setVisibility(GONE) view becomes invisible but still occupies space

Question

I\'ve got a view that is effectively is a button. Here is its XML layout (add_new.xml)

Answer 1

This is an Android bug in my opinion, we just fix this issue doing this:

<FrameLayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/layout_to_hide"
                  android:layout_width="match_parent"
                  android:layout_height="wrap_content">
         //Put here your views
    </LinearLayout>
</FrameLayout>

Just hide LinearLayout with id LAYOUT_TO_HIDE with Visible.GONE and then root FrameLayout will collapse its height giving you a "hidden" with non-blank-space header.