3 dot menu button

[padvou]

In newer android versions the 3 dot menu button seems to be gone...
I 've seen applications which when running add it.
How could this be done?

http://www.b4x.com/forum/bugs-wishlist/19888-missing-menu-button.html#post114950
This is one way. However, could it be done by code without removing the targetsdkversion?

 

[Erel]

The 3 dot button appears on the bottom bar when the application doesn't target API 14 or higher and the application runs on Android 4+ (API 14+). This is a backwards compatibility feature which replaces the menu button.

If you add at least one menu item and target API 14+ then the 3 dots will appear in the title bar:

 

[padvou]

This is what I'm talking about.
Android seems to have removed it in newer versions?
However, apps like ES fileexplorer add it when they are running and the three dots dissappear when the application is closed.

 

[Informatix]

This is what I'm talking about.
Android seems to have removed it in newer versions?
However, apps like ES fileexplorer add it when they are running and the three dots dissappear when the application is closed.

If you change the targetSDK of your application to run it in legacy mode (targetSDK < 11) then the menu button will be back.

 

[padvou]

If you change the targetSDK of your application to run it in legacy mode (targetSDK < 11) then the menu button will be back.

That is true, however buttons, lists, togglebuttons, etc are not shown as they did.. Is there a workaround with this?

 

[Informatix]

That is true, however buttons, lists, togglebuttons, etc are not shown as they did.. Is there a workaround with this?

If you want to have this overflow button (its proper name) in the navigation bar, it's the only method. This button is supposed to be in the action bar since Honeycomb. And it appears in the Action bar as Erel explained.

 

[padvou]

If you want to have this overflow button (its proper name) in the navigation bar, it's the only method. This button is supposed to be in the action bar since Honeycomb. And it appears in the Action bar as Erel explained.

Thank you for clarifying this.
So the next question is how to preserve the controls look and feel after dropping to SDK <11

 

[Informatix]

Thank you for clarifying this.
So the next question is how to preserve the controls look and feel after dropping to SDK <11

With B4A, you cannot.

 

[padvou]

With B4A, you cannot.

So maybe an entry in the wishlist?? :sign0060:

 

[Informatix]

So maybe an entry in the wishlist?? :sign0060:

It's too much work ! I don't think that Erel will agree. It exists a library for Java users, but it is complicated to wrap. So you should really consider to move this button at its new place.

 

[padvou]

It's too much work ! I don't think that Erel will agree. It exists a library for Java users, but it is complicated to wrap. So you should really consider to move this button at its new place.

Thank you!