A QuoteSpan-like Span with a customisable margin between the border and the text.

gistfile1.java

/**
 * Created by Arnaud CAMUS on 13/10/2014.
 * 
 * Creates a QuoteSpan-like Span with a customisable margin between 
 * the border and the text.
 */

public class QuoteWithMarginSpan implements LeadingMarginSpan, ParcelableSpan {
    private static final int STRIPE_WIDTH = 2;

    private int mMarginLeft;
    private final int mColor;


    public QuoteWithMarginSpan() {
        super();
        mColor = 0xff0000ff;
        mMarginLeft = 0;
    }

    public QuoteWithMarginSpan(int color) {
        super();
        mColor = color;
        mMarginLeft = 0;
    }

    public QuoteWithMarginSpan(int color, int margin) {
        super();
        mColor = color;
        mMarginLeft = margin;
    }


    public QuoteWithMarginSpan(Parcel src) {
        mColor = src.readInt();
        mMarginLeft = 0;
    }

    private void setMarginLeft(int width) {
        mMarginLeft = width;
    }

    public int getSpanTypeId() {
        return 0;
    }

    public int describeContents() {
        return 0;
    }


    public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) {
        dest.writeInt(mColor);
    }

    public int getColor() {
        return mColor;
    }

    public int getLeadingMargin(boolean first) {
        return STRIPE_WIDTH + mMarginLeft;
    }


    public void drawLeadingMargin(Canvas c, Paint p, int x, int dir,
                                  int top, int baseline, int bottom,
                                  CharSequence text, int start, int end,
                                  boolean first, Layout layout) {
        Paint.Style style = p.getStyle();
        int color = p.getColor();
        p.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
        p.setColor(mColor);
        c.drawRect(x, top, x + dir + STRIPE_WIDTH, bottom, p);
        p.setStyle(style);
        p.setColor(color);
    }
}