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//main.xml contains the textviews whose drawable reference SQ shape xml files.
<?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:background="#FFCCCCCC"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:background="@drawable/sq1"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="@string/text_literal"
        android:textColor="#ff00ff00"
        android:textSize="32sp"
        android:textStyle="bold|italic"
        android:typeface="normal" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/imageView2"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:background="@drawable/sq2"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="@string/text_literal"
        android:textColor="#FF00FFFF"
        android:textSize="28sp"
        android:textStyle="normal"
        android:typeface="monospace" 
                android:layout_weight="1"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/imageView3"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:background="@drawable/sq3"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="@string/text_literal"
        android:textColor="#FFFFFF00"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:typeface="serif" 
                android:layout_weight="1"/>

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/imageView4"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:background="@drawable/sq4"
        android:ellipsize="middle"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:singleLine="true"
        android:text="@string/long_text"
        android:textColor="#FF0000FF"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:textStyle="italic"
        android:typeface="sans"
        
                android:layout_weight="1"/>

</LinearLayout>
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//sq1.xml in the drawable res folder
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle" >

    <solid android:color="@android:color/white" />

    <stroke
        android:width="3dp"
        android:color="#FF000000" />
    
</shape>
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//sq2.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle" >

    <solid android:color="#FFFFFF00" />

    <stroke
        android:width="25dp"
        android:color="#FFFF0000" />

</shape>
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//sq3
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle" >
    
    <solid android:color="#FF00FFFF" />
    
    <stroke
        android:width="8dp"
        android:color="#FF0FF000" />

</shape>
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//sq4.xml -- Notice the corners radius tag which allows you to make sexy round corners!!!
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle" >

    <solid android:color="#FFFFFFFF" />

    <stroke
        android:dashGap="2dp"
        android:dashWidth="3dp"
        android:width="5dp"
        android:color="#FF000080" />

    <corners android:radius="5dp" />

</shape>