Miscellany

@Override
public View makeView() {
        TextView t = new TextView(this);
        t.setTextSize(24);
        t.setTextColor(0xffffffff);
        t.setGravity(android.R.attr.layout_centerVertical);
        t.setPadding(80,50, 0, 0);

        LayoutParams lp = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT, RelativeLayout.LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT);

        lp.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_IN_PARENT);
        t.setLayoutParams(lp);
        t.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        return t;
}

in onCreate:

      Animation in = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.push_up_in);
      Animation out = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.push_up_out);
      textSwitcher.setInAnimation(in);
      textSwitcher.setOutAnimation(out);

push_up_in.xml:
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
	<translate android:fromYDelta="100%p" android:toYDelta="0" android:duration="1000"/>
	<alpha android:fromAlpha="0.0" android:toAlpha="1.0" android:duration="1000" />
</set>

push_up_out.xml:
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
	<translate android:fromYDelta="0" android:toYDelta="-100%p" android:duration="1000"/>
	<alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0.0" android:duration="1000" />
</set>