01"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:src="@drawable/icon/>

If you wants ImageButton with Background button then set android:background attribute, as below:

<ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/ImageButton01"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:src="@drawable/icon"
    android:background="@drawable/background_image"/>

Answer 4

您可以使用Android Image Button并将其属性设置为“Clickable = true”，并在其click事件侦听器上执行所需的工作

Answer 5

If you want an image and text in your button, the way I do it is create a 9 patch, so I can define where the text will go using the padding and stretchable areas. Then follow the same instructions as for the Custom Button already mentioned, but use a standard button, not an Image Button.