You can find examples of 9patch files in the SDK, in tools/lib/res/ default/drawable/ The .9.png files are 9patches.
http://www.deepdroid.com On Mar 3, 3:26 am, craiget <crai...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can someone please explain or provide examples (links) of some valid 9- > patch files? > > From reading the API description, I think my understanding is flawed. > > As an example, there's a 9-patch located > at:http://www.maladroid.net/test.9.png > > [the same idea, as abad ascii representation] > > 0 = transparent, 1 = black, 2 = red > > 010101010 > 102020200 > 102020200 > 102020200 > 102020200 > 000000000 > > So there are 3 single-red-pixel columns, with stretchable areas > defined between them. It seems like this should resize to any aspect > ratio and there will still be 3 single-pixel red columns. My thinking > is that the solid black border on the left means "scale uniformly in > the y-direction" and that a pixel in the top row above the transparent > columns means "scale the transparent area, but leave the red columns > with width=1 pixel". > > Is that the correct interpretation of black/transparent pixels? > > Using the draw9patch tool, it doesn't scale if I make the left-border > completely black, but if I remove any one pixel, then it scales - why > is that? > > When working in Eclipse, after refreshing the /drawables folder, > sometimes my 9-patch doesn't show up in the R.java file, presumably > because it is somehow invalid. Yet, I can still refer to it and use it > in the Layout Editor. Am I correct to assume there's something wrong > with the 9-patch? Or perhaps there's something wrong with my (default > eclipse plugin) build process? > > Thank you for any suggestions. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
