Android SlidingDrawer doesn't disable buttons 'under' the drawer

This is the scenario: I have a button B, and a slidingdrawer that when pulled out covers the entire screen. When I pull out the screen, and touch the screen where B used to be visible, its action is still executed.

How can I get around this?

I found this thread describing the very same problem, but no answer was accepted and the ones given I didn't manage to get working.

UPDATE: I have a file named Report.java, with a corresponding report.xml file as seen below.

    <SlidingDrawer
     android:id="@+id/drawer"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:handle="@+id/reportSlideButton"
     android:content="@+id/reportContent"
     android:orientation="horizontal">

    <LinearLayout 
        android:id="@id/reportContent" 
        android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical" 
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:padding="10dp"
        android:background="@color/bg_color">
            <TextView android:id="@+id/garbageTypeTextView" 
                android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
                android:textColor="@color/text" 
                android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
                android:text="@string/garbageTypeString" 
                android:textStyle="bold"/>
            <Spinner android:id="@+id/garbageTypeSpinner"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"/>
            <TextView android:id="@+id/textViewForDateTitle"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
                android:text="@string/dateString"
                android:textColor="@color/text" 
                android:textStyle="bol