better Android XML Layout Editor than the one in Eclipse

Question

I'm searching for a better Android XML layout editor than the one in eclipse. Preferable placing items by drag and drop to the correct X/Y position. With the current editor I have to try out figures to place it at the exact position ... is there an easier way ? (RelativeLayout is used)

Answer 1

So far, the only editor you will find is: http://droiddraw.org/ You can draw a layout from their webpage, since it's written in Java and they have an applet... or you can download it and use it locally. It has some nice features, like sending a test layout directly to a device.

Answer 2

If DroidDraw is the only one option then I wouldn't consider it as answer. It bases everything on AbsoluteLayout which is deprecated. It's near impossible to implement any complex enough flexible layout with help of this tool, as result your solution won't be okay on different screen sizes..

Answer 3

IntelliJ 12 has a much improved graphical interface over version 11. I prefer the IDE heavily over eclipse as I have found it much faster. The new graphical layout is very nice in this one.