diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index eba8a2c..ea93c62 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -23371,6 +23371,7 @@
     method public boolean hasFocus();
     method public boolean hasFocusable();
     method public boolean hasOnClickListeners();
+    method public boolean hasOverlappingRendering();
     method public boolean hasTransientState();
     method public boolean hasWindowFocus();
     method public static android.view.View inflate(android.content.Context, int, android.view.ViewGroup);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/DisplayList.java b/core/java/android/view/DisplayList.java
index 33631b7..fba73fbd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/DisplayList.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/DisplayList.java
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@
     public abstract void setAlpha(float alpha);
 
     /**
+     * Sets whether the DisplayList renders content which overlaps. Non-overlapping rendering
+     * can use a fast path for alpha that avoids rendering to an offscreen buffer.
+     *
+     * @param hasOverlappingRendering
+     * @see android.view.View#hasOverlappingRendering()
+     */
+    public abstract void setHasOverlappingRendering(boolean hasOverlappingRendering);
+
+    /**
      * Sets the translationX value for the DisplayList
      *
      * @param translationX The translationX value of the DisplayList
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/GLES20DisplayList.java b/core/java/android/view/GLES20DisplayList.java
index bc3bce0..f3618eb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/GLES20DisplayList.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/GLES20DisplayList.java
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public void setHasOverlappingRendering(boolean hasOverlappingRendering) {
+        try {
+            nSetHasOverlappingRendering(getNativeDisplayList(), hasOverlappingRendering);
+        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
+            // invalid DisplayList okay: we'll set current values the next time we render to it
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void setTranslationX(float translationX) {
         try {
             nSetTranslationX(getNativeDisplayList(), translationX);
@@ -335,6 +344,8 @@
     private static native void nSetClipChildren(int displayList, boolean clipChildren);
     private static native void nSetApplicationScale(int displayList, float scale);
     private static native void nSetAlpha(int displayList, float alpha);
+    private static native void nSetHasOverlappingRendering(int displayList,
+            boolean hasOverlappingRendering);
     private static native void nSetTranslationX(int displayList, float translationX);
     private static native void nSetTranslationY(int displayList, float translationY);
     private static native void nSetRotation(int displayList, float rotation);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java b/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java
index b100a0c..9ef2621 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     /**
      * Number of frames to profile.
      */
-    private static final int PROFILE_MAX_FRAMES = 64;
+    private static final int PROFILE_MAX_FRAMES = 120;
 
     /**
      * Number of floats per profiled frame.
@@ -1046,10 +1046,6 @@
                                 Log.d(ViewDebug.DEBUG_LATENCY_TAG, "- getDisplayList() took " +
                                         total + "ms");
                             }
-                            if (View.USE_DISPLAY_LIST_PROPERTIES) {
-                                Log.d("DLProperties", "getDisplayList():\t" +
-                                        mProfileData[mProfileCurrentFrame]);
-                            }
                         }
 
                         if (displayList != null) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 69d7655..cecb445 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -2830,19 +2830,6 @@
     private boolean mSendingHoverAccessibilityEvents;
 
