[android-developers] Creating a vertical spacer

Kind of an newbie question, I suppose -- I haven't done much playing
with layouts yet --

I want a spacer in a layout to space some text down below the "live"
part of a background image. I tried this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/
android"
android:id="@+id/CheckDeviceConnectivityView"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="@drawable/i_notice_background"
android:paddingLeft="15dip" android:paddingRight="15dip">

<View android:id="@+id/HomePageSpacer" <== This is what I added
android:minHeight="200dip"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
/>
. . .

Which seems straight-forward enough. But setContentView dies a
horrible death when passed the layout. (And it works fine without
that View element.)

What am I doing wrong? What's the best way to create a spacer?

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