I have a problem with the way buttons and checkboxes appear in Ice Cream Sandwich as compared to Froyo.
In Froyo buttons and checkboxes are silver gray, and have a nice 3D gradient with round corners. Buttons stand out on any background color, and when disabled the color change is clearly discernable. Checkboxes also stand out on any background color.
In ICS buttons are a washed out gray, with square corners and no 3D gradient. The color change when disabled is not clearly discernable. Checkboxes are simply a hollow white square rectangle. They show on a dark gray background but disappear on a white background. I have added the following line to the Manifest to see if things would improve. The checkboxes became black and show on a white background, but now disappear on a dark gray background.
SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, @android:style/Theme.Holo.Light)
I am using B4A v2.30
My paths are:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_04\bin\javac.exe
C:\Android\android-sdk\platforms\android-16\android.jar
Below is the Manifest file:
I can’t use graphics to enhance the buttons because the user inputs button text. The checkboxes don’t show well enough over all background colors so as to be useful.
My question is this: Is this normal behavior for ICS that cannot be overcome, or is there something I should be doing differently? I would like to have the same high quality of buttons, checkboxes etc in ICS as in Froyo. Is this possible?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. :sign0085:
In Froyo buttons and checkboxes are silver gray, and have a nice 3D gradient with round corners. Buttons stand out on any background color, and when disabled the color change is clearly discernable. Checkboxes also stand out on any background color.
In ICS buttons are a washed out gray, with square corners and no 3D gradient. The color change when disabled is not clearly discernable. Checkboxes are simply a hollow white square rectangle. They show on a dark gray background but disappear on a white background. I have added the following line to the Manifest to see if things would improve. The checkboxes became black and show on a white background, but now disappear on a dark gray background.
SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, @android:style/Theme.Holo.Light)
I am using B4A v2.30
My paths are:
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_04\bin\javac.exe
C:\Android\android-sdk\platforms\android-16\android.jar
Below is the Manifest file:
B4X:
'This code will be applied to the manifest file during compilation.
'You do not need to modify it in most cases.
'See this link for for more information: http://www.b4x.com/forum/showthread.php?p=78136
AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" android:targetSdkVersion="16"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
AddApplicationText(<activity android:name="anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.preferenceactivity"/>)
'End of default text.I can’t use graphics to enhance the buttons because the user inputs button text. The checkboxes don’t show well enough over all background colors so as to be useful.
My question is this: Is this normal behavior for ICS that cannot be overcome, or is there something I should be doing differently? I would like to have the same high quality of buttons, checkboxes etc in ICS as in Froyo. Is this possible?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. :sign0085:
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