I have to implement the layout as shown in the diagram, and I do not know the best combination to achieve the required design. I'm designing for a 7-inch tablet and I want the design to stretch to 10 " 
I guess layouts like 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are LinearLayouts, right?
* What is an activity layout? I tried RelativeLayout, but I could not spread the width between layouts 1 and 2 and 3 (using android: layout_weight)
* I tried the Horzontal LinearLayout for all the activity, but I could not correctly add the header and footer layouts to the main horzontal linear layout
I read the documentation and tutorials, but could not find the key to this complex design, please help.
Also what is the performance result of nested layouts?
Thanks,
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