Creating login layout like in facebook app for android

Question

I want to make an app with a login activity/layout similar to what Facebook app has. What I mean is when text field is focused soft keyboard pushes the entire view up but not squashing a logo. I have tried android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan/adjustResize" but it is not what I was trying to achieve.

I found this question on SO perhaps it will make things clearer, but it has no solution to the problem.

I have also tried various layouts types but it soft keyboard only pushes the focused < EditText > up. Please guide me.

UPDATE:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:background="#DDDDDD">
    <RelativeLayout 
        android:height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:background="#ff0000">
        <ImageView
            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"></ImageView>
    </RelativeLayout>
    <RelativeLayout 
        android:height="0dp"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:background="#00ff00">
    </RelativeLayout>

    <RelativeLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:background="#0000ff"
        android:height="0dp" >

        <Button
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="40dp"
            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
            android:text="Log in" 
            />

        <EditText
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="40dp"
            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
            android:layout_centerVertical="true"
            android:padding="4dp"
            android:hint="password"
            android:inputType="textPassword" >
        </EditText>

        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/editText1"
            android:hint="login"
            android:padding="4dp"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="40dp"
            android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" ></EditText>
    </RelativeLayout>

</LinearLayout>

UPDATE working solution I can't paste here the entire xml file, but the structure should be enough. Based on Gabe Sechan's answer.

Layout{
   Layout top weight 1
   Layout mid weight 1
   Layout bot weight 1
}

Child layouts have set to:

android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_weight="1"  // should be changed accordingly to your layout design. 

And here is a Java code for the activity(keyboard up/down):

View top, mid, bot;
    final View activityRootView = findViewById(R.id.loginLayout);
            activityRootView.getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(
                    new OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
                        @Override
                        public void onGlobalLayout() {
                            int heightDiff = activityRootView.getRootView()
                                    .getHeight() - activityRootView.getHeight();
                            if (heightDiff > 100) { //keyboard up
                                mid.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
                                top.setLayoutParams(new TableLayout.LayoutParams(
                                        LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, 0, 0f));
                                bot.setLayoutParams(new TableLayout.LayoutParams(
                                        LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, 0, 1f));
                                
                            } else {// keyboard down
                                // v.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                                mid.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                                top.setLayoutParams(new TableLayout.LayoutParams(
                                        LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, 0, 2f));
                                bot.setLayoutParams(new TableLayout.LayoutParams(
                                        LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, 0, 3f));
                                
                            }
                        }
                    });
   
       

On keyboard up you need to change weights accourding to keyboard up design and on keyboard down change back to the default(layout that you've set via xml/java). I've tested the code on 2.3.x and up. And don't forget to use android:inputType="textFilter" for the login&password EditText's to remove suggestions on input and save some pixels. In your manifest for the activity android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize|stateHidden". stateHidden is used so that keyboard won't be up when activity loads. Hope it helps. Good luck.

Answer 1

They're doing it with relative layouts, adjustResize, and android:layout_centerVertical. Basically, they have a linear layout for their main layout, with 3 equally weighted relative layouts inside of it. Each is set to 0dp height, so they take up equal thirds of the screen. The top RelativeLayout holds the logo, centered vertically. The middle holds the login fields and button, centered vertically one on top of the other. The bottom one holds the copyright text, aligned to bottom. The end result is that when the keyboard comes up, the 3 relative layouts get resized to take 1/3 of the new screen. Then their elements are centered in the new screen.

Remember you need the adjustResize window mode to get this, if you use pan it will just move up and the logo will scroll off center.