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I am trying to develop an android app which will use the ActionBar compat library. I have followe
@Andrei Google have disabled the menu overflow button in appcompat on pre honycomb. If You really want to add it go to the android's github repository and download platform_frameworks_support. It contains sorce for appcompat in platform_framework_support_master/v7/appcompat.
Create a libs folder inside appcompat and put latest android-support-v4.jar.
Now open file v7/appcompat/src/android/support/v7/internal/view/ActionBarPolicy.java.
You will see that showOverflowMenuButton is returned false for pre honycomb.Just return it true and add this edited appcompat as library to your project
and you will not need any custom overflow button
This worked with me.
Sorry for my English
EDIT: actual code from android/support/v7/internal/view/ActionBarPolicy.java
public boolean showsOverflowMenuButton() {
// Only show overflow on HC+ devices
return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB;
}