Android Multiple SurfaceViews

Question

I\'m trying to work with 3 SurfaceViews on one screen, one on top half (BoardView), one on bottom half (StatusView), and the last one as an extra layer above the top half (T

Answer 1

It looks like you are not supposed to create multiple SurfaceViews on one Layout. According to this two posts written by Android framework engineer:

The way surface view is implemented is that a separate surface is created and Z-ordered behind its containing window, and transparent pixels drawn into the rectangle where the SurfaceView is so you can see the surface behind. We never intended to allow for multiple surface view.

and

you should effectively think of SurfaceView as an overlay you embed inside your window, giving you an area in which you can directly draw independently of the normal view update system.

So, what you can do, is use one SurfaceView to draw all the graphics you want.