Android Question Title bar color problem

[Alberto Michelis]

Hi, Im trying to use the manifest to change the title background as Erel shows in https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/theme-colors.87716/
Ive copied the manifest lines to my manifest and compile and nothing happens, then reading the manifest I realized that I have another theme setting that comes from the biometric manifest modification, I think its overriden the first one.
Then I tried deleting the biometric theme lines but when the app runs it halts.
How to solve this?
This is my manifest:

'This code will be applied to the manifest file during compilation.
'You do not need to modify it in most cases.
'See this link for for more information: http://www.b4x.com/forum/showthread.php?p=78136
AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="17" android:targetSdkVersion="30"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
android:xlargeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="2"
android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
'SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@android:style/Theme:Holo")
'End of default text.

AddManifestText(
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.telephony"
android:required="false" />)

AddPermission(android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
AddPermission(android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)

'Theme
'SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/LightTheme")
CreateResource(values, colors.xml,
<resources>
<color name="actionbar">#FFF4C961</color>
<color name="statusbar">#FFF7B207</color>
<color name="textColorPrimary">#FF000000</color>
<color name="navigationBar">#FFF4C961</color>
</resources>
)
CreateResource(values-v20, theme.xml,
<resources>
<style name="LightTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Material.Light">
<item name="android:colorPrimary">@color/actionbar</item>
<item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">@color/statusbar</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/textColorPrimary</item>
<item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/navigationBar</item>
</style>
</resources>
)
CreateResource(values-v14, theme.xml,
<resources>
<style name="LightTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light">
<item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/CustomActionBarStyle</item>
</style>
<style name="CustomActionBarStyle" parent="@android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.Solid.Inverse">
<item name="android:background">@color/actionbar</item>
</style>
</resources>
)

'biometric
AddPermission(android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC)
AddPermission(android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/MyAppTheme")
CreateResource(values, theme.xml,
<resources>
<style name="MyAppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
</style>
</resources>
)

'FirebaseAdmob2
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAnalytics.GooglePlayBase)
CreateResourceFromFile (Macro, FirebaseAdMob.FirebaseAds)
AddReplacement($ADMOB_APP_ID$, ca-app-pub-9803933366182977~6328973890)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:usesCleartextTraffic, "true")

'Billing
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, GooglePlayBilling.GooglePlayBilling)

 

[Erel]

Please use [code]code here...[/code] tags when posting code.

 

[Alberto Michelis]

Ok, sory , this is my manifest, whats wrong?

'This code will be applied to the manifest file during compilation.
'You do not need to modify it in most cases.
'See this link for for more information: http://www.b4x.com/forum/showthread.php?p=78136
AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="17" android:targetSdkVersion="30"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
android:xlargeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="2"
android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
'SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@android:style/Theme:Holo")
'End of default text.

AddManifestText(
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.telephony"
android:required="false" />)

AddPermission(android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
AddPermission(android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)

'Theme
'SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/LightTheme")
CreateResource(values, colors.xml,
<resources>
<color name="actionbar">#FFF4C961</color>
<color name="statusbar">#FFF7B207</color>
<color name="textColorPrimary">#FF000000</color>
<color name="navigationBar">#FFF4C961</color>
</resources>
)
CreateResource(values-v20, theme.xml,
<resources>
<style name="LightTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Material.Light">
<item name="android:colorPrimary">@color/actionbar</item>
<item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">@color/statusbar</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/textColorPrimary</item>
<item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/navigationBar</item>
</style>
</resources>
)
CreateResource(values-v14, theme.xml,
<resources>
<style name="LightTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light">
<item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/CustomActionBarStyle</item>
</style>
<style name="CustomActionBarStyle" parent="@android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.Solid.Inverse">
<item name="android:background">@color/actionbar</item>
</style>
</resources>
)

'biometric
AddPermission(android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC)
AddPermission(android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/MyAppTheme")
CreateResource(values, theme.xml,
<resources>
<style name="MyAppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
</style>
</resources>
)

'FirebaseAdmob2
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAnalytics.GooglePlayBase)
CreateResourceFromFile (Macro, FirebaseAdMob.FirebaseAds)
AddReplacement($ADMOB_APP_ID$, ca-app-pub-9803933366182977~6328973890)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:usesCleartextTraffic, "true")

'Billing
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, GooglePlayBilling.GooglePlayBilling)

 

[Erel]

Delete the duplicate theme declaration.
Keep the AppCompat theme.