     /**
-     * Delegate for injecting accessiblity functionality.
-     */
-    AccessibilityDelegate mAccessibilityDelegate;
-
-    /**
-     * Consistency verifier for debugging purposes.
-     * @hide
-     */
-    protected final InputEventConsistencyVerifier mInputEventConsistencyVerifier =
-            InputEventConsistencyVerifier.isInstrumentationEnabled() ?
-                    new InputEventConsistencyVerifier(this, 0) : null;
-
-    /**
      * Simple constructor to use when creating a view from code.
      *
      * @param context The Context the view is running in, through which it can
@@ -2863,6 +2850,19 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Delegate for injecting accessiblity functionality.
+     */
+    AccessibilityDelegate mAccessibilityDelegate;
+
+    /**
+     * Consistency verifier for debugging purposes.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    protected final InputEventConsistencyVerifier mInputEventConsistencyVerifier =
+            InputEventConsistencyVerifier.isInstrumentationEnabled() ?
+                    new InputEventConsistencyVerifier(this, 0) : null;
+
+    /**
      * Constructor that is called when inflating a view from XML. This is called
      * when a view is being constructed from an XML file, supplying attributes
      * that were specified in the XML file. This version uses a default style of
@@ -7855,6 +7855,23 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns whether this View has content which overlaps. This function, intended to be
+     * overridden by specific View types, is an optimization when alpha is set on a view. If
+     * rendering overlaps in a view with alpha < 1, that view is drawn to an offscreen buffer
+     * and then composited it into place, which can be expensive. If the view has no overlapping
+     * rendering, the view can draw each primitive with the appropriate alpha value directly.
+     * An example of overlapping rendering is a TextView with a background image, such as a
+     * Button. An example of non-overlapping rendering is a TextView with no background, or
+     * an ImageView with only the foreground image. The default implementation returns true;
+     * subclasses should override if they have cases which can be optimized.
+     *
+     * @return true if the content in this view might overlap, false otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean hasOverlappingRendering() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * <p>Sets the opacity of the view. This is a value from 0 to 1, where 0 means the view is
      * completely transparent and 1 means the view is completely opaque.</p>
      *
@@ -11525,6 +11542,7 @@
     void setDisplayListProperties(DisplayList displayList) {
         if (USE_DISPLAY_LIST_PROPERTIES && displayList != null) {
             displayList.setLeftTopRightBottom(mLeft, mTop, mRight, mBottom);
+            displayList.setHasOverlappingRendering(hasOverlappingRendering());
             if (mParent instanceof ViewGroup) {
                 displayList.setClipChildren(
                         (((ViewGroup)mParent).mGroupFlags & ViewGroup.FLAG_CLIP_CHILDREN) != 0);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewPropertyAnimator.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewPropertyAnimator.java
index 623b567..3626aba 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewPropertyAnimator.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewPropertyAnimator.java
@@ -834,40 +834,49 @@
      */
     private void setValue(int propertyConstant, float value) {
         final View.TransformationInfo info = mView.mTransformationInfo;
+        DisplayList displayList = View.USE_DISPLAY_LIST_PROPERTIES ? mView.mDisplayList : null;
         switch (propertyConstant) {
             case TRANSLATION_X:
                 info.mTranslationX = value;
+                if (displayList != null) displayList.setTranslationX(value);
                 break;
             case TRANSLATION_Y:
                 info.mTranslationY = value;
+                if (displayList != null) displayList.setTranslationY(value);
                 break;
             case ROTATION:
                 info.mRotation = value;
+                if (displayList != null) displayList.setRotation(value);
                 break;
             case ROTATION_X:
                 info.mRotationX = value;
+                if (displayList != null) displayList.setRotationX(value);
                 break;
             case ROTATION_Y:
                 info.mRotationY = value;
+                if (displayList != null) displayList.setRotationY(value);
                 break;
             case SCALE_X:
                 info.mScaleX = value;
+                if (displayList != null) displayList.setScaleX(value);
                 break;
             case SCALE_Y:
                 info.mScaleY = value;
+                if (displayList != null) displayList.setScaleY(value);
                 break;
             case X:
                 info.mTranslationX = value - mView.mLeft;
+                if (displayList != null) displayList.setTranslationX(value - mView.mLeft);
                 break;
             case Y:
                 info.mTranslationY = value - mView.mTop;
+                if (displayList != null) displayList.setTranslationY(value - mView.mTop);
                 break;
             case ALPHA:
                 info.mAlpha = value;
+                if (displayList != null) displayList.setAlpha(value);
                 break;
         }
-        // TODO: optimize to set only the properties that have changed
-        mView.setDisplayListProperties();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/ImageView.java b/core/java/android/widget/ImageView.java
index b1a75e1..91e2e497 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/ImageView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/ImageView.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 
     @Override
     protected boolean onSetAlpha(int alpha) {
-        if (getBackground() == null) {
+        if (!USE_DISPLAY_LIST_PROPERTIES && getBackground() == null) {
             int scale = alpha + (alpha >> 7);
             if (mViewAlphaScale != scale) {
                 mViewAlphaScale = scale;
@@ -214,6 +214,15 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public boolean hasOverlappingRendering() {
+        if (!USE_DISPLAY_LIST_PROPERTIES) {
+            return super.hasOverlappingRendering();
+        } else {
+            return (getBackground() != null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void onPopulateAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent event) {
         super.onPopulateAccessibilityEvent(event);
         CharSequence contentDescription = getContentDescription();
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index 2a81f08..d2a1755 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -4268,7 +4268,8 @@
     protected boolean onSetAlpha(int alpha) {
         // Alpha is supported if and only if the drawing can be done in one pass.
         // TODO text with spans with a background color currently do not respect this alpha.
-        if (getBackground() == null) {
+        if (!USE_DISPLAY_LIST_PROPERTIES &&
+                (getBackground() != null || mText instanceof Spannable || hasSelection())) {
             if (mCurrentAlpha != alpha) {
                 mCurrentAlpha = alpha;
                 final Drawables dr = mDrawables;
@@ -4292,6 +4293,15 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasOverlappingRendering() {
+        if (!USE_DISPLAY_LIST_PROPERTIES) {
+            return super.hasOverlappingRendering();
+        } else {
+            return (getBackground() != null || mText instanceof Spannable || hasSelection());
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * When a TextView is used to display a useful piece of information to the user (such as a
      * contact's address), it should be made selectable, so that the user can select and copy this
diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_GLES20DisplayList.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_GLES20DisplayList.cpp
index 60fb6d4..b307a2f 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_GLES20DisplayList.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_GLES20DisplayList.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
     displayList->setAlpha(alpha);
 }
 
