I have only a few months android experiece .Recently I updated to android studio 1.2 and the update broke the preview pane , i would like to help with this bug by checking what works and what doesnt ,
It says here in the Known issues page
Workaround 3: If the above workarounds don't work for you, and you are on windows, please try downloading a build from https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6b7eYGgoFdCTWFyYWlySExjUlE/view which probably solves the issue. Please report back on the issue tracker whether it worked for you or not.
and here is the issue tracker https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=170841
I have downloaded the .zip file but have no idea what it means to apply the patch , and i'm currently working on some simple apps and would hate to break the IDE ,
PS: As soon as the bug is fixed i will also switch to the stable update channel
Software testers continuously test for bugs or vulnerabilities in the code. The rectified code is pushed as a patch or a security patch update in Android. Related questions (More answers below)
In Android Studio, right-click the PNG image you'd like to create a NinePatch image from, then click Create 9-patch file. Type a file name for your NinePatch image, and click OK. Your image will be created with the . 9.
At Android Studio : Top menu Select VCS -> Apply Patch
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