How to add padding for background image
<p>I have a linear layout which has a background image (a 9 patched png file).
How can I add padding to left and right so that the background image does not take up the whole width? I have tried 'android:paddingLeft' and 'android:paddingRight', but that does not change anything.</p>

<pre><code>&lt;LinearLayout  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:paddingLeft="25dip"
android:paddingRight="25dip"
android:background="@drawable/background"&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>The whole background still stretches the whole screen width.</p>

<p>Thank you for any help.</p>
