Scaling an image to max available width, keeping aspect ratio and avoiding ImageView extra space

Question

I have this simple layout XML, and a green_square.png file which is 30X30 pixels

Answer 1

In my view, this ImageView extra layout is a bug. I had the same thing happen. As a result, text that I wanted to follow the green_square followed the extra layout. So what I did was specify the text relative to the bottom of the screen. That way, the text would go over the extra layout. I admit, it wasn't the best solution, but it looks much better than having a huge space between the green_square and the text.