diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/layout_animations.xml b/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/layout_animations.xml
index 68f0e0e60..ce179c41a 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/layout_animations.xml
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/layout_animations.xml
@@ -40,34 +40,40 @@
     <LinearLayout
         android:orientation="horizontal"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         >
         <CheckBox
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:checked="true"
-            android:text="Appearing Animation"
+            android:text="In"
             android:id="@+id/appearingCB"
             />
         <CheckBox
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:checked="true"
-            android:text="Disappearing Animation"
+            android:text="Out"
             android:id="@+id/disappearingCB"
             />
+    </LinearLayout>
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:orientation="horizontal"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        >
         <CheckBox
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:checked="true"
-            android:text="Changing/Appearing Animation"
+            android:text="Changing-In"
             android:id="@+id/changingAppearingCB"
             />
         <CheckBox
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:checked="true"
-            android:text="Changing/Disappearing Animation"
+            android:text="Changing-Out"
             android:id="@+id/changingDisappearingCB"
             />
     </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/layout_animations_hideshow.xml b/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/layout_animations_hideshow.xml
index 4215ac14a..49c2047d8 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/layout_animations_hideshow.xml
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/layout_animations_hideshow.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
             android:text="Show Buttons"
             android:id="@+id/addNewButton"
             />
+    </LinearLayout>
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:orientation="horizontal"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        >
         <CheckBox
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/animation/LayoutAnimations.java b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/animation/LayoutAnimations.java
index 65ad78265..a2ff23cbe 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/animation/LayoutAnimations.java
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/animation/LayoutAnimations.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package com.example.android.apis.animation;
 // class is in a sub-package.
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
-import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import com.example.android.apis.R;
 
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
@@ -59,8 +58,8 @@ public class LayoutAnimations extends Activity {
 
         container = new FixedGridLayout(this);
         container.setClipChildren(false);
-        ((FixedGridLayout)container).setCellHeight(50);
-        ((FixedGridLayout)container).setCellWidth(200);
+        ((FixedGridLayout)container).setCellHeight(90);
+        ((FixedGridLayout)container).setCellWidth(100);
         final LayoutTransition transitioner = new LayoutTransition();
         container.setLayoutTransition(transitioner);
         defaultAppearingAnim = transitioner.getAnimator(LayoutTransition.APPEARING);
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ public class LayoutAnimations extends Activity {
         addButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
             public void onClick(View v) {
                 Button newButton = new Button(LayoutAnimations.this);
-                newButton.setText("Click to Delete " + (numButtons++));
+                newButton.setText(String.valueOf(numButtons++));
                 newButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                     public void onClick(View v) {
                         container.removeView(v);
diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/animation/LayoutAnimationsHideShow.java b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/animation/LayoutAnimationsHideShow.java
index 1a5d9c0cc..ac0609ee2 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/animation/LayoutAnimationsHideShow.java
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/animation/LayoutAnimationsHideShow.java
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ public class LayoutAnimationsHideShow extends Activity {
 
         // Add a slew of buttons to the container. We won't add any more buttons at runtime, but
         // will just show/hide the buttons we've already created
-        for (int i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
             Button newButton = new Button(this);
-            newButton.setText("Click to Hide " + i);
+            newButton.setText(String.valueOf(i));
             container.addView(newButton);
             newButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                 public void onClick(View v) {