Well, I want to create a simple app. that reverse the look of the layout, even if the widget is DigitalClock or something else. I've tried it with the android:scaleX="-1"; but it works only on text and images.
How can I create a layout that reversed the whole screen, to look like a mirrored view?
thanks ahead.
normal view:
the view I want:
Just make a custom ViewGroup
(or extend an existing one) and scale the canvas before it draws its children:
public class MirrorRelativeLayout extends RelativeLayout {
public MirrorRelativeLayout(Context context) {
super(context);
}
public MirrorRelativeLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
}
public MirrorRelativeLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
super(context, attrs, defStyle);
}
@Override
protected void dispatchDraw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.save();
// Scale the canvas in reverse in the x-direction, pivoting on
// the center of the view
canvas.scale(-1f, 1f, getWidth() / 2f, getHeight() / 2f);
super.dispatchDraw(canvas);
canvas.restore();
}
@Override
public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
canvas.save();
// Scale the canvas in reverse in the x-direction, pivoting on
// the center of the view
canvas.scale(-1f, 1f, getWidth() / 2f, getHeight() / 2f);
super.dispatchDraw(canvas);
canvas.restore();
}
}
Then just use that ViewGroup
as the root of your layout:
<com.your.packagename.MirrorRelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:text="Mirror Text!"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</com.your.packagename.MirrorRelativeLayout>