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15 <p>The <em>action bar</em> is a dedicated piece of real estate at the top of each screen that is ge…
20 <li>Reduces clutter by providing an action overflow for rarely used actions.</li>
23 <p>If you're new to writing Android apps, note that the action bar is one of the most important des…
26 <p>The action bar is split into four different functional areas that apply to most apps.</p>
58 If your app displays data in different views, this segment of the action bar allows users to switch
73 action bar are moved automatically to the action overflow. Long-press on an icon to view the action…
80 Move less often used actions to the action overflow.
92 …You can adapt to such changes by using <em>split action bars</em>, which allow you to distribute a…
93 content across multiple bars located below the main action bar or at the bottom of the screen.</p>
97 Split action bar showing action buttons at the bottom of the screen in vertical orientation.
100 <h2 id="considerations-split-action-bars">Layout Considerations for Split Action Bars</h2>
105 <p>When splitting up content across multiple action bars, you generally have three possible locatio…
106 for action bar content:</p>
108 <li><strong>Main action bar</strong></li>
112 <p>If the user can navigate up the hierarchy from a given screen, the main action bar contains the …
116 <p>To display actions and, if necessary, the action overflow, use the bottom bar.</p>
127 <p><em>Action buttons</em> on the action bar surface your app's most important activities. Think ab…
129 estate, the system shows your most important actions as action buttons and moves the rest to the
130 action overflow. The action bar should show only those actions that are available to the user. If a…
134 A sampling of action buttons used throughout the Gmail application.
144 <li>Will people use this action at least 7 out of 10 times they visit the screen?</li>
154 <li>Do you want everyone to discover this action because it's especially cool or a selling point?</…
163 <li>Is it typically presented as a first-class action in similar apps?</li>
164 <li>Given the context, would people be surprised if it were buried in the action overflow?</li>
170 <p>If either F, I, or T apply, then it's appropriate for the action bar. Otherwise, it belongs in t…
171 action overflow.</p>
193 <p>The action overflow in the action bar provides access to your app's less frequently used actions.
195 display the action overflow when the user presses the key.</p>
208 <p>How many actions will fit in the main action bar? Action bar capacity is controlled by the follo…
211 <li>Action buttons in the main action bar may not occupy more than 50% of the bar's width. Action
212 buttons on bottom action bars can use the entire width.</li>
215 determine the number of items that will fit in the main action bar:<ul>
226 In the above table "o" denotes an action bar item and "=" an overflow icon.
230 <p>Whenever your app permits sharing of data, such as images or movie clips, use a <em>share action
231 provider</em> in your action bar. The share action provider is designed to speed up sharing by
237 The Gallery app's share action provider with extended spinner for additional sharing options.
242 <p>A <em>contextual action bar (CAB)</em> is a temporary action bar that overlays the app's action …
248 Contextual action bar in Browser and Gmail
255 <li>Trigger an action from the CAB that applies to all selected data items. The CAB then
260 <p>Use CABs whenever you allow the user to select data via long press. You can control the action
269 <p>When planning your split action bars, ask yourself questions like these:</p>
272 …need to be consistently available directly from the action bar, and which can be moved to the acti…
274 are displayed at the top-level or can be moved to the action overflow. If the number of top-level
275 actions exceeds the capacity of the main action bar, display them separately in a bottom action bar…
280 structure your action bars accordingly.</p>