Thanks for your prompt response. In the xml, I have already given
android:layout_height="match_parent' of its LinearLayout & of List too. > <?xml version=*"1.0"* encoding=*"utf-8"*?> > > <LinearLayout xmlns:android=*"http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"* > * *android:layout_width=*"match_parent"* android:layout_height=* > "match_parent"** *android:orientation=*"vertical"* android:id=* > "@+id/genListLayId"* > > > <TextView android:id=*"@+id/genListTitTv"* style=* > "@style/inResultTitleStyle"* android:text=*""* /> > > <ListView android:id=*"@+id/genList"* android:layout_width=*"match_parent" > * android:layout_height=*"match_parent" *android:dividerHeight=*"0dp"* > android:divider=*"@null"* android:layout_marginLeft=*"10dp"* /> > </LinearLayout> > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-y59oa3y62Nc/UEXnAWzGAzI/AAAAAAAAAEo/TsOtuD5AU2k/s1600/dialogImage.png> Above is the xml file that I am using in creation of the dialog. Heres' the result : The red panel is the Footer, I want the dialog to be appeared in the MainBody i.e. Black part & not on the footer. What is still going wrong here ?? On Tuesday, 4 September 2012 16:29:40 UTC+5:30, aravelli wrote: > > Set height attribute for xml which u r going to show in dialog > On Sep 4, 2012 4:18 PM, "tvdalia" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> I create a custom AlertDilaog using inflate Layout. It uses all the >> space it can. I want it to restrict the height. My Activities have differnt >> part : >> MainBODY >> Footer >> Thier is a ParentActivity that has a standard footer and in other >> activities I inflate the ViewGroup in the MainBody with the layout to be >> shown. On certain clicks of othe activity a dialog appears which takes all >> possible space i.e. almost full screen. >> I want the height of the dialog to be within the MainBody Activity >> height. How do and when do I set that ? I can't find any resource for the >> same. >> >> It would be very good if you can help me with this at the earliest. >> Am stuck from 3-4 days with this problem. Any help is highly appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> -- >> 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]<javascript:> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- 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

