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Today I developed my first Android L Apps, and read through the d.android.com/preview tips. They said that android:elevation would show me shadows. But look at this:
<TextView
android:id="@+id/tvTest5"
android:layout_width="50dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_below="@id/btnTest1"
android:layout_toRightOf="@id/tvTest4"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:background="#000000"
android:elevation="50dp"/>
I don't see any shadow in my Emulator. Am I doing something wrong or is the Emulator buggy? I'm using Android Studio
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Elevation helps users understand the relative importance of each element and focus their attention to the task at hand. The elevation of a view, represented by the Z property, determines the visual appearance of its shadow: views with higher Z values cast larger, softer shadows.
Elevation (Android) Elevation is the relative depth, or distance, between two surfaces along the z-axis. Specifications: Elevation is measured in the same units as the x and y axes, typically in density-independent pixels (dp).
Lollipop's elevation system doesn't support colored shadows. But, if you need colored shadows, it's possible to get them using Carbon. It's a kind-of support library for Material Design and in the most recent version there is an option to change shadow color.
I kinda solved it. The problem was the emulator. We now have ordered a Nexus 5 and flashed Android L. Now it works fine
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