androidandroid-layoutmaterial-designtabletscreen-orientation
Using a SupportToolbar for phone layout and a standalone actionbar for tablet layout
Today I was thinking of a way to improve my tablet design, and I found this image
I wanted that so bad, as it looks amazing. I am searching google for about a hour now and I haven't come across any good tutorials. I've found this one: v21 Material Design for Pre Lollipop.
I started implementing this right away and everything I tried went completely wrong. The theming for the standalone actionbar needs to be the ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.ActionBar however on my phone layout I am extending the Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar theme. (Theme is below)
It's just not clear what I should do to make something like the image above on Tablets and show the normal (custom) supportActionBar on Phones without messing up one of them.
Here is my AppTheme style (that I apply to my app)
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
<!-- your app branding color for the app bar -->
<item name="colorPrimary">@color/primaryColor</item>
<!-- darker variant for the status bar and contextual app bars -->
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<!-- theme UI controls like checkboxes and text fields -->
<item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
</style>
Before you ask, yes I've found this quesion on SO, but no this isn't a duplicate question. The post that Chris Banes wrote didn't make things clear for me as well.
Is it possible to do this without destroying both the layouts? Thinking out loud, the reason for me to pick the custom toolbar was because I had included a custom searchview, but removed it. There is another view in the toolbar but I think that it could be removed if it's really necessary.
This is the layout of my phone version.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/coordinatorLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
android:id="@+id/appBarLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
android:orientation="vertical">
<include android:id="@+id/toolbar" layout="@layout/toolbar"
app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways" />
<android.support.design.widget.TabLayout
android:id="@+id/tabs"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@+id/toolbar"
android:background="@color/primaryColor"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"/>
</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
android:id="@+id/drawerLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_below="@+id/appBarLayout"
app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior">
<android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
android:id="@+id/pager"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity" />
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:id="@+id/replaceFrameLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="@+id/errorWarnings"
android:visibility="gone"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_gravity="center">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/errorIcon"
android:tint="@color/fab_material_red_500"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/errorDescription"
android:layout_below="@+id/errorIcon"/>
</RelativeLayout>
<com.tim.koers.wallpapers.UI.FilterButton
android:id="@+id/filterButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right|bottom"
android:layout_margin="16dp"
android:clickable="true"
android:src="@drawable/ic_menu_filter"
android:elevation="6dp"
android:tint="@color/fab_material_white"
android:visibility="gone"/>
</FrameLayout>
<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
android:id="@+id/navigation_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="start"
app:menu="@menu/drawer"/>
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
Here is my tablet layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/coordinatorLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
android:id="@+id/drawerLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
android:fitsSystemWindows="true">
<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
android:id="@+id/appBarLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="@android:color/white"
android:layout_marginEnd="64dp"
android:layout_marginStart="64dp"
android:layout_marginTop="56dp">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<!-- This is the secondary toolbar, 72dp also according to specs -->
<include android:id="@+id/toolbar" layout="@layout/toolbar"
app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways" />
<android.support.design.widget.TabLayout
android:id="@+id/tabs"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@+id/toolbar"
android:background="@color/primaryColor"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"/>
</RelativeLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
<android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
android:id="@+id/pager"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginTop="56dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="64dp"
android:layout_marginStart="64dp"
tools:context=".MainActivity" />
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<FrameLayout
android:id="@+id/replaceFrameLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="@+id/errorWarnings"
android:visibility="gone"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_gravity="center">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/errorIcon"
android:tint="@color/fab_material_red_500"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/errorDescription"
android:layout_below="@+id/errorIcon"/>
</RelativeLayout>
<com.tim.koers.wallpapers.UI.FilterButton
android:id="@+id/filterButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right|bottom"
android:layout_margin="16dp"
android:clickable="true"
android:src="@drawable/ic_menu_filter"
android:elevation="6dp"
android:tint="@color/fab_material_white"
android:visibility="gone"/>
</FrameLayout>
<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
android:id="@+id/navigation_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="start"
app:menu="@menu/drawer"/>
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
</FrameLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
Solution
After many hours of trying things out I've come up with the following code:
For your phone layout use this as a base:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/coordinatorLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
android:id="@+id/drawerLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
android:id="@+id/appBarLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
android:orientation="vertical">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:background="@color/primaryColor"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
style="@style/tabsWidgetIndicatorColors"
android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
<android.support.design.widget.TabLayout
android:id="@+id/tabs"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@+id/toolbar"
android:background="@color/primaryColor"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"/>
</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<!-- Put your content here -->
</FrameLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
android:id="@+id/navigation_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
app:menu="@menu/drawer"/>
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
For your tablet layout use this as a base:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/coordinatorLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat"
>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
android:id="@+id/drawerLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
android:fitsSystemWindows="true">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="128dp"
android:orientation="vertical">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="@color/primaryColor"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:id="@+id/actionToolbar"
/>
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@color/primaryColor"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
android:id="@+id/appBarLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_marginEnd="64dp"
android:layout_marginStart="64dp"
android:layout_marginTop="56dp">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<!-- This is the secondary toolbar, 72dp also according to specs -->
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:background="@color/colorSecondary"
android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.ActionBar"
android:minHeight="72dp"
style="@style/tabsWidgetIndicatorColors"
>
<!--android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"-->
</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
<android.support.design.widget.TabLayout
android:id="@+id/tabs"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="@+id/toolbar"
android:background="@color/colorSecondary"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"/>
<!--android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"-->
</RelativeLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
<FrameLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<!-- your content here-->
</FrameLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
android:id="@+id/navigation_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
app:menu="@menu/drawer"/>
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
</FrameLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
In your main code use findViewById to find the Toolbar with the id @+id/toolbar and @+id/actionBar.
If you are on a tablet layout, both Toolbars should not be null. On a phone, the actionBar is null. Check for that, and if it's not null, you will need to set the supportactionbar to the toolbar with the id @+id/actionBar, and you will need to inflate the menu on the toolbar with the id @+id/toolbar. While running the tablet/phone check, make a new private boolean accessible to your class named isInflateMenuEnabled. If the @+id/actionBar toolbar is not null, isInflateMenuEnabled should be false.
To wrap things up, this is the code:
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements Toolbar.OnMenuItemClickListener{
private boolean isInflateMenuEnabled = true;
private Toolbar mToolbar;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
//Check if it is a tablet or phone
mToolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
Toolbar actionToolbar = (Toolbar)findViewById(R.id.actionToolbar);
if(actionToolbar != null){
isInflateMenuEnabled= false;
setSupportActionBar(actionToolbar);
actionToolbar.setTitle("");
mToolbar.inflateMenu(R.menu.menu_main);
mToolbar.setOnMenuItemClickListener(this);
}else{
mToolbar.inflateMenu(R.menu.menu_main); // Inflate the menu because there will be no menu inflated automatically anymore.
mToolbar.setOnMenuItemClickListener(this);
setSupportActionBar(mToolbar);
}
mToolbar.setTitle(getString(R.string.title));
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
return isInflateMenuEnabled;
}
@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(final MenuItem item) {
// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
// This will be working with your menu clicks
}
}