I'm trying to do the same thing @lnamdar asked in this question (Drawer layout with fixed menu item). I'm trying to get a better explanation on their solution.
I'm trying this:
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@android:color/black">
<!-- The main content view -->
<FrameLayout
android:id="@+id/content_frame"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:background="@android:color/transparent">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:background="@color/black"
android:text="This is the footer text"/>
</RelativeLayout>
<!-- The navigation drawer -->
<ListView
android:id="@+id/left_drawer"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:choiceMode="singleChoice"
android:background="@android:color/black"/>
But this is causing the list view not to show and when I toggle open/close the only thing that I see is the footer. I tried to put both the listView and the footer textView inside the RelativeLayout but then it crashes with a ClassCastException on the Layout Params used on the Drawer Layout class.
Thanks for your help!