Reputation: 44118

Android-Studio to show XML code instead of design

I'm using IntelliJ Android-Studio 0.8.2 and i'd like to know if it's possible to open the code by default when editing XML files?

Opening multiple files always shows Design tab, while opening single files, though, it sometimes opens them in Text tab but sometimes not.

Is there any way to set the default tab to Text ? It's pretty annoying as I rarely use the Design tab. Here's a screenshot of what I'm talking about:

Design & Text Tabs

Upvotes: 114

Answers (11)

Pieter van der Vyver

Reputation: 226

2023 New UI Update

In the new refreshed AS UI the selection to change with the editor open like the OP is on the top right of the open files tool bar. The defaults are under Design Tools in the settings view.

View switch for xml design and code

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Upvotes: 11

Lexo

Reputation: 437

For Android Studio - giraffe, look at the top right corner of your work space. You should see: Code Split Design, with Design highlighted by default. Click on Code to switch to text mode.

Upvotes: 3

Raul Maza

Reputation: 461

UPDATE 2021

Using Android Studio Artic Fox 2020.3.1 it's Design Tools in Settings Menu (CtrlAltS) instead of Layout Editor:

Upvotes: 36

Prasanna N A

Reputation: 81

Since in the new update, the feature of viewing the code of XML has changed, there are some series of steps that are needed to be followed.

Step 1: Press Ctrl + Alt + S (Basically opening settings)

The screen visible to you after Step 1

Step 2:Click on the layout editor and choose the default Editor mode as you wish. In my case I want it to be in split mode (You will be able to see both code and its output at the same screen or window).

Step 3: Click on Apply and OK.

Apply and Ok output screen

Step 4: Close all the opened XML or the design files . Now after this step , if you open any other file present at your project, you would be realizing that the mode in which the file is opened is at the mode you chose at the Step 2 .

Upvotes: 6

vikas kumar

Reputation: 11018

In the new Android Studio 4.1 this option is somewhat changed to :

To access this visit Android Studio -> Preference from the menu bar search for design and select layout editor and change the mode to your desired one.

Thanks

Upvotes: 1

theSwapnilSaste

Reputation: 211

Mac

Android Studio > Preferences > Editor > Layout Editor change to the view as per your desire.

Also you can switch between views Using Cmd + Shift + Left/Right Arrow

Upvotes: 3

jeet.chanchawat

Reputation: 2575

In case of Android Studio 4.0 use Split OR Code button to view it.

Upvotes: 9

Aravind Subramaniam

Reputation: 598

Here is the screen shot of the latest version

Look at the top right corner of the image

Upvotes: 48

Patrick

Reputation: 35234

Newer (I guess 2.x+) versions of Android Studio have this option in the main settings:

Open the settings with one of the following actions:

Press Ctrl+Alt+S.
On the main menu, choose File | Settings for Windows and Linux or IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences for OS X
Press Ctrl+Shift+A, type settings and press Enter.

Then navigate to the following sub-menu:

Editor -> Layout Editor -> "Prefer XML editor"

Upvotes: 42

Simas

Reputation: 44118

This has been added in the newest release of Android Studio (0.8.12).

default to xml editor

Other features of the new release can be found here.

Upvotes: 37

Larry Schiefer

Reputation: 15775

The Android Designer editor always opens files in the "Design" mode by default. Once you have it open you can switch to "Text" mode and it will retain that setting for that file. However, there's no option to have it default to opening XML files in "Text" mode.

Upvotes: -2

Android-Studio to show XML code instead of design

Answers (11)

UPDATE 2021

Mac

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