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6 <p>The <em>action bar</em> is a dedicated piece of real estate at the top of each screen that is ge…
11 <li>Reduces clutter by providing an action overflow for rarely used actions.</li>
14 <p>If you're new to writing Android apps, note that the action bar is one of the most important des…
17 <p>The action bar is split into four different functional areas that apply to most apps.</p>
49 If your app displays data in different views, this segment of the action bar allows users to switch
64 action bar are moved automatically to the action overflow. Long-press on an icon to view the action…
71 Move less often used actions to the action overflow.
83 …You can adapt to such changes by using <em>split action bars</em>, which allow you to distribute a…
84 content across multiple bars located below the main action bar or at the bottom of the screen.</p>
88 Split action bar showing action buttons at the bottom of the screen in vertical orientation.
91 <h2 id="considerations-split-action-bars">Layout Considerations for Split Action Bars</h2>
96 <p>When splitting up content across multiple action bars, you generally have three possible locatio…
97 for action bar content:</p>
99 <li><strong>Main action bar</strong></li>
103 <p>If the user can navigate up the hierarchy from a given screen, the main action bar contains the …
107 <p>To display actions and, if necessary, the action overflow, use the bottom bar.</p>
119 <p>A <em>contextual action bar (CAB)</em> is a temporary action bar that overlays the app's action …
125 Contextual action bar shown in Browser and Gmail
132 <li>Trigger an action from the CAB that applies to all selected data items. The CAB then
137 <p>Use CABs whenever you allow the user to select data via long press. You can control the action
143 <p>If your app displays data in different views, the action bar has three different controls to all…
160 tabs. Fixed tabs in the main action bar can move to the top bar when the screen orientation changes…
202 <p><strong>Use a spinner in the main action bar if</strong>:</p>
222 …rs to switch between views of your app. It can be opened by touching the action bar's app icon (de…
224 <p><strong>Open a drawer from the main action bar if</strong>:</p>
237 <p><em>Action buttons</em> on the action bar surface your app's most important activities. Think ab…
239 estate, the system shows your most important actions as action buttons and moves the rest to the
240 action overflow. The action bar and the action overflow should only present actions to the user that
241 are available. If an action is unavailable in the current context, hide it. Do not show it as
246 A sampling of action buttons used throughout the Gmail application.
256 <li>Will people use this action at least 7 out of 10 times they visit the screen?</li>
266 <li>Do you want everyone to discover this action because it's especially cool or a selling point?</…
275 <li>Is it typically presented as a first-class action in similar apps?</li>
276 <li>Given the context, would people be surprised if it were buried in the action overflow?</li>
282 <p>If either F, I, or T apply, then it's appropriate for the action bar. Otherwise, it belongs in t…
283 action overflow.</p>
305 <p>The action overflow in the action bar provides access to your app's less frequently used actions.
307 display the action overflow when the user presses the key.</p>
320 <p>How many actions will fit in the main action bar? Action bar capacity is controlled by the follo…
323 <li>Action buttons in the main action bar may not occupy more than 50% of the bar's width. Action
324 buttons on bottom action bars can use the entire width.</li>
327 determine the number of items that will fit in the main action bar:<ul>
338 In the above table "o" denotes an action bar item and "=" an overflow icon.
342 <p>Whenever your app permits sharing of data, such as images or movie clips, use a <em>share action
343 provider</em> in your action bar. The share action provider is designed to speed up sharing by
349 The Gallery app's share action provider with extended spinner for additional sharing options.
355 <p>For information about how to build an action bar
357 For information about contextual action bars, read
365 <p>When planning your split action bars, ask yourself questions like these:</p>
368 …need to be consistently available directly from the action bar, and which can be moved to the acti…
370 are displayed at the top-level or can be moved to the action overflow. If the number of top-level
371 actions exceeds the capacity of the main action bar, display them separately in a bottom action bar…
376 structure your action bars accordingly.</p>