NinePatch:

Screenshot:

Layout XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:background="#ffffff">

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/edit_tray"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">

        <View
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@drawable/trash"/>

    </LinearLayout>

</RelativeLayout>

Desired Results:

The "edit_tray" represents a UI element that will be toggleable. When edit mode is off, the "edit_tray" (and therefore the trash can icon) are "gone". When edit mode is on the "edit_tray" is visible and overlaid over the ScrollView contents.

There are two elements to the trash can icon: The icon itself and the linear gradient behind it. The NinePatch image contains three stretchable areas and one static area to accommodate these elements. The trash can icon in the middle of the graphic is static and should appear directly in the horizontal center and on the bottom of the screen. The gradient should stretch across the bottom of the screen from one side to the other.

The Bug?

The NinePatch image contains only one pixel of stretchable area on either side of the image horizontally. The effect of which should be that the trash can icon appears directly in the center (1 pixel on left side == 1 pixel on right side). However, as you can see in the screenshot above th