How to set title color in ActionBarSherlock?

actionbarsherlock, android

Solution

From the ActionBarSherlock website

Parent Themes

In order for the custom action bar implementation to function your application must use Theme.Sherlock, Theme.Sherlock.Light, or Theme.Sherlock.Light.DarkActionBar, or your custom theme must use one of the aforementioned as its parent.

Mirrored Attributes

Due to limitations in Android's theming system any theme customizations must be declared in two attributes. The normal android-prefixed attributes apply the theme to the native action bar and the unprefixed attributes are for the custom implementation...

In short, that means you need to leave out the `android:` prefix when you're styling the `ActionBar`.

Theming the title color

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<style name="YOURTHEME" parent="Theme.Sherlock.Light">
<item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/YOURTHEME.ActionBarStyle</item>
<item name="actionBarStyle">@style/YOURTHEME.ActionBarStyle</item>
</style>

<style name="YOURTHEME.ActionBarStyle" parent="Widget.Sherlock.Light.ActionBar">
<item name="android:titleTextStyle">@style/YOURTHEME.ActionBar.TitleTextStyle</item>
<item name="titleTextStyle">@style/YOURTHEME.ActionBar.TitleTextStyle</item>
</style>

<style name="YOURTHEME.ActionBar.TitleTextStyle" parent="TextAppearance.Sherlock.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
<item name="android:textColor">@color/YOUR_COLOR</item>
<item name="textColor">@color/YOUR_COLOR</item>
</style>
</resources>

NOTE

I haven't tested this. Also, what have you tried? You should searching before posting on SO in the future.

Problem

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