#android-actionbar

Answer: How do I change the background color of the ActionBar of an ActionBarActivity using XML? #programming #answer #computers

How do I change the background color of the ActionBar of an ActionBarActivity using XML?

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I’m extending ActionBarActivity. Eclipse and SDK fully patched as of 2011-11-06.

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" android:targetSdkVersion="14" />

Deployed to Samsung device with Android 2.3.3 Application has android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Light"

Issue:application is light, but ActionBar is…

Answer: How to hide action bar before activity is created, and then show it again? #development #answer #dev

How to hide action bar before activity is created, and then show it again?

I need to implements splash screen in my honeycomb app. I use this code in activity’s onCreate to show splash:

setContentView(R.layout.splash); getActionBar().hide();

and this code to show main UI after some time:

setContentView(R.layout.main); getActionBar().show();

But beforeonCreate is called and splash appears,…

Fixed Can't Find Theme.AppCompat.Light for New Android ActionBar Support #dev #it #asnwer

Can’t Find Theme.AppCompat.Light for New Android ActionBar Support

I am trying to implement the new ActionBar support library that was released by Google a couple days ago. In the past, I have successfully implemented ActionBarSherlock without any issues using the same method listed on Google Developer’s Support Library Setuppage – using the guide on how to include the resources (which is…

How to: How to force use of overflow menu on devices with menu button

How to force use of overflow menu on devices with menu button

I’d like to have all of the menu items that don’t fit into the ActionBar go into the overflow menu (the one that is reached from the Action Bar not the menu button) even on devices that do have a Menu button. This seems much more intuitive for users than throwing them into a separate menu list that requires the user to jump from a…

Fixed Navigation Drawer (Google+ vs. YouTube) #dev #it #asnwer

Navigation Drawer (Google+ vs. YouTube)

Does anyone know how to implement a sliding menu like some of the top apps of today?

Other Stack Overflow questions haven’t had any answers on how to do this, so I’m trying to gather as much info to help out others. All the applications I mention below do a great job of implementing the slide menu.

1. Google Plus (as of 7/7/12)

You can only go from the…

How to: How did Google manage to do this? Slide ActionBar in Android application

How did Google manage to do this? Slide ActionBar in Android application

I really want to implement this (the side navigation) in an app of my own, does anyone know how Google managed to do this?

They seem to have pulled the current window aside and put in a fly-in navigation of their own.

Answer: How did Google manage to do this? Slide ActionBar in Android application

In fact, there’s a way to…

How to: How to Set a Custom Font in the ActionBar Title?

How to Set a Custom Font in the ActionBar Title?

How (if possible) could I set a custom font in a ActionBar title text(only – not the tab text) with a font in my assets folder? I don’t want to use the android:logo option.

Answer: How to Set a Custom Font in the ActionBar Title?

I agree that this isn’t completely supported, but here’s what I did. You can use a custom view for your action bar (it…

How to: Difference between ActionBarSherlock and ActionBar Compatibility

Difference between ActionBarSherlock and ActionBar Compatibility

What is the difference between ActionBarSherlock and Action Bar Compatibility

Fews days ago Google just released the ActionBar Compatibility that make me so confused. Is that the Action Bar Compatibility works same as the ActionBarSherlock and is the coding same?

Example : Does app icon to navigate “up”or ActionBar.Tab supported in…