Dark actionbar with white dropdown menu from Holo Light

16
votes

I've got an custom theme with a parent @android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar I want to change the dropdown menu into the white version (see image)

I have looked up some examples, but they didn't work out for me, is it possible to just override the dropdown menu from the DarkActionBar with the light version?

(I dont use the sherlock actionbar)

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androidandroid-actionbarandroid-styles
I tend to just use this jgilfelt.github.io/android-actionbarstylegenerator - Broak
Check out this post, https://stackguides.com/questions/16878662/how-to-set-the-background-of-android-popupmenu-to-white I think it is the same issue. - JoePhillips

2 Answers

20
votes

This worked for me. Hope it help:

<style name="YOUR_DARK_AB_THEME">
    <item name="android:actionBarWidgetTheme">@style/YourActionBarWidget</item>
</style>

<!-- This helps the PopupMenu stick with Light theme while the ActionBar is in Dark theme -->
<style name="YourActionBarWidget"
    parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light">
    <item name="android:popupMenuStyle">@android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.PopupMenu</item>
    <item name="android:dropDownListViewStyle">@android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ListView.DropDown</item>
</style>
1
votes

use the same context of actionBar to create the PopupMenu

actionBar.getThemedContext()

So,

ActionBar actionBar = ((ActionBarActivity) getActivity()).getSupportActionBar();
PopupMenu popMenu = new PopupMenu(actionBar.getThemedContext(), anyView);