+static void android_view_GLES20DisplayList_setHasOverlappingRendering(JNIEnv* env,
+        jobject clazz, DisplayList* displayList, bool hasOverlappingRendering) {
+    displayList->setHasOverlappingRendering(hasOverlappingRendering);
+}
+
 static void android_view_GLES20DisplayList_setTranslationX(JNIEnv* env,
         jobject clazz, DisplayList* displayList, float tx) {
     displayList->setTranslationX(tx);
@@ -185,6 +190,8 @@
     { "nSetAnimationMatrix",   "(II)V",  (void*) android_view_GLES20DisplayList_setAnimationMatrix },
     { "nSetClipChildren",      "(IZ)V",  (void*) android_view_GLES20DisplayList_setClipChildren },
     { "nSetAlpha",             "(IF)V",  (void*) android_view_GLES20DisplayList_setAlpha },
+    { "nSetHasOverlappingRendering", "(IZ)V",
+            (void*) android_view_GLES20DisplayList_setHasOverlappingRendering },
     { "nSetTranslationX",      "(IF)V",  (void*) android_view_GLES20DisplayList_setTranslationX },
     { "nSetTranslationY",      "(IF)V",  (void*) android_view_GLES20DisplayList_setTranslationY },
     { "nSetRotation",          "(IF)V",  (void*) android_view_GLES20DisplayList_setRotation },
diff --git a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
index f37bfd2..9f2bacd 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
     mClipChildren = true;
     mAlpha = 1;
     mMultipliedAlpha = 255;
+    mHasOverlappingRendering = true;
     mTranslationX = 0;
     mTranslationY = 0;
     mRotation = 0;
@@ -772,18 +773,23 @@
             }
         }
         if (mAlpha < 1 && !mCaching) {
-            // TODO: should be able to store the size of a DL at record time and not
-            // have to pass it into this call. In fact, this information might be in the
-            // location/size info that we store with the new native transform data.
-            int flags = SkCanvas::kHasAlphaLayer_SaveFlag;
-            if (mClipChildren) {
-                flags |= SkCanvas::kClipToLayer_SaveFlag;
+            if (!mHasOverlappingRendering) {
+                DISPLAY_LIST_LOGD("%s%s %.2f", indent, "SetAlpha", mAlpha);
+                renderer.setAlpha(mAlpha);
+            } else {
+                // TODO: should be able to store the size of a DL at record time and not
+                // have to pass it into this call. In fact, this information might be in the
+                // location/size info that we store with the new native transform data.
+                int flags = SkCanvas::kHasAlphaLayer_SaveFlag;
+                if (mClipChildren) {
+                    flags |= SkCanvas::kClipToLayer_SaveFlag;
+                }
+                DISPLAY_LIST_LOGD("%s%s %.2f, %.2f, %.2f, %.2f, %d, 0x%x", indent, "SaveLayerAlpha",
+                        (float) 0, (float) 0, (float) mRight - mLeft, (float) mBottom - mTop,
+                        mMultipliedAlpha, flags);
+                renderer.saveLayerAlpha(0, 0, mRight - mLeft, mBottom - mTop,
+                        mMultipliedAlpha, flags);
             }
-            DISPLAY_LIST_LOGD("%s%s %.2f, %.2f, %.2f, %.2f, %d, 0x%x", indent, "SaveLayerAlpha",
-                    (float) 0, (float) 0, (float) mRight - mLeft, (float) mBottom - mTop,
-                    mMultipliedAlpha, flags);
-            renderer.saveLayerAlpha(0, 0, mRight - mLeft, mBottom - mTop,
-                    mMultipliedAlpha, flags);
         }
         if (mClipChildren) {
             DISPLAY_LIST_LOGD("%s%s %.2f, %.2f, %.2f, %.2f", indent, "ClipRect", 0.0f, 0.0f,
diff --git a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h
index 38b0a6d..fe0c94d 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.h
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@
         }
     }
 
