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We will use the same two parameters in the second UI element that we used in the second

UI element, since we wish to gain the exact same results. If you wish to utilize a speedy
programmer shortcut, cut and paste the two parameters you just added to the UI element
into the UI element and change the edit_colony reference to instead refer to the submit_
colony ID by using the following markup:

android:layout_below="@+id/submit_colony" android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/submit_colony"

As is shown in Figure 7-26, you are positioning this second Button widget to the right of an
edit_pop EditText widget, below a submit_colony Button widget, and using the left edge of the a
submit_colony Button widget.

Figure 7-25. Preview the layout_below and layout_alignLeft parameters for the widget using the GLE

Figure 7-26. Using the layout_below and layout_alignLeft parameters to align the

widgets to each other