How to create MenuDrawer like Hangouts apps?

Question

I would like to implement a drawer in my app, like in the hangouts app, just on the left side, but thats not the most importent, its good on the right too. I already implemented a menu drawer, how can i make it semi closed like the picture on the link?

Or is this a new kind of drawer? Then whats its name? So i can search for some samples.

https://i.stack.imgur.com/MxdbO.png

I used support.v4 library, and the actionbarsherlock. So this project is api >=10.

Thank you for your help.

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score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered May 30 '13 at 21:36

It's called SlidingPaneLayout. In this week's episode of Android Design in Action, Roman Nurik also mentioned that it is used by the Hangouts app.

Watch this part of the Google I/O Session Android Design for UI Developers to see how to implement this pattern.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 30 '13 at 07:11

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Not quite sure what you mean about SlidingDrawer to the left, but I'll guess that you refer to the SlidingMenu, am I correct? In that case, I've used this library successfully:

https://github.com/jfeinstein10/SlidingMenu

This library is also compatible with the ActionbarSherlock.

answered May 30 '13 at 07:11

Tobias Moe Thorstensen

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@executioner did u visited the slidingMenu page? – NaserShaikh May 30 '13 at 07:17
I've seen the picture @executioner, but what should I look after? There is no SlidingMenu at the left? – Tobias Moe Thorstensen May 30 '13 at 08:23

How to create MenuDrawer like Hangouts apps?

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