Clearing buttons .Text on Android issue
<p>I am making a tic tac toe app for android, and when I run my clear buttons function:</p>

<pre><code>    b1.setText("");
    b1.setEnabled(true);
    b1.setBackgroundColor(Color.LTGRAY);
</code></pre>

<p>To just clear the text for the buttons and enable them for a new game, the space in between the buttons disappears and the 9 button grid looks like a solid square. When i click the place of the buttons an "X" still shows up so they are still there, but what am i missing that is making them blend together?</p>

<p>Winning combo code is:</p>

<pre><code>    if ((b1.getText() == "X") &amp;&amp; (b2.getText() == "X") &amp;&amp; (b3.getText() == "X"))
    {
        disableButtons();
        b1.setBackgroundColor(Color.RED);
        b2.setBackgroundColor(Color.RED);
        b3.setBackgroundColor(Color.RED);
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Congrats! You Win!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
</code></pre>

<p>EDIT here are images of whats happening
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/fiQSptG.png" alt="first"></p>

<p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/Xxlcjn9.png" alt="second"></p>
