9 patch not working well [closed]

Question

I have created a simple 9 patch for an android EditText background. It works exactly as expected when I preview the graphical layout in eclipse.

The problem is that when I install the app on the device, the said EditText is horribly scaled, almost indistinguishable.

What could be the problem?

Answer 1

Few things I can think about:

1. Is it called image_name.9.png?
2. Did you save it using the draw9patch tool?
3. Did you place the image in all draw folders? (hdpi, mdpi, etc.)

You state that it works well in Eclipse, so it probably isn't 1 or 2.