I'm trying to draw a diagonal line in an Android app with the XML, but it is not working. It simply draws a horizontal line.
main.xml:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".TestActivity" >
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
style="@style/diagonalStyle">
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
styles.xml:
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<style name="diagonalStyle">
<item name="android:background">@drawable/background</item>
</style>
</resources>
background.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item>
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="0"
android:toDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="50%"
android:pivotY="50%" >
<shape
android:shape="line"
android:top="1dip" >
<stroke
android:width="1dip"
android:color="#FF0000" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
</layer-list>
You really only needed one number change to get it to work. Just Change the fromDegrees to 45:
<item>
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:toDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="50%"
android:pivotY="50%" >
<shape
android:shape="line"
android:top="1dip" >
<stroke
android:width="1dip"
android:color="#FF0000" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
The rotate drawable http://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/drawable/RotateDrawable.html
actually uses the Property Animation format http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/animation-resource.html
Whereas you are making a non-animating diagonal line, you want it to start out at 45 degrees, and end up at 45 degrees also. So setting them both to 45 is the norm.