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how to get a portion of a view outside of its parent?

I tried to create an actionBar like this one, "this is a website template "
so I created a file action_bar.xml which I'll inflate, A RelativeLayout which has a height of wrap_content & a width of match_parent , it has the gear icon and all other details except that I can't get a part of the round picture outside of the RelativeLayout like the picture.
I tried using margins but it doesn't get out of the RelativeLayout, The RelativeLayout gets extended instead. so, More margin in the picture results in more height in RelativeLayout.
Any suggestions?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ImageButton android:src="#drawable/roundPicture"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_marginTop="30sp"
android:layout_marginLeft="30sp"
android:padding="0sp"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/gearIcon"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:background="#drawable/gearICON"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10sp"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
No Libraries please, I'm not making an app, I'm just trying to understand.
quick recap. I want a part of the first ImageButton outside of the RelativeLayout

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EDIT:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#000">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#fff">
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/gearIcon"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:background="#android:drawable/ic_delete"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10sp"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
<ImageButton
android:background="#android:drawable/ic_delete"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_marginTop="30sp"
android:layout_marginLeft="30sp"
android:padding="0sp"/>
</FrameLayout>

First, I ran into a problem that my data appears under the ImageView, not behind it
but I fixed it by adding my data which is a listview, after the relativeLayout in the frameLayout, Thanks P.Juni for the idea btw
The XML which runs totally fine is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#android:color/transparent">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#000">
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/gearIcon"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:background="#drawable/ic_launcher_background"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10sp"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
<ListView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
</ListView>
<ImageButton android:id="#+id/imageButton"
android:background="#drawable/ic_launcher_background"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_marginTop="60sp"
android:layout_marginLeft="30sp"
android:padding="0sp"/>
</FrameLayout>

Android - what kind of view/xml I've to study

Problem I want view-layout like the following photo, on top I want image view, in the middle a text view and bottom list of items. All this I want to be scrollable (black arrow in the picture). in this way, the user for first see image-text-and part of list items, if scroll down, see the list of item.
For the bottom I thought to use listView, but in this way I think I'll have 2 scrollable view (???) and then I want to make the list in 2 columns, and I don't know if it is possible with ListView
Question
I didn't write code, because I want to know what kind of view or somethings else I've to study.
I sketchy something like this, but the result is really horrible
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/nope"
android:id="#+id/imageView4"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true" />
<View
android:id="#+id/centerShim5"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:visibility="invisible" />
<ListView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />
<TextView
android:text="TextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:textColor="#color/ame_default_cluster_circle_color_medium"
android:textSize="26dp"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
</ScrollView>

I can't use listview in Scrollview, and inspired by the matryoshka I found the solution.
I define xml1 file in which I have only ScrollView and LinearLayout inside
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ScrollView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:id="#+id/linear">
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
after, for each kind of items that I want to add inside, I define another xml2 and after I add element:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#color/ame_default_cluster_text_color">
<TextView
android:text="TextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:maxLines="5"
android:textSize="32sp"
android:textColor="#color/ame_default_cluster_circle_shadow_color"
android:id="#+id/text1"
android:textAlignment="center" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:srcCompat="#drawable/nope"
android:id="#+id/photo" />
<TextView
android:text=" "
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:id="#+id/descrtiption"
android:textColor="#color/ame_default_cluster_circle_shadow_color"
android:layout_margin="10sp" />
</LinearLayout>
with code:
layoutInflater = (LayoutInflater)ctx.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
View item_view=layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.xml1,container,false);
LinearLayout linearLayout=(LinearLayout)item_view.findViewById(R.id.linear);
LayoutInflater inflater= LayoutInflater.from(ctx);
View view1 = inflater.inflate(R.layout.xml2, linearLayout, false);
TextView text1=(TextView)view1.findViewById(R.id.text1);
text1.setText();
ImageView imageview=(ImageView)view1.findViewById(R.id.photo);
and obviously I can define XML for element to add like listview and add it with normal foreach ,Hope this will help someone.

RecyclerView takes up all screenspace

So I'm having some trouble with a RecyclerView in a layout file
Here it is:
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/chat_listview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/abc_action_bar_default_padding_material"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/abc_action_bar_default_padding_material"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_below="#id/chat_listview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="#dimen/bottom_bar_height"
android:orientation="horizontal"
>
<EditText
android:id="#+id/chat_input_edittext"
android:layout_weight="7"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:inputType="textAutoCorrect"
/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/chat_send_button"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/ic_action_send_now"
/>
</LinearLayout>
The RecyclerView is visible and scrollable but the LinearLayout and the Views inside are not visible... I tried quite a few things but nothing has worked so far.
Can any of you please point me into the right direction?
Many thanks in advance!

When RecyclerView is drawn, it calculates all the remaining size on screen to itself before drawing the next elements and don't recalculate after the other elements are drawn, leaving them outside the screen.
The trick is to draw all other elements first, and leave RecyclerView for last. FrameLayout does not work anymore so use a relative layout and put the RecyclerView last on the XML layout file.
Example to add a bar with buttons below the RecyclerView:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="16dp"
tools:context=".MainActivity"
>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/pagination_btns"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"> //HERE YOU ALIGN THIS ELEMENT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PARENT
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="#string/previous_btn_label"/>
<Space
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="#string/next_btn_label"/>
</LinearLayout>
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/items_recycler_view"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:scrollbars="vertical"
android:layout_above="#id/pagination_btns"/> //HERE YOU ALIGN THE RECYCLERVIEW ABOVE THE PAGINATION BAR
</RelativeLayout>

Change the root view to a FrameLayout. Set the gravity of the LinearLayout to bottom
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="#+id/chat_listview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingRight="#dimen/abc_action_bar_default_padding_material"
android:paddingLeft="#dimen/abc_action_bar_default_padding_material"
/>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_below="#id/chat_listview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="#dimen/bottom_bar_height"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/chat_input_edittext"
android:layout_weight="7"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:inputType="textAutoCorrect"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/chat_send_button"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/ic_action_send_now"/>
</LinearLayout>
</FrameLayout>
Alternatively, you can wrap the linear layout in a FrameLayout
and set it to align_parentBottom = true if it is a relative layout or a linear layout at your root and you have other things in your view.

Problems in ListView in Android

My listview is transparent. I changed it. But still it has a slight transparency. How to disable it as the text aren't viisble.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#drawable/sportsbg">
<ListView
android:id="#+id/list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="310dp"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:background="#FFffffff"
android:divider="#color/lists_divider"
android:dividerHeight="1dp"
android:paddingLeft="10dp"
android:paddingRight="10dp"
android:paddingTop="0dp" />
</RelativeLayout>

You can set the background of your listview to
android:background="#FFFFFF"
where as
android:background="#FFffffff"
specifies a alpha.

Listview is gone

Hi I am using Ribbon Menu library to show a sliding menu in my app
https://github.com/darvds/RibbonMenu
and here is my layout.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/editText1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:background="#drawable/abs__textfield_search_default_holo_dark"
android:drawableRight="#drawable/abs__ic_search"
android:ems="10"
android:gravity="right|center_vertical"
android:textColorHint="#7F462C" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
<ListView
android:id="#android:id/list"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
</ListView>
<com.darvds.ribbonmenu.RibbonMenuView
android:id="#+id/ribbonMenuView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</LinearLayout>
my problem here is that my list view is gone i mean i just can see the Ribbon Menu and the edit text so any help?

your include layout hidding your listview
<com.darvds.ribbonmenu.RibbonMenuView
android:id="#+id/ribbonMenuView1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
set wrap_content or set the size to the layout_height to some value like "100dp"