In case anyone tries to do this in the future, I figured it out. In hindsight, it is so bloody obvious...
You simply specify both the android:src attribute of the ImageView and the android:background attribute as well. The android:src points to the image you want to display in the ImageView and the android:background points to the selector you are using to set different backgrounds depending on the state (pressed/focused/etc.) I don't know WHY I spent so long trying to accomplish this with only the android:src attribute. Dumb. On Feb 17, 11:31 am, Kookamonga <[email protected]> wrote: > Just in case I wasn't clear in what I wanted, let me try again. > > I basically want to accomplish the same effect as the latest GMail app > does with its buttons at the bottom of the main Activity. If you click > on the "Compose" button, it is highlighted in blue while it is > pressed. My question is whether this is possible with a selector and a > single actual image of the icon, or whether I necessarily need as many > images as I have different backgrounds. > > Again, I realize that the selector itself requires separate images for > each state, but my drawables in that case are simple... For example: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <shape > xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"; > android:shape="rectangle"> > > <solid > android:color="#FF0000" /> > </shape> > > It is much easier to create multiple such drawables for changing the > background as long as there is a single icon image that can be applied > on top of the changing background. Hopefully this is more clear. > > Thanks again for your help. > > On Feb 16, 10:53 pm, Kookamonga <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have a clickable ImageView that contains an image, say an X, set by > > using the android:src attribute of the ImageView to a drawable/png > > file. Searching around, I've been able to figure out how to use a > > selector to change the background colour of an ImageView when it is > > pressed. But again, this uses the android:src attribute... So my > > question is whether there is an easy way to both set the image to an X > > AND use a selector to change the background when pressed? The obvious > > answer is to have the images in my selector all include the X with > > different backgrounds depending on the state... But I'm hoping that I > > don't have to go and create 2 versions of every image I want to have > > with different backgrounds (right now, the selectors point to simple > > drawables that are solid colours, so no image creation needed). Or do > > I just have to bite the bullet? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
