Taming Android Studio Layout Editing
summary
Android Studio’s Layout Editor plus ConstraintLayout actually change XML rather than just prettify it: attributes are kept alphabetically and unused attributes are removed when views change, the editor creates chains and aspect-ratio match_constraint layouts, and the issue panel gives actionable render fixes (extract string, missing Gradle libs). Design-time features include tools attributes removed at compile and Sample Data JSON and image directories that populate RecyclerViews so previews look real. Custom views use isInEditMode branches to avoid runtime service calls.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 3:05edit your xml attribute
- 3:49show you the hierarchy of your components
- 10:19create a new resource vectordrawable
- 10:54customize the icon
- 14:08create all the constraints
- 15:21navigate to the included layout by double clicking on the component tree
- 21:55replace the tint attribute in my item layout
- 23:29add images of your own
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