ListView item background via custom selector

Question

Is it possible to apply a custom background to each Listview item via the list selector?

The default selector specifies @android:color/transparent for t

Answer 1

The article "Why is my list black? An Android optimization" in the Android Developers Blog has a thorough explanation of why the list background turns black when scrolling. Simple answer: set cacheColorHint on your list to transparent (#00000000).