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android:text="Notes:"

android:paddingLeft="2px"

/>

<LinearLayout

android:layout_width="fill_parent"

android:layout_height="fill_parent"

android:orientation="vertical"

>

<EditText android:id="@+id/notes"

android:singleLine="false"

android:gravity="top"

android:lines="3"

android:scrollHorizontally="false"

android:maxLines="3"

android:maxWidth="140sp"

android:layout_width="fill_parent"

android:layout_height="wrap_content"

/>

<Button android:id="@+id/save"

android:layout_width="fill_parent"

android:layout_height="wrap_content"

android:text="Save"

/>

</LinearLayout>

</TableRow>

</TableLayout>

</FrameLayout>

</LinearLayout>

</TabHost>

In this revised layout, we:

• Switched to four columns in our table, with columns #1 and #3 as
  stretchable


• Put the name and address labels and fields on the same row


• Put the type, notes, and Save button on the same row, with the

notes and Save button stacked via a LinearLayout

• Made the notes three lines instead of two, since we have the room


• Fixed the maximum width of the EditText widgets to 140 scaled

pixels (sp), so they do not automatically grow outlandishly large if

we type a lot

• Added a bit of padding in places to make the placement of the
  labels and fields look a bit better

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