Android Question ? AddManifestText( <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" android:targetSdkVersion="17"/>

[GMan]

Hoi,
i have used this part in my manifest:

AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:smallScreens="true"
    android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
'End of default text.

After changing it to:

AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" android:targetSdkVersion="17"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:smallScreens="true"
    android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
'End of default text.

the icons in the menu didnt appear any longer (generated this way):

    Activity.AddMenuItem2("Home","Home",LoadBitmap(File.DirAssets,"home.png"))

In the "old" version the menu button rises max. 6 menu items (with icons).
In the new version a menu list appears as usual, without icons.

Also the screen appears larger than the screen, so i have to declare

#IncludeTitle: False

in the module attributes.


Where/what could be/is the problem ?

 

[Erel]

You have previously used the old style. Starting from Android 4.0 the app style is different.

You can use Activity.AddMenuItem3 to add an icon to the action bar.

 

[GMan]

Thx for the hint, but i tried that before:

Activity.AddMenuItem3("Home","Home",LoadBitmap(File.DirAssets,"home.png"),False)

and

Activity.AddMenuItem3("Home","Home",LoadBitmap(File.DirAssets,"home.png"),True)

with no other result.

Depends it on the size of those icons ?
Now 32x32

 

[Erel]

You will only see the icons if you keep the title bar.

 

[GMan]

OK, that works but looks ugly.
Isn't the "old" simples style not longer available with that targetSDK - parameter or on what depends this

 

[Erel]

You can keep targetSdkVersion="4". It will use the old style and your program will run fine on all devices.

 

[Erel]

Though I think that it is better to use the new style. Users are now more used to it. The old style looks... old.

 

[GMan]

yes,it looks better - but still wondering why that nice feature gets lost
even in "new" styles an icon looks nice in a menue and replaces often (if international then additional changing is needed) text or explanations.

and whats about the size changing of the screen - "new" the action bar is larger in heigth.
can i change that to less heigth ?

 

[Erel]

can i change that to less heigth ?

No.

 

[GMan]

 

[GMan]

any additional lib available for that (feature) ?

 

[Erel]

Not sure what you are asking. As I wrote above you cannot change the title height. If you like you can remove it and create your own title.

 

[GMan]

i just want to have the menuicons again (if 5 or 6 doesnt matter) when i click the menu button on the device