Well, to be clear, I'm not sure that is what is tripping up the designer - that is just a guess on my part. It might be worth-while to log a bug at bugzilla.xamarin.com.
What Goncalo suggested is probably your best bet. This is a personal preference, but you could also edit the layout files by hand as well, and not worry about using the designer. That said, adding controls programatically can be a bit tricky, but heres an example of some code that would be in OnCreate: var layout = new LinearLayout(this); // this is the Actitivy; var button = new Button(this); layout.AddView(button); var textView = new TextView(this); layout.AddView(textView); SetContentView(layout); On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 2:59 AM, Goncalo Oliveira <gonc...@minkan.net>wrote: > Since you want to support API 8, why don't you stick with > layout/layout-land/layout-large/layout-large-land? > These work well with newer API levels. And so far, the designer has > behaved correctly with those (leaving apart a few bugs). > > > On 12 December 2012 06:12, Ronny Dahl <ronny.d...@keywork.no> wrote: > >> Hi Tom,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Thanks for your feedback. Since I have to support API level 8 and upwards >> I’ll add support for both flavors (layout-sw* for API level 13 and upwards >> and layout-large for those between 8 and 13). But if the designer doesn’t >> work then I have to add controls programmatically instead. Can you please >> point me in the right direction for doing that?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Kind regards,**** >> >> Ronny Dahl (+47 909 72 744)**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Keywork AS**** >> >> http://www.keywork.no/**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* monodroid-boun...@lists.ximian.com [mailto: >> monodroid-boun...@lists.ximian.com] *On Behalf Of *Tom Opgenorth >> *Sent:* Thursday, December 6, 2012 5:19 PM >> *To:* Discussions related to Mono for Android >> *Subject:* Re: [mono-android] Multi-screen applications with alternating >> layouts**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I usually do my Android layouts by hand, so I can't speak directly about >> the designer, however, one thought does come to mind.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> The smallest-width qualifier wasn't introduced until Android 3.2 (API >> Level 13). It will be ignored by earlier versions of Android. I wonder if >> maybe your targeted version is < Android 3.2, which is causing the Designer >> some problems? Again, just a theory, but might be worth checking out.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 5:25 AM, Ronny Dahl <ronny.d...@keywork.no> wrote: >> **** >> >> Fellow developers, >> >> I have used both MonoDroid and Mono for Android about a year with >> emphasis on MonoTouch. Lately I have been tasked to develop an Android >> application as well. Seeing that Android comes in many flavors size-wise I >> have read some of Xamarins documentation on the subject of Multiscreen >> applications, but alas, I cannot get it to work. >> >> My issues are as follows: >> - When I include alternating layouts such as >> /Resources/layout-sw720dp/Main.axml the designer opens and I am not able to >> switch back to the original layout (/Resources/layout/Main.axml) any more >> (in the designer that is - can still see the XML). >> - When I do changes to the alternate layout, it happens more often than >> not that the original layout is updated as well. I have also experiences >> several times that if I have alternating layouts, the entire directory is >> removed when I try to do changes to the respective layout. >> - Side note: I noticed earlier that the device list on the designer >> toolbar had many entries in it. Now it is completely empty. >> >> My development environment: >> - Both MonoDevelop and Visual Studio 2010/2012 on three different >> computers (with valid licenses). I reinstalled one of my laptops an hour >> ago, created a new Android application with one of the default templates >> and the above-mentioned issues still apply. My computers are quite new so >> neither performance/drivers should be an issue. >> >> Any ideas or suggestions? >> >> Regards, >> Ronny Dahl >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Monodroid mailing list >> Monodroid@lists.ximian.com >> >> UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid**** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> -- >> http://www.opgenorth.net**** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Monodroid mailing list >> Monodroid@lists.ximian.com >> >> UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid >> >> > > > -- > Gonçalo Oliveira > > _______________________________________________ > Monodroid mailing list > Monodroid@lists.ximian.com > > UNSUBSCRIBE INFORMATION: > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monodroid > > -- http://www.opgenorth.net
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