title: How do I reduce the line spacing between text in my Android layout?
body: <p>I'd like to decrease the line spacing between the text (User12, 5 movies, 2.5% improved) in the attached layout. </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/hYJVJ.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>Here's the xml below (I tried removing the singleLine="true" statement and tried setting it to false):</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;LinearLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeight"
    android:orientation="horizontal" &gt;
  
    &lt;ImageView
      android:id="@+id/icon"
      android:src="@drawable/icon"
      android:layout_width="36dip"
      android:layout_height="36dip"
      android:layout_margin="5dip"
      android:scaleType="center"
      android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" /&gt;
  
     &lt;LinearLayout
      android:orientation="vertical"
      android:layout_width="fill_parent"
      android:layout_height="fill_parent"
      android:layout_weight="7.5"&gt;
      &lt;TextView
          android:id="@+id/scoreDesc"
          android:text="User12"
          android:layout_marginLeft="5dip"
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.Small"
          android:singleLine="true"
          android:ellipsize="marquee"
          android:layout_weight="1"
          android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" /&gt;
      &lt;TextView
          android:id="@+id/scoreDesc"
          android:text="5 movies"
          android:layout_marginLeft="5dip"
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.Small"
          android:singleLine="true"
          android:ellipsize="marquee"
          android:layout_weight="1"
          android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" /&gt;
  
      &lt;TextView
          android:id="@+id/scoreDesc"
          android:text="2.5% improved"
          android:layout_marginLeft="5dip"
          android:layout_width="fill_parent"
          android:layout_height="wrap_content"
          android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.Small"
          android:singleLine="true"
          android:ellipsize="marquee"
          android:layout_weight="1"
          android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" /&gt;
    &lt;/LinearLayout&gt;
    &lt;TextView
      android:id="@+id/scoreNum"
      android:text="32"
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="fill_parent"
      android:gravity="center"
      android:textSize="20sp"
      android:textStyle="bold"
      android:paddingLeft="10dip"
      android:paddingRight="60dip"  
      /&gt;
  
  &lt;/LinearLayout&gt;
  </code></pre>