Android: how to create a background from pattern?
Here is a really nice explanation:
Put your "back.png" image on "drawable" folder. Then create a drawable "backrepeat.xml" like that:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<bitmap xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:src="@drawable/back"
android:tileMode="repeat" />
In your layout, add android:background="@drawable/backrepeat"
:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
android:id="@+id/MainLayout"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="@drawable/backrepeat">
</LinearLayout>
As is the case with many Android good practices/handy tricks, it can be traced back to Romain Guy.