How do I have an ActionBar icon/logo that overlaps the content as well?

Question

I\'m currently making one of my very first applications. I\'m using ActionBarSherlock. I would like to make my logo overlap the actionbar (scrollview).

Currently I h

Answer 1

You can either:

A. Split your image in two
Have the top part as the ActionBar logo, then show the bottom part over your content.

B. Use a single image
You'll need a layout file that contains just your logo (you'll probably want something like an ImageView inside a LinearLayout so you can easily set the correct margins). Then after calling setContentView for your activity, add your logo view with:

ViewGroup decorViewGroup = (ViewGroup) getWindow().getDecorView();
decorViewGroup.addView(logoView);

Using a layout file

Example layout file (logo_view.xml):

Inflate the layout file:

LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(this);
View logoView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.logo_view, null, false);