android-actionbar

is it possible for actionbar and it's stacked bar(one that contain navigation tabs) to share same background image? one that starts from actionbar and ends at stacked bar? currently the way am implementing this, am ending up having action bar with it own image and stacked bar with its own. my styles.xml <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar"> <!-- Customize your theme here. --> <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/MyActionBar</item> <item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">@color/app_yellow</item> <item name="android:windowActionBarOverlay">true</item> <!--

I want to add volume to action bar. When user clicks on that action it should place slider inside action bar for selecting right volume How would i do that The easiest way to handle this is to use ActionBar.setCustomView . Here's an example that controls the media volume: First, you'll need to create the custom layout that contains your SeekBar . <FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" > <SeekBar android:id="@android:id/progress" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height=

I have an application with an FragmentActivity called MainActivity which holds two fragments, one menu fragment to the left and one content fragment to the right. On a large device both of these fragments are shown. On a small device only the menu fragment is shown and when the user presses an item in said menu the content fragment is displayed in a new Activity . Lets say the user is currently using the application on his phone and only the menu is visible: The ActionBar of MainActivity can be manipulated by user choices in the menu. When the user selects a specific menu item, a new Activity

I have implemented Navigation drawer in my application in the main activity. I want to add a home button to the title bar of my app, in addition to the navigation drawer. I want this home button to be placed on the top right side of the title bar of my app. I have done several methods, but still the action bar icon is not showing in the title bar. Instead, an overflow button is shown at the top right portion of the action bar / title bar. When the overflow button is clicked, the home button is shown as text without the icon. I have tested this on Moto X which has a 4.7 inch screen, and so I'm

Yet another compatibility question. THE PROBLEM I need to use a tabbed action bar in api level 3.0 and greater to switch between fragments . However, I also need to be able to switch between these fragments somehow in api level < 3.0. The spanner in the works is the fact that I have already downloaded a custom compatibility library that allows me to use google maps with fragments and therefore I can't use a library. THE QUESTION How can I implement a tabbed ActionBar solution in 3.0 and greater and also cater for the bigger market that is 3.0 and less? Any help would be grand. What you want is