On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 12:34 PM, limtc <[email protected]> wrote: >> That does not preclude having some sort of menu button in a corner. It >> also does not preclude bringing up a menu based on some other trigger >> (certain tap sequence in a corner, certain gesture, etc.). > > 1st option still take up space in canvas.
Put it there anyway. > Anyway, do you know whether it is possible to show Action Bar only on > tablet? That's the solution I am currently looking for. Your solution is unsuitable for production apps. It may not work reliably today. It will not work reliably in the future. You were already told, personally, by a Google engineer, not to do this -- quoting Ms. Hackborn: > The menu at the bottom is for compatibility with old applications. You > should not be relying on it with new applications. > Put an affordance somewhere in your UI to invoke this thing. The menu button > is no longer a guaranteed affordance. You even claim to have read what she wrote, as you replied to her message. Many well-rated finger paint applications for Android, specifically for use by "very young kids", use on-screen controls, as you can tell if you research your competition. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.8 Available! -- 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
