I have this button ``` ``` and I am trying to give it this style ``` 15dp 15dp @color/light_best_blue bold @color/white @color/white ``` This line: ``` @color/white ``` makes the backgrond white as I wanted, but for some reason, it shrinks down the height of the button and makes it ugly. Any idea why that happens and how to stop this side effect? Thanks!

ABDOU is right, this could be a solution for you ``` ``` Create this as `XML` in `drawable`, and set this to your `BackgoundColor`

Android - button background color shrinks the height of the button

android, android-layout

Solution

ABDOU is right, this could be a solution for you

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" 
     android:shape="rectangle">
    <gradient android:startColor="#FFFFFF" android:endColor="#BBBBBB" 
            android:angle="270"/>
    <stroke android:width="2dp"
            android:color="#555555" />
    <corners android:bottomRightRadius="7dp"
        android:bottomLeftRadius="5dp" 
        android:topLeftRadius="5dp"
        android:topRightRadius="7dp"/>    
</shape>

Create this as `XML` in `drawable`, and set this to your `BackgoundColor`

Problem

I have this button ``` <Button android:id="@+id/learn" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_marginTop ="5dp" android:text="Hello StackOverflow" style="@style/home_page_buttons" /> ``` and I am trying to give it this style ``` <style name="home_page_buttons"> <item name="android:layout_marginLeft">15dp</item> <item name="android:layout_marginRight">15dp</item> <item name="android:textColor">@color/light_best_blue</item> <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item> <item name="android:color">@color/white</item> <item name="android:background">@color/white</item> </style> ``` This line: ``` <item name="android:background">@color/white</item> ``` makes the backgrond white as I wanted, but for some reason, it shrinks down the height of the button and makes it ugly. Any idea why that happens and how to stop this side effect? Thanks!

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