Is there any way to have UI elements slightly overlap (one on top of one another) without using absolute layouts?

Question

Lets say I have a list on screen, which I always want to be usable. I also want a small image or textview to slightly overlap the listview. Is anything this possible without

Answer 1

You could use RelativeLayout and set for example android:layout_marginTop="-50dip" android:layout_below="@id/my_list".