android - ListView not getting space to show content on smaller screens -

so developing screen there images , buttons on top , below list view shows list of activity.

the design :-

now on smaller screen listview height becomes small screen space taken above icons , images.

so how can increase height of linearlayout or listview user can scroll see rest of listview.

 <linearlayout     android:layout_width="match_parent"     android:layout_height="match_parent"     android:orientation="vertical" >          .... other layouts .....       <listview         android:id="@+id/listarea"         android:layout_width="match_parent"         android:layout_height="fill_parent"         android:paddingleft="@dimen/list_padding"         android:paddingright="@dimen/list_padding" /> </linearlayout> 

edit: tried using top view header list since want emptyview too, creating problem replaces whole header + listview

from read issue, should specify views on top header of list, , the'll scroll properly.

afaik works if list non-empty, empty view replaces whole list including headers.