Order of elements

[GoogleCodeExporter]

I'd like to see a possibility (in far future) to sort the order of the
elements in the xml.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by marcus.m...@gmail.com on 6 Dec 2007 at 9:14

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Sorry, didn*t saw the box for changing it from defect to enhancement.

Original comment by marcus.m...@gmail.com on 6 Dec 2007 at 9:18

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Could you clarify?
How would you like to sort the elements?  By Id?  By widget type?

Thanks
--brendan

Original comment by brendan....@gmail.com on 6 Dec 2007 at 3:59

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Type-Defect

[GoogleCodeExporter]

No, only manually change the order of appearnce in the xml, due the order seems 
to
have some importance for android, although as soon you supported nested layouts,
ordering will be more complex (you then can order the elements in a layout, or 
in an
viewgroup). But it's probably not that important.

Original comment by marcus.m...@gmail.com on 6 Dec 2007 at 8:10

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Closing this bug as "won't fix" for now, because there is a direct connection 
in most
cases (except for AbsoluteLayout and FrameLayout) between the graphical layout 
and
the order that the XML elements are dependent on one-another, I think its 
better to
not give an easy way for the user to manipulate the order of the XML tags.  It 
is
preferable that the user manipulates the tag order by moving widgets in the GUI 
layout.

Original comment by brendan....@gmail.com on 19 Dec 2007 at 3:08

• Changed state: WontFix

[GoogleCodeExporter]

After some consideration i agree, he can change the order if needed inside the 
xml
anytime.

Original comment by marcus.m...@gmail.com on 19 Dec 2007 at 5:13