how to make surfaceview transparent

Question

Hello all i want to make my DrawingSurface view transparent. i tried many thing but it\'s not working.

Here is my xml code to make my surface view transparent

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Answer 1

Is your DrawingSurface and extension of SurfaceView?

There is no way to get a SurfaceView to do what you are wanting it to do. The mechanics of the surface view are such that it can not have anything visible behind it. (see the answer here http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/8d88ef9bb22da574)

I tested your hierarchy with a custom view extending SurfaceView and I see your problem. If I switch to a custom view that simply extends View, I can get transparency.