Hay un ejemplo de dicho diseño en la muestra "Demos de API". La siguiente página enlaza a las muestras:
http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/index.html
buscar la LinearLayout9.java archivo, y su correspondiente archivo de diseño linear_layout9.xml. Para mayor comodidad, los he pegado aquí:
LinearLayout9.java:
/*
* Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package com.example.android.apis.view;
import com.example.android.apis.R;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
/**
* Demonstrates how the layout_weight attribute can shrink an element too big
* to fit on screen.
*/
public class LinearLayout9 extends Activity {
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.linear_layout_9);
ListView list = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.list);
list.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, AutoComplete1.COUNTRIES));
}
}
linear_layout9.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
-->
<!--
Demonstrates a simple linear layout. The layout fills the screen, with the
children stacked from the top.
-->
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ListView android:id="@+id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1.0" />
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/linear_layout_9_button" />
</LinearLayout>
No debemos usar AbsoluteLayout más. Use LinearLayout o RelativeLayout en su lugar. – anticafe
Uso LinearLayout, Listview con layout_height = "0" y weight = "1". – David