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Reputation: 549

Eclipse Not Showing Graphical Layout for Android XML files

I had a HD hardware failure the otherday and have been trying to recreate my Android programming environment.

I have installed Eclipse and the Android SDK. I have updated the SDK to the latest version.

I then imported my project from my backup folder. When I look at my layout files in eclipse I cannot view the Grphical.layout as its not an option. I get the following tab options for the page (Design or Source).

However my old environmet which i have a copy of in a virtual machine gives me following tab options for the layout file (Graphical Layout or filename.xml)

Any ideas why this is occuring? I assume it must be something to do with eclipse not realising that its menat to be looking at android xml layout files.

Please help,

Iain

Upvotes: 6

Views: 33109

Answers (14)

Duccio Fabbri
Duccio Fabbri

Reputation: 1008

If you can't see "Android Layout Editor",
right click on an xml layout file and choose Open With | Android Common XML Editor then choose Graphical Layout tab.

See here

Upvotes: 0

Muhammad Ameen
Muhammad Ameen

Reputation: 1

From the upper right corner try a different "Android version to use when rendering layouts in eclipse". (Small green android icon). This worked for me.

Upvotes: 0

AkhileshSoni
AkhileshSoni

Reputation: 380

This Question was asked 3 year ago, I am sure that you have get your solution, however i was also facing the same problem but got the solution in eclipse, here it is:-

1)Goto help->AboutEclipse->Installation details.
2)check the version of Android DDMS, Android development tool, Android hierarchy viewer, Android native development tool, Android trace view and tracer for openGl ES in installed software tab.
3)If they have different version than you have to update all of them.
4)Goto help->check for update in eclipse and follow the instruction.
5)Then restart eclipse.

This solve my problem.

Upvotes: 0

Sandeep Devhare
Sandeep Devhare

Reputation: 440

I had same problem with ADT eclipse. Probably this happens when you change something with your editor like changing themes. Need not to worry about this, here I have solution for your issue it to navigate with your xml sourc and xml Layout files as for displaying Graphical Layout use this keyboard shortcut. Shift+Alt+F7 and for navigating with source editor of xml file use this shortcuts as Alt+F7 Thanks for such good question. hope my answer will useful for all those are stuck with this.

Upvotes: 1

user2130951
user2130951

Reputation: 2741

My problem was that I installed everything and restarted eclipse. But I didn't go back to. Window | Android SDK manager.

When I did that I saw that eventhough I had installed everything and the SDK worked just fine. There was another 3 packages left to install. I installed that (and some sample code). Restarted Eclipse and everything worked like a charm.

Upvotes: 0

MAHENDRA
MAHENDRA

Reputation: 1

I am doing only

  1. WORKSPACE ALL CONTENT DELETE
  2. INSTALLED adt-bundle-windows-x86-20131030 USED
  3. ECLIPS DOUBLE CLICK

MY PROBLEM SOLVE

Upvotes: -1

user2520219
user2520219

Reputation: 1

If the above solutions doesn't fix the problem , then remove the very first line that is autogenerated while creating the xml file and select some theme like "No Title Bar" or other. Your problem will be fixed.

Upvotes: -1

zp4coding
zp4coding

Reputation: 1

just open with regular xml editor and put them side by side. 'right click' open with xml editor, and drag it so the windows layout side by side.

Upvotes: 0

Ali JZ
Ali JZ

Reputation: 109

Just follow this pattern : Package Explorer ---> res --> Layout ---> activity_main.XML Open activity_main.XML

May 2013

Upvotes: 0

Vishy
Vishy

Reputation: 1362

I tried the option suggested by Muni, but did not work. Then I noticed that the Android version in the Graphical Layout was higher than what I had selected for my project which was causing the issue. After setting it to appropriate version it worked fine.

Upvotes: 2

Sarim Javaid Khan
Sarim Javaid Khan

Reputation: 830

I was facing this problem but that didn't get corrected by restarting. Actually, my xml file say "MyFile.xml" was present in a sub folder of layout and in the layout folder itself(root). When i opened "MyFile.xml" from the subfolder it just showed the code. When i opened "MyFile.xml" directly from the layout folder(not from itz sub folder), it showed both the design and code.

:p that was my blunder!

Upvotes: 0

Thushara
Thushara

Reputation: 559

sometime graphical layout show.but nothing showing.only blank.this is happen because the manifest minimum sdk is not support to view the layout.to resolve that change the api level which display in the right corner of layout display area.

Upvotes: 3

abat
abat

Reputation: 655

If the above answer doesn't work and if you cannot see the option of 'Layout Editor' on right click, restart eclipse. Worked for me.

Upvotes: 8

Muni Mishra
Muni Mishra

Reputation: 409

comic if graphical layout is not showing by opening the xml file try using OpenWith ->Layout Editor on the xml file witch u want to open from project explorer under res folder

Upvotes: 18

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