move a image partially out of the screen in android

Question

I have an ImageView in android. I want to move the image partially inside the screen such that only a part of the image is visible. If I set margin or padding in xml the image shrinks. I used a translate Animation in onCreate method. But I see image moving the first time the view is presented. I want the image to be partially visible without the shift being visible. Is there any way of doing this?

Answer 1

in the parent view (like LinearView) set ClipChildrens=false, if what you are looking for

check this code, it works for me...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" >

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imageView1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="right"
        android:layout_marginRight="-20dp"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />

</FrameLayout>

Answer 2

How about this.

In your Activity's onCreate:

ImageView yourImage = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.your_image_control_id);
yourImage.setX(1000);
yourImage.setY(1000);

That way, it is positioned properly at startup. Or you could use an AbsoluteLayout and set the image's x and y coordinates that way. Make sure you arent using fill_parent for either the height or width.