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2-Mar-14
The drawable resource directory in Android resources is a testament to the fluency of Android's declarative architecture. The collection of links here and a few notes that I made here demonstrate how to manage view backgrounds in Android using various xml files in the drawable directory: Shapes, Layered Lists etc. Read further for more details.
9-Nov-13
Pleasing Android Layouts
21-Mar-13
understand styles and themes
what attributes are allowed for a custom object?
20-Mar-13
How do you use default style with custom components?
19-Mar-13
Custom fonts for Android
When there are so many vendors and devices it is tricky to choose colors to highlight or subdue either for text or images. This is because the devices and users may choose themes that might make your hard coded colors a bit awkward or even disappear.
Ideally you want to respect the themes and choose a symbolic color to draw attention. I wonder what everyone is doing for a need like this?
24-Oct-12
Understanding Android Custom Attributes: An Article
Some of this content is now part of our books from Apress.
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Theme Guide
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R.attr.*
R.style.*
R.styleble.Theme
style, theme, xml files.
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