OK, I figured it out. There are three possible constructors on a Preference:
MyPreference(Context ctxt) MyPreference(Context ctxt, AttributeSet attrs) MyPreference(Context ctxt, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) Somewhere along the line, I picked up the pattern of having the one-parameter constructor chain to the two-parameter constructor (passing null for the 2nd parameter), and having the two-parameter constructor chain to the three-parameter constructor (passing 0 for the 3rd parameter). And that's not the right answer. I am hoping that the right answer is to only implement the second constructor, because the correct default style is internal to Android (com.android.internal.R.attr.dialogPreferenceStyle). The second constructor is the one used with inflating preference XML. Thanks to all for the help! -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Warescription: Three Android Books, Plus Updates, One Low Price! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
