Chapter 10
Styles and Themes
The look and feel of an application are governed by the styles and themes it is using. This chapter discusses these two important topics and shows you how to use them.
Overview
A view declaration in a layout file can have attributes, many of which are style-related, including textColor, textSize, background, and textAppearance.
Style-related attributes for an application can be lumped in a group and the group can be given a name and moved to a styles.xml file. A styles.xml file that is saved in the res/values directory will be recognized by the application as a styles file and the styles in the file can be used to style the views in the application. To apply a style to a view, use the style attribute. The advantage ...
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