Android different EditText backgrounds for different states using shapes, selector or list
I suggest to use NinePatch images to customize your EditText. Here goes an example based on my code: The Selector: <selector xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android”> <item android:state_window_focused=”false” android:state_enabled=”true” android:drawable=”@drawable/twitter_im_edittext_normal” /> <item android:state_window_focused=”false” android:state_enabled=”false” android:drawable=”@drawable/twitter_im_edittext_normal” /> <item android:state_pressed=”true” android:drawable=”@drawable/twitter_im_edittext_normal” /> <item android:state_enabled=”true” android:state_focused=”true” android:drawable=”@drawable/twitter_im_edittext_focused” /> <item android:state_enabled=”true” android:drawable=”@drawable/twitter_im_edittext_normal” /> <item android:state_focused=”true” android:drawable=”@drawable/twitter_im_edittext_focused” /> <item android:drawable=”@drawable/twitter_im_edittext_normal” /> </selector> Use selector … Read more