If you mean like the SMS app, you can do that with a .9.png image file, also called a "Nine Patch."
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/2d-graphics.html#nine-patch On Mar 27, 10:34 pm, Nick Longinow <nicklongi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Like a balloon-style dialog, with one side of the dialog having a > triangle coming out of it so that the dialog appears to point to some > portion of the screen. I've seen these in alot of apps - what is the > basic idea here? Is it use of shapes and themes? Any simple examples > out there? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en