+    void setHasOverlappingRendering(bool hasOverlappingRendering) {
+        mHasOverlappingRendering = hasOverlappingRendering;
+    }
+
     void setTranslationX(float translationX) {
         if (translationX != mTranslationX) {
             mTranslationX = translationX;
@@ -496,6 +500,7 @@
     bool mClipChildren;
     float mAlpha;
     int mMultipliedAlpha;
+    bool mHasOverlappingRendering;
     float mTranslationX, mTranslationY;
     float mRotation, mRotationX, mRotationY;
     float mScaleX, mScaleY;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
index 115787c..ec9b56b 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
@@ -1101,6 +1101,7 @@
 
 void OpenGLRenderer::setupDrawColor(int color, int alpha) {
     mColorA = alpha / 255.0f;
+    mColorA *= mSnapshot->alpha;
     // Second divide of a by 255 is an optimization, allowing us to simply multiply
     // the rgb values by a instead of also dividing by 255
     const float a = mColorA / 255.0f;
@@ -2800,6 +2801,7 @@
         *mode = SkXfermode::kSrcOver_Mode;
         *alpha = 255;
     }
+    *alpha *= mSnapshot->alpha;
 }
 
 SkXfermode::Mode OpenGLRenderer::getXfermode(SkXfermode* mode) {
diff --git a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.h b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.h
index b651904..ab137cc 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.h
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
     virtual int saveLayerAlpha(float left, float top, float right, float bottom,
             int alpha, int flags);
 
+    virtual void setAlpha(float alpha) {
+        mSnapshot->alpha = alpha;
+    }
+
     virtual void translate(float dx, float dy);
     virtual void rotate(float degrees);
     virtual void scale(float sx, float sy);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Snapshot.cpp b/libs/hwui/Snapshot.cpp
index de2c674..5d5961a 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Snapshot.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/Snapshot.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 Snapshot::Snapshot(): flags(0), previous(NULL), layer(NULL), fbo(0),
-        invisible(false), empty(false) {
+        invisible(false), empty(false), alpha(1.0f) {
 
     transform = &mTransformRoot;
     clipRect = &mClipRectRoot;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 Snapshot::Snapshot(const sp<Snapshot>& s, int saveFlags):
         flags(0), previous(s), layer(NULL), fbo(s->fbo),
         invisible(s->invisible), empty(false),
-        viewport(s->viewport), height(s->height) {
+        viewport(s->viewport), height(s->height), alpha(s->alpha) {
 
     clipRegion = NULL;
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Snapshot.h b/libs/hwui/Snapshot.h
index b2bc879..30b03fc 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Snapshot.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Snapshot.h
@@ -208,6 +208,17 @@
      */
     Region* region;
 
+    /**
+     * Current alpha value. This value is 1 by default, but may be set by a DisplayList which
+     * has translucent rendering in a non-overlapping View. This value will be used by
+     * the renderer to set the alpha in the current color being used for ensuing drawing
+     * operations. The value is inherited by child snapshots because the same value should
+     * be applied to descendents of the current DisplayList (for example, a TextView contains
+     * the base alpha value which should be applied to the child DisplayLists used for drawing
+     * the actual text).
+     */
+    float alpha;
+
 private:
     void ensureClipRegion();
     void copyClipRectFromRegion();
diff --git a/tests/HwAccelerationTest/AndroidManifest.xml b/tests/HwAccelerationTest/AndroidManifest.xml
index f4c0841..ceda610 100644
--- a/tests/HwAccelerationTest/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tests/HwAccelerationTest/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -657,5 +657,14 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
 
