Android Question Custom Theme error

JTmartins

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• Apr 18, 2016

• #2

I think you have to make the theme.xml as a read only file or it will be deleted at compile time.

 

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DonManfred

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• Apr 18, 2016

• #3

or use an additionalres directive and create a new path for the theme.xml (or other resources)

 

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rudystyle

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• Apr 18, 2016

• #4

I set it to read only but it's still giving the same error

 

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DonManfred

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• Apr 18, 2016

• #5

without seeing your code we just can guess

Upload the project so we can see better where the problem may be

 

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rudystyle

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• Apr 18, 2016

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Thanks for the inputs. I had the res folder out side the Object folder. Found out that it has to be inside the Objects folder.
Also put the res folder as Read only otherwise compiler deletes the files

 

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Erel

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• Apr 18, 2016

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If you are using B4A v5.80 then the best way is to use CreateResource.

For example to create a light theme based on the native theme on both Android 4 and Android 5+:

B4X:

SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/LightTheme")
CreateResource(values-v20, theme.xml,
<resources>
  <style
  name="LightTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Material.Light">
  </style>
</resources>
)
CreateResource(values-v14, theme.xml,
<resources>
  <style
  name="LightTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light">
  </style>
</resources>
)

 

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