Android Question User interface lenovo

[DPaul]

Hi,

Since i did not have a tablet with external storage, i procured myself a lenovo 1280x800 with sd card.
(with android 5.1.1)
This is the same screen as my samsung 10.1 , but with a newer android version.

To my surprise, the user application screen, is not exactly the same;
in particular msgboxes, textboxes and seekbars are not recognisable (faint or invisible), although they do "work".

Any ideas how come ?

thx,
Paul

 

[RandomCoder]

This is most likely caused by the theme each device is applying. You can force to use your own theme via the manifest editor. I presume the size and layout appears the same, just the look is different. If size and layout is also being affected then this could be caused by one device having a navigation bar and the other not or something like this.

 

[DPaul]

This is most likely caused by the theme each device is applying. You can force to use your own theme via the manifest editor. I presume the size and layout appears the same, just the look is different. If size and layout is also being affected then this could be caused by one device having a navigation bar and the other not or something like this.

Sounds plausible. Will try.
thx,
paul

 

[DPaul]

Any ideas on a "theme" that will render B4A controls perfectly ?
There are so many

thx,
Paul

 

[DPaul]

OK, i got this far, after trying out many, many theme settings.
Last line of my manifest file, i added:
SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@android:style/Theme.Holo.NoActionBar.Fullscreen")


At least i can see all of my controls now. But most of them still seem "transparent", they work, but i can't show this to a user.

I found this resource:
http://swagos.blogspot.be/2012/12/various-themes-available-in-android_28.html

Should i try them all ? :-(

Dpaul

 

[RandomCoder]

I wish that I could offer better advice but here is a link that will hopefully be of some use... https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/theme-colors-for-material-design.68286/#content

 

[DPaul]

I wish that I could offer better advice but here is a link that will hopefully be of some use... https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/theme-colors-for-material-design.68286/#content

Hi , i appreciate your suggestion, and i tested various combinations in the manifest file.
From what i understand, this mainly focuses on colors, and does not do the total makeover i would like to see. (which was OK on my (older) samsung.)

It must be something fundamental with the rendering of the controls, because they do work , but texboxes and spinners have become sort of transparent.
The biggest change is in the seekbars, instead of a button-like appearance they look like a movable unframed radio button .
And also the msgbox(2) is totally different, with even a change of order of the "answers".
Is it a "lollipop thing ?"

I am currently using this in the manifest:
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="5" android:targetSdkVersion="19"/>
SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@android:style/Theme.Holo.NoActionBar.Fullscreen")

Oh, and BTW , i also had the idea to change the theme on the Lenovo itself.
I tried the "chat" support. They kept me waiting for 20 minutes, "you are #1 in the queue", and then comes the message:"chat service not available".
So much for support under warranty. I also sent an email... but :-(

 

[DPaul]

OK, I give up.
Tried 3x to get chat support from lenovo, impossible.
Phoned support, they did not have a clue what i was talking about. Change the theme ?
My question now is.
My app works perfectly on my old samsung galaxy 10.1.
What tablet should i buy today, that has NO WLAN, but MicroSD, and HD (1280x800) ,
that will NOT tamper with rendering of the B4A controls.
Any suggestions ?
thx,
Paul