button bar similar to twitter app for android

Question

I want to obtain a similar tab effect with the button bar of twitter app.

I wish to click on a button and change the view down. I can switch activity but I think It's wrong, or not?

The top bar have to be fix like a frame. Like this:

Ok now I post a part of my idea (i found something similar here: http://www.talkandroid.com/android-forums/android-development-answers-tutorials-code-snippets/1515-how-i-open-image-imagebutton.html)

code:

        newsButton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.news);
        newsButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        @Override
        public void onClick(View view) {

            // on click go to the news view (no activity yet)
            setContentView(R.layout.news);

        }

    });

I want to obtain the same behaviour like using tabs, but without tabs — PiNuZ, Jun 30 '11 at 11:03

Lukas Knuth · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-30T11:35:38.923

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Like in the Google IO App?

If so, the Source Code is freely available here.

Okay, a little tour on how Google does it:

The activity_home.xml-layout includes (Line 21) the actionbar.xml-layout (This is done in every Layout so the Actionbar must not always be duplicated).
The actionbar.xml-Layout creates a LinearLayout for the UI-Elements.
Then, for example the HomeActivity-Activity sets the content view to the activity_home.xml-layout, receives an ActivityHelper-class and calls its setupActionBar()-method.
The mantioned ActivityHelper-class is in the hg/ android/ src/ com/ google/ android/ apps/ iosched/ util/-package and has the setupActionBar()-method which creates the Action bar.

This might be easier then it looks. Read your way through the Source Code and try it yourself.

edited Jun 30 '11 at 11:35

answered Jun 30 '11 at 10:44

Lukas Knuth

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I've already read some of that and it's useful but I prefer a more simple and short example, if it's possible. – PiNuZ Jun 30 '11 at 10:49
I want to obtain the same behaviour like using tabs, but without tabs – PiNuZ Jun 30 '11 at 11:01
I added a detailed tour on how Google did it. See if you can implement this yourself. – Lukas Knuth Jun 30 '11 at 11:36
my question it' a little bit different.. I want to click on a button and change view below – PiNuZ Jun 30 '11 at 13:06
Something like a Frame in HTML? – Lukas Knuth Jun 30 '11 at 13:37
@lukas: yes like a frame in html – PiNuZ Jun 30 '11 at 14:07
Does the mentioned Twitter this, too? I'm not sure if this can easily be archived... – Lukas Knuth Jun 30 '11 at 14:18
twitter app change the view below when button is clicked – PiNuZ Jun 30 '11 at 14:19

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 30 '11 at 11:06

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I think these controls are Radio Button/ Radio Group with customization.

answered Jun 30 '11 at 11:06

anticafe

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