android - my textview are shorten if I don't set an enought large string in my layout :S -

i've strange issue, when try set text on 1 of textview, text appear entirely if i've set in layout bigget text. if text in layout smaller, new string shorten between 2 words fit smaller place. if don't set text in layout, doesn't appear !

have idea have ?

(i'm in custom view group involving 3 layout in same activity, without fragments)

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <scrollview xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"     android:layout_width="fill_parent"     android:layout_height="fill_parent" >  <linearlayout     android:layout_width="fill_parent"     android:layout_height="wrap_content"     android:orientation="vertical" >      <textview         android:layout_width="fill_parent"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:layout_margin="5dp"         android:gravity="center"         android:text="jury"         android:textsize="30dp"         android:textstyle="bold" />      <com.clicmobile.cannes.widget.aspectratioimageview         android:id="@+id/juryprezimageview"         android:layout_width="fill_parent"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:adjustviewbounds="true"         android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />      <relativelayout         android:layout_width="wrap_content"         android:layout_height="wrap_content" >          <imageview             android:id="@+id/juryprezichiddenimageview"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_alignparentleft="true"             android:layout_alignparenttop="true"             android:visibility="invisible"             android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />         <textview             android:id="@+id/juryfonctionpreztextview"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_alignparenttop="true"             android:layout_torightof="@id/juryprezichiddenimageview"              android:text="president du jury - " />          <textview             android:id="@+id/jurycategorytextview"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_below="@id/juryfonctionpreztextview"             android:layout_alignleft="@id/juryfonctionpreztextview"             android:text="cinefondation et courts metrages" />          <imageview             android:id="@+id/juryprezicimageview"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_alignparentleft="true"              android:layout_below="@id/jurycategorytextview"             android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />          <textview             android:id="@+id/jurynompreztextview"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_aligntop="@id/juryprezicimageview"             android:layout_torightof="@id/juryprezicimageview"             android:textsize="25dp"             android:minwidth="50dp"             android:textstyle="bold" />          <textview             android:id="@+id/juryfonctiontextview"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_below="@id/jurynompreztextview"             android:layout_torightof="@id/juryprezicimageview"             android:text="realisateur" />          <textview             android:id="@+id/jurymembertextview"             android:layout_width="wrap_content"             android:layout_height="wrap_content"             android:layout_below="@id/juryfonctiontextview"             android:layout_torightof="@id/juryprezicimageview"             android:text="membre du jury" />          <linearlayout             android:layout_width="match_parent"             android:layout_height="1dp"             android:layout_below="@id/jurymembertextview"             android:layout_torightof="@id/juryprezicimageview"             android:background="@color/white"             android:orientation="vertical" >         </linearlayout>     </relativelayout>      <linearlayout         android:id="@+id/jurymembrelinearlayout1"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="wrap_content"         android:orientation="horizontal" >          <relativelayout             android:layout_width="fill_parent"             android:layout_height="fill_parent"             android:id="@+id/jurymembre1relativelayout"             android:layout_weight="1" >              <imageview                 android:id="@+id/jurymembre1imageview"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />              <textview                 android:id="@+id/jurymembre1nomtextview"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:layout_torightof="@id/jurymembre1imageview"                 android:text="machin"                 android:textsize="22dp"                 android:textstyle="bold" />              <textview                 android:id="@+id/jurymember1fonctiontextview"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:layout_below="@id/jurymembre1nomtextview"                 android:layout_torightof="@id/jurymembre1imageview"                 android:text="fonction du jury" />         </relativelayout>          <relativelayout             android:layout_width="fill_parent"             android:layout_height="fill_parent"             android:id="@+id/jurymembre2relativelayout"             android:layout_weight="1" >              <imageview                 android:id="@+id/jurymembre2imageview"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />              <textview                 android:id="@+id/jurymembre2nomtextview"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:layout_torightof="@id/jurymembre2imageview"                 android:text="machin"                 android:textsize="22dp"                 android:textstyle="bold" />              <textview                 android:id="@+id/jurymember2fonctiontextview"                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"                 android:layout_below="@id/jurymembre2nomtextview"                 android:layout_torightof="@id/jurymembre2imageview"                 android:text="fonction du jury" />         </relativelayout>     </linearlayout> </linearlayout> </scrollview> 

probably happening because second textview adjusting size first textview. so, if first textview fills lets 50% of screen second 1 not able exceed size.

try setting layout_width wrap_content on second textview, if not work please show xml layout can help.