You should create your own theme. Then in res/values-v4 your theme just inherits from Theme.NoTitleBar, but in res/values-v8, it inherits from Theme.Wallpaper.NoTitlebar.
On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 5:25 PM, jotobjects <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe there is no answer to that question on this forum? > > The general part of the question is what happens when you use a Theme > that is not supported on all versions of the SDK that your app runs on > like this - > > <uses-sdk > android:minSdkVersion="4" > android:targetSdkVersion="8" /> > > <application > android:icon="@drawable/foobar" > android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Wallpaper.NoTitleBar"> > > The minSdkVersion is 4 but Theme.Wallpaper.NoTitleBar isn't available > until level 5. > > There would be lots of other cases of attributes, themes, and styles > that would be later than level 4 that you want to use where available > but want to handle gracefully on earlier devices. I.e., not being > locked into the lowest common denominator. > > > On Oct 26, 11:53 am, jotobjects <[email protected]> wrote: >> Does anybody have experience or advice on this scenario - >> >> Say I want to use one of the wallpaper themes from 2.0 (api level 5) >> like - >> >> android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Wallpaper.NoTitleBar" >> >> And I also want to support 1.6 (api level 4) devices >> >> My questions about that scenario are - >> >> (1) what happens if I use a 2.0 theme on a device with a 1.6 version >> device? Is the theme ignored? >> >> (2) Can I check the api version and use a transparent background on >> the post-1.6 devices (so the wallpaper is the background) and a non- >> transparent background on the 1.6 devices (where the wallpaper will >> not show through)? What is a good technique? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Romain Guy Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
