Questions tagged [options-menu]
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Handle a hardkey (i.e. via dispatchKeyEvent) while an options menu is visible (i.e. via onCreateOptionsMenu) in Android?
Currently, my activity intercepts volume button key presses dis-allowing the setting of the ringer/media volume while my app is running. However, if the user presses the menu button, it brings up my options menu but, when this happens, the volume…

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How to redraw an optionsmenu-icon with canvas
I'm trying to get a optionsmenu-icon inside onPrepareOptionsMenu in my Activity an redraw it with the help of canvas:
@Override
public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
MenuItem item =…

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Unable to use LayoutInflater from within onOptionsItemSelected
I am trying to inflate a layout through an options menu item.
code i tried to use is as follows
public class Test01 extends Activity
{
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
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Deepak
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Android Options Menu on Action bar shows duplicate icons
action bar (Toolbar) on android has 3 options menu. Its working fine. But the problem is when ever i am uninstalling and reinstalling this duplication of the menu item is showing. Also the Title is also remains same, not changing. after sometimes,…

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openOptionsMenu() not working
Well, tried a lot of ways to solve this problem but nothing... I want to open the options menu via menu item.
package com.example.tachles;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import…

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customize options menu in android
I'd like to customize options menu in my app. After some googling and making a lot of effort I am still unable to do it. Here is what I want:
menu.xml file:
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android implement missing hardware OptionsMenu button
I'm new in the world of android. Until now each and every "OptionsMenu" could be created like this:
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_list_view_controller, menu);
return…

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Chrome-like display of menu
I'm trying to find some information on how to create a menu that looks like the top of the menu for chrome for Android. I have tried experimenting with implementing icons for Android 4.0, but no luck. Tried googeling, but the only thing i found was…

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res folder inside bin has gone empty,causing errors.How to fix?Something to do with options menu?
The res folder inside of bin is supposed to contain .dex,.apk and .ap_ i think.Mines gone empty somehow causing errors like not being able to access the layout resources.I have tried clean and build but it doesent seem to work.Just seem to create an…

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Change the background of OptionsMenu and add/remove options dynamically
I have used the solution given in post like this for changing the background of my OptionsMenu (over min API 7). But now I have a problem. If after doing it I dynamically add or remove an option the new option comes with correct color but the…

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Android make menu
I have made an options menu attached to my android menu button, but how do I make a list menu from clicking one of those menus (like the standard one you see when you go to android settings)
I must be doing the wrong google searches

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Problem with tab view, cannot set content view
I'll link all of my files in the bottom of my post
My problem is that, I have a tab view, currently with two tabs.
These tabs are each a seperate activity, which extends CustomMenuActivity. This is so that both activities can share the same options…

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OptionsMenu appears in double
I Have a Fragment inside an Activity. This Activity contains OptionsMenu.
I use a FragmentTransaction to launch a new instance of the same Fragment class, when I selected the OptionsMenu, it appears in double because it load twice.
How can I do to…

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Android galaxy tab options menu different?
My friend tried my app with his new galaxy tab and it seems it is a little different than the emulator I tested it on. His options menu for the app was dark instead of the white background and you could not really see any of the options and most of…

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Error in creating menu in android
I am trying to create a menu in android. But it results only in blank page with text only. Menu is not coming on the screen. code is given below
public class SimpleOptionMenu extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created.…

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