From f1d8e04912b6a4031e0d1f129c231de869852a04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Main Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:28:21 -0800 Subject: docs: fix error in themes doc Change-Id: If11f609fe544700273bc206b2710aa14164b70b1 --- docs/html/guide/topics/ui/themes.jd | 23 ++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/themes.jd b/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/themes.jd index 57c9f2e..a213bea 100644 --- a/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/themes.jd +++ b/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/themes.jd @@ -326,36 +326,45 @@ Manifest:

<activity android:theme="@style/CustomTheme"> +

Select a theme based on platform version

Newer versions of Android have additional themes available to applications, -and you may want to use these while running on those platforms while still being +and you might want to use these while running on those platforms while still being compatible with older versions. You can accomplish this through a custom theme -that uses resource selection to switch between different parent themes.

+that uses resource selection to switch between different parent themes, based on the platform +version.

For example, here is the declaration for a custom theme which is simply the standard platforms default light theme. It would go in an XML file under res/values (typically res/values/styles.xml): 

 <style name="LightThemeSelector" parent="android:Theme.Light">
+    ...
 </style>
-

To have this theme use the newer "holo" theme when the application is running -on {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#HONEYCOMB}, you can place another -declaration for it in a file in res/values-11:

+

To have this theme use the newer holographic theme when the application is running +on Android 3.0 (API Level 11) or higher, you can place an alternative +declaration for the theme in an XML file in res/values-v11, but make the parent theme +the holographic theme:

 <style name="LightThemeSelector" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light">
+    ...
 </style>

Now use this theme like you would any other, and your application will -automatically switch to the holo theme if running on -{@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#HONEYCOMB} or later.

+automatically switch to the holographic theme if running on Android 3.0 or higher.

A list of the standard attributes that you can use in themes can be found at {@link android.R.styleable#Theme R.styleable.Theme}.

+

For more information about providing alternative resources, such as themes and layouts, based +on the platform version or other device configurations, see the Providing Resources +document.

+