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How to force an ActionBar to split with tabs (at the top) and ActionMode (at the bottom)?
android:uiOptions="splitActionBarWhenNarrow" doesn't help (I'm trying on a widescreen emulator)

jimpanzer
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artem
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  • Take a look here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8571754/android-split-action-bar-with-action-items-on-the-top-and-bottom – Ethan May 04 '13 at 00:37

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You'll have better luck testing this in portrait mode, since splitActionBarWhenNarrow is explicitly for narrow (i.e. portrait) orientations.

This design is on purpose - when in landscape mode your vertical real estate is more limited, so it makes sense to make the most use of the greater width of a single action bar rather than taking up twice that space (top and bottom). While the link Ethan provides will lead you to some custom implementation, I suggest reconsidering the design to follow Android design patterns as much as possible. Deviate when you have a really good reason, of course.

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