+        <activity
+                android:name="ViewPropertyAlphaActivity"
+                android:label="_ViewPropAlpha">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+
     </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/tests/HwAccelerationTest/res/layout/view_properties.xml b/tests/HwAccelerationTest/res/layout/view_properties.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7ed819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/HwAccelerationTest/res/layout/view_properties.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+              android:orientation="vertical"
+              android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+              android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+              android:id="@+id/container">
+    <Button
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="Invalidate"
+            android:id="@+id/invalidateButton"/>
+    <Button
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="Button"
+            android:id="@+id/button"/>
+    <TextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="Some text"
+            android:id="@+id/textview"/>
+    <TextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:id="@+id/spantext"/>
+    <EditText
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="Edit text"
+            android:id="@+id/edittext"/>
+    <EditText
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="Selected text"
+            android:id="@+id/selectedtext"/>
+    <TextView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:text="Some text"
+            android:background="#00ff00"
+            android:id="@+id/textviewbackground"/>
+    <ImageView
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:src="@drawable/icon"
+            android:id="@+id/imageview"/>
+    <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:orientation="horizontal"
+            android:id="@+id/layout">
+        <Button
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="Button"/>
+        <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="Some text"/>
+        <TextView
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="Some text"
+                android:background="#00ff00"/>
+    </LinearLayout>
+</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/HwAccelerationTest/src/com/android/test/hwui/ViewPropertyAlphaActivity.java b/tests/HwAccelerationTest/src/com/android/test/hwui/ViewPropertyAlphaActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..738801d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/HwAccelerationTest/src/com/android/test/hwui/ViewPropertyAlphaActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.test.hwui;
+
+import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
+import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Color;
+import android.graphics.Paint;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.text.Spannable;
+import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder;
+import android.text.style.BackgroundColorSpan;
+import android.text.style.ForegroundColorSpan;
+import android.text.style.ImageSpan;
+import android.text.style.SuggestionSpan;
+import android.text.style.UnderlineSpan;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.Button;
+import android.widget.EditText;
+import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+
+public class ViewPropertyAlphaActivity extends Activity {
+    
+    MyView myViewAlphaDefault, myViewAlphaHandled;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        setContentView(R.layout.view_properties);
+
+        getWindow().getDecorView().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                startAnim(R.id.button);
+                startAnim(R.id.textview);
+                startAnim(R.id.spantext);
+                startAnim(R.id.edittext);
+                startAnim(R.id.selectedtext);
+                startAnim(R.id.textviewbackground);
+                startAnim(R.id.layout);
+                startAnim(R.id.imageview);
+                startAnim(myViewAlphaDefault);
+                startAnim(myViewAlphaHandled);
+                EditText selectedText = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.selectedtext);
+                selectedText.setSelection(3, 8);
+            }
+        }, 2000);
+        
+        Button invalidator = (Button) findViewById(R.id.invalidateButton);
+        invalidator.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onClick(View v) {
+                findViewById(R.id.textview).invalidate();
+                findViewById(R.id.spantext).invalidate();
+            }
+        });
+
+        TextView textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.spantext);
+        if (textView != null) {
+            SpannableStringBuilder text =
+                    new SpannableStringBuilder("Now this is a short text message with spans");
+
+            text.setSpan(new BackgroundColorSpan(Color.RED), 0, 3,
+                    Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
+            text.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(Color.BLUE), 4, 9,
+                    Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
+            text.setSpan(new SuggestionSpan(this, new String[]{"longer"}, 3), 11, 16,
+                    Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
+            text.setSpan(new UnderlineSpan(), 17, 20,
+                    Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
+            text.setSpan(new ImageSpan(this, R.drawable.icon), 21, 22,
+                    Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
+
+            textView.setText(text);
+        }
+        
+        LinearLayout container = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.container);
+        myViewAlphaDefault = new MyView(this, false);
+        myViewAlphaDefault.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(75, 75));
+        container.addView(myViewAlphaDefault);
+        myViewAlphaHandled = new MyView(this, true);
+        myViewAlphaHandled.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(75, 75));
+        container.addView(myViewAlphaHandled);
+    }
+
+    private void startAnim(View target) {
+        ObjectAnimator anim = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(target, View.ALPHA, 0);
+        anim.setRepeatCount(ValueAnimator.INFINITE);
+        anim.setRepeatMode(ValueAnimator.REVERSE);
+        anim.setDuration(1000);
+        anim.start();
+    }
+    private void startAnim(int id) {
+        startAnim(findViewById(id));
+    }
+    
+    private static class MyView extends View {
+        private int mMyAlpha = 255;
+        private boolean mHandleAlpha;
+        private Paint mPaint = new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
+        
+        private MyView(Context context, boolean handleAlpha) {
+            super(context);
+            mHandleAlpha = handleAlpha;
+            mPaint.setColor(Color.RED);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
+            if (mHandleAlpha) {
+                mPaint.setAlpha(mMyAlpha);
+            }
+            canvas.drawCircle(30, 30, 30, mPaint);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected boolean onSetAlpha(int alpha) {
+            if (mHandleAlpha) {
+                mMyAlpha = alpha;
+                return true;
+            }
+            return super.onSetAlpha(alpha);
+        }
+    }
+
+}