title: problems using new GridLayout in Android
body: <p>I am playing a bit with the new GridLayout introduced in Android > 4.0, and I am experiencing some strange results. Lets say I want to create just as a proof of concept a Dashboard made of a matrix of buttons and a editext view on top of them.  </p>
  
  <p>The Gridlayout contains 2 columns and 3 rows. 
  The Edittext spans 2 columns in the first row.<br>
  There is 4 buttons in the remaining empty spots. </p>
  
  <p>The problem I am having is that the edittext on the top is wider than it should be and my four buttons cannot be distributed evenly. Is there any way to accomplish this? </p>
  
  <p>thanks! </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;GridLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:id="@+id/gridLayout1"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  android:alignmentMode="alignMargins"
  android:columnCount="2"
  android:columnOrderPreserved="true"
  android:orientation="vertical"
  android:rowCount="3"
  android:rowOrderPreserved="true" &gt;
  
  &lt;Space
      android:layout_width="1dp"
      android:layout_height="15dp"
      android:layout_gravity="fill_horizontal" /&gt;
  
  &lt;Button
      android:id="@+id/button1"
      android:layout_column="0"
      android:layout_gravity="center"
      android:layout_margin="5dp"
      android:layout_row="1"
      android:text="Button" /&gt;
  
  &lt;Button
      android:id="@+id/button2"
      android:layout_column="1"
      android:layout_gravity="center"
      android:layout_margin="5dp"
      android:layout_row="1"
      android:text="Button" /&gt;
  
  &lt;Button
      android:id="@+id/button2"
      android:layout_column="0"
      android:layout_columnSpan="1"
      android:layout_gravity="center"
      android:layout_margin="5dp"
      android:layout_row="2"
      android:text="Button" /&gt;
  
  &lt;Button
      android:id="@+id/button2"
      android:layout_column="1"
      android:layout_columnSpan="1"
      android:layout_gravity="center"
      android:layout_margin="5dp"
      android:layout_row="2"
      android:text="Button" /&gt;
  
  &lt;EditText
      android:id="@+id/editText1"
      android:layout_width="match_parent"
      android:layout_column="0"
      android:layout_columnSpan="2"
      android:layout_gravity="fill_horizontal"
      android:layout_row="0" &gt;
  
      &lt;requestFocus /&gt;
  &lt;/EditText&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p></p>