diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/opengl/GLSurfaceView.java b/src/api-impl/android/opengl/GLSurfaceView.java
index 818d69aa..6fd24554 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/opengl/GLSurfaceView.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/opengl/GLSurfaceView.java
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ public class GLSurfaceView extends View implements SurfaceHolder.Callback { // T
 	public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height) {}
 	public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {}
 
-	public GLSurfaceView(AttributeSet attrs) {
-		super(attrs);
+	public GLSurfaceView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+		super(context, attrs);
 
 		java_egl_wrapper = (EGL10)EGLContext.getEGL();
 		java_gl_wrapper = (GL10)EGLContext.getGL();
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/view/LayoutInflater.java b/src/api-impl/android/view/LayoutInflater.java
index 5abbf50d..00941ae3 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/view/LayoutInflater.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/view/LayoutInflater.java
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ public class LayoutInflater {
 	public final View createView(String name, String prefix, AttributeSet attrs) throws Exception {
 		System.out.println(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> createView(" + name + ", " + prefix + ", " + attrs + ");");
 
-		String view_class_name = prefix + name;
+		String view_class_name = prefix!=null ? prefix + name : name;
 		Class view_class = Class.forName(view_class_name);
 
-		Constructor constructor = view_class.getConstructor(AttributeSet.class);
+		Constructor constructor = view_class.getConstructor(Context.class, AttributeSet.class);
 
-		View view_instance = (View)constructor.newInstance(attrs);
+		View view_instance = (View)constructor.newInstance(Context.this_application, attrs);
 
 		return view_instance;
 	}
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/view/View.java b/src/api-impl/android/view/View.java
index b93e5250..74ab6833 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/view/View.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/view/View.java
@@ -688,11 +688,14 @@ public class View extends Object {
 
 	public View() {} // FIXME
 
-	public View(AttributeSet attrs) {
-		id = attrs.getAttributeResourceValue("http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "id", 0);
+	public View(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+		this(context);
 
-		if (id != 0)
-			view_by_id.put(id, this);
+		if (attrs != null) {
+			id = attrs.getAttributeResourceValue("http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "id", 0);
+			if (id != 0)
+				setId(id);
+		}
 	}
 
 	public View findViewById(int id) {
@@ -766,7 +769,9 @@ public class View extends Object {
 		System.out.println("setContentDescription called with: >" + contentDescription + "<");
 	}
 
-	public void setId(int id) {}
+	public void setId(int id) {
+		view_by_id.put(id, this);
+	}
 
 	public void setOnKeyListener(OnKeyListener l) {}
 
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewGroup.java b/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewGroup.java
index f520e076..b1465582 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewGroup.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewGroup.java
@@ -18,8 +18,14 @@ public class ViewGroup extends View implements ViewParent, ViewManager {
 		children = new ArrayList<View>();
 	}
 
-	public ViewGroup(AttributeSet attrs) {
-		super(attrs);
+	public ViewGroup(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+		super(context, attrs);
+
+		children = new ArrayList<View>();
+	}
+
+	public ViewGroup(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
+		super(context, attrs);
 
 		children = new ArrayList<View>();
 	}
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/widget/EditText.java b/src/api-impl/android/widget/EditText.java
index fc49233b..abbe13a9 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/widget/EditText.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/widget/EditText.java
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 package android.widget;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
 
 public class EditText extends TextView {
 	public EditText(Context context) {
 		super(context);
 	}
+
+	public EditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+		super(context, attrs);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/widget/FrameLayout.java b/src/api-impl/android/widget/FrameLayout.java
index e2dc3a88..f7259008 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/widget/FrameLayout.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/widget/FrameLayout.java
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams;
 
 public class FrameLayout extends ViewGroup {
 
-	public FrameLayout(AttributeSet attrs) {
-		super(attrs);
+	public FrameLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+		super(context, attrs);
 
 		native_constructor(attrs);
 	}
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/widget/ImageView.java b/src/api-impl/android/widget/ImageView.java
index 0d578cae..2967021b 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/widget/ImageView.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/widget/ImageView.java
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ public class ImageView extends View {
 
 	private Bitmap bitmap;
 
-	public ImageView(AttributeSet attrs) {
-		super(attrs);
+	public ImageView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+		super(context, attrs);
 
 		native_constructor(attrs);
 		int resource = attrs.getAttributeResourceValue("http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", "src", 0);
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/widget/LinearLayout.java b/src/api-impl/android/widget/LinearLayout.java
index 715ca8e9..1c90be52 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/widget/LinearLayout.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/widget/LinearLayout.java
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ public class LinearLayout extends ViewGroup {
 
 	boolean orientation;
 
-	public LinearLayout(AttributeSet attrs) {
-		super(attrs);
+	public LinearLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+		super(context, attrs);
 
 		native_constructor(attrs);
 	}
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/widget/ProgressBar.java b/src/api-impl/android/widget/ProgressBar.java
index a7b683dc..1ea937b2 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/widget/ProgressBar.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/widget/ProgressBar.java
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
 
 public class ProgressBar extends View {
-	public ProgressBar(AttributeSet attrs) {
-		super(attrs);
+	public ProgressBar(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+		super(context, attrs);
 
 		native_constructor(attrs);
 	}
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/widget/RelativeLayout.java b/src/api-impl/android/widget/RelativeLayout.java
index 132b7bee..11b3022b 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/widget/RelativeLayout.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/widget/RelativeLayout.java
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ public class RelativeLayout extends ViewGroup {
 
 	boolean orientation;
 
-	public RelativeLayout(AttributeSet attrs) {
-		super(attrs);
+	public RelativeLayout(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+		super(context, attrs);
 
 		native_constructor(attrs);
 	}
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/widget/ScrollView.java b/src/api-impl/android/widget/ScrollView.java
index 331fc97d..9d2fc164 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/widget/ScrollView.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/widget/ScrollView.java
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams;
 
 public class ScrollView extends ViewGroup {
-	public ScrollView(AttributeSet attrs) {
-		super(attrs);
+	public ScrollView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+		super(context, attrs);
 
 		native_constructor(attrs);
 	}
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/widget/TextView.java b/src/api-impl/android/widget/TextView.java
index e32150ab..55831149 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ public class TextView extends View {
 		id = _id;
 	}
 
-	public TextView(AttributeSet attrs) {
-		super(attrs);
+	public TextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+		super(context, attrs);
 
 		native_constructor(attrs);
 	}
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ public class TextView extends View {
 			native_set_markup(1);
 	}
 
+	public void setText(int resId) {
+		setText(getContext().getResources().getText(resId));
+	}
+
 	private native final void native_set_markup(int bool);
 
 	public native final void native_setText(String text);