AppCompat customization: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/theme-colors.87716/post-554897

 

[Alberto Michelis]

I cant use the AppCompat way because I have many many Activities, each one with many AddMenuItems and so on, I can do all the activities again adding the
ACToolBarLight1.Color = 0xff039be5 and all the code to use it.
Is there any way to use the way the first example does?

Ive tried this but it does not work:

'This code will be applied to the manifest file during compilation.
'You do not need to modify it in most cases.
'See this link for for more information: http://www.b4x.com/forum/showthread.php?p=78136
AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="17" android:targetSdkVersion="30"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
    android:xlargeScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:smallScreens="true"
     android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="2"   
    android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
'SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@android:style/Theme:Holo")
'End of default text.

AddManifestText(
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.telephony"
    android:required="false" />)
    
AddPermission(android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
AddPermission(android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)

'Theme
'SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light")
'SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/LightTheme")

'biometric
AddPermission(android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC)
AddPermission(android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT)

SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light")
CreateResource(values, colors.xml,
<resources>
   <color name="actionbar">#ff039be5</color>
   <color name="statusbar">#ff006db3</color>
   <color name="textColorPrimary">#ffffffff</color>
   <color name="navigationBar">#ff006db3</color>
</resources>
)

'FirebaseAdmob2
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAnalytics.GooglePlayBase)
CreateResourceFromFile (Macro, FirebaseAdMob.FirebaseAds)
AddReplacement($ADMOB_APP_ID$, ca-app-pub-9803933366182977~6328973890)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:usesCleartextTraffic, "true")

'Billing
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, GooglePlayBilling.GooglePlayBilling)

 

[Erel]

1. The updated biometric example is based on AppCompat. It is just a theme. You don't need to do anything special.
2. Never use the holo theme.

 

[Alberto Michelis]

Ok, Ive modified keeping AppComptat, I can change statusbar color but not the actionbar color. It stays always white.
Any idea?

SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/MyAppTheme")
CreateResource(values, colors.xml,
<resources>
    <color name="statusbar">#FF8d9669</color>
    <color name="actionbar">#FFdde5aa</color>
    <color name="textColorPrimary">#FF000000</color>
    <color name="navigationBar">#FFdde5aa</color>
</resources>
)
CreateResource(values, theme.xml,
<resources>
    <style name="MyAppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
         <item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">@color/statusbar</item>
         <item name="android:colorPrimary">@color/actionbar</item>
         <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/textColorPrimary</item>
         <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/navigationBar</item>
    </style>
</resources>
)

 

[Erel]

Add this line:

<item name="colorPrimary">@color/actionbar</item>

 

[Alberto Michelis]

Thanks, is there any way to add the app icon before the title?

 

[IndieDev]

Thanks, is there any way to add the app icon before the title?

Did you try this?

 

[Alberto Michelis]

Yes and does not works.

 

[IndieDev]

try this....

Activity icon title

I have some of my apps with the icon in title... issue is don't exactly remember how I did it!!

Its 3am for me now
check back with you in the morning...

 

[IndieDev]

HI,
This is the only option I can think of now.
The manifest code I had used.

'This code will be applied to the manifest file during compilation.
'You do not need to modify it in most cases.
'See this link for for more information: https://www.b4x.com/forum/showthread.php?p=78136
AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="29"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:smallScreens="true"
    android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, Themes.LightTheme)
'End of default text.

'##########################################
'### Set Holo Light DarkActionBar theme ###
'##########################################
SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/HoloLightTheme")
CreateResource(values, colors.xml,
    <resources>
        <color name="actionbar">#ff039be5</color>
        <color name="statusbar">#ff006db3</color>
        <color name="textColorPrimary">#ff000000</color>
        <color name="navigationBar">#ff006db3</color>
    </resources>
)

CreateResource(values-v20, theme.xml,
    <resources>
        <style name="HoloLightTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar">
             <item name="android:colorPrimary">@color/actionbar</item>
             <item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">@color/statusbar</item>
             <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/textColorPrimary</item>
             <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@color/navigationBar</item>
        </style>
    </resources>
)

CreateResource(values-v14, theme.xml,
    <resources>
        <style name="HoloLightTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar">
            <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/CustomActionBarStyle</item>
        </style>
        <style name="CustomActionBarStyle" parent="@android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.Solid.Inverse">
            <item name="android:background">@color/actionbar</item>
        </style>
    </resources>
)
'##########################################

Sorry can't help more than this.
Right now I'm admitted in a hospital with covid infection. Recovering.

Hope it works out for you.

Regards.