Holo theme missing while using Transucent activity

[dsirio75]

Hi all, i have a little problem with an app:

I target to sdk 15 and all works fine, holo theme on android 4 devices is there, but not for one of my activities.

I edited manifest file to get transparent activity like this

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="10" android:targetSdkVersion="15"/>
...
SetActivityAttribute(myActivity, android:theme, @android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar)

This works but all the objects on the activity looks Gingerbread like.
How can i get Holo style with transparent activities?

Thanks

 

[Erel]

The problem is that you are explicitly specifying a different theme. I don't think that there is a built-in transparent holo style.

 

[dsirio75]

Do you know some workaround to get transparent activity with right themed views?

 

[Erel]

You can probably create a new transparent style. Google for Android styles and themes.

 

[dsirio75]

Thank you Erel, i got it with styles.xml

 

[Erel]

Can you post your solution? It will be useful for others.

 

[Ian Garton]

I discovered this issue today, and solved it by doing the following --

1/ Create a text file called styles.xml in ..\objects\res\values
2/ Paste in the following code --

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
  <style name="Theme.Transparent" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light">
    <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
    <item name="android:background">@android:color/transparent</item>
    <item name="android:windowBackground">@android:color/transparent</item>
    <item name="android:colorBackgroundCacheHint">@null</item>
    <item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">true</item>
    <item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@android:style/Animation</item>
  </style>
</resources>

3/ Save and make the file read-only.

4/ In your b4a project's manifest editor, use the following --

SetActivityAttribute(YourActivityName, android:theme, @style/Theme.Transparent)

 

[corwin42]

A very useful tutorial about this: http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/theme-based-on-version-tutorial.27624/#content

 

[tdocs2]

I discovered this issue today, and solved it by doing the following --

1/ Create a text file called styles.xml in ..\objects\res\values
2/ Paste in the following code --

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
  <style name="Theme.Transparent" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light">
    <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
    <item name="android:background">@android:color/transparent</item>
    <item name="android:windowBackground">@android:color/transparent</item>
    <item name="android:colorBackgroundCacheHint">@null</item>
    <item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">true</item>
    <item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@android:style/Animation</item>
  </style>
</resources>

3/ Save and make the file read-only.

4/ In your b4a project's manifest editor, use the following --

SetActivityAttribute(YourActivityName, android:theme, @style/Theme.Transparent)

Thank you, Ian.

Please see this thread:

http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/th...cts-behavior-of-some-views.44932/#post-275212

Best regards.

Sandy