The document discusses how to add styles to Android applications using XML files. It describes creating color palettes in colors.xml, defining styles separately from code in styles.xml, using shape drawables and gradients, optimizing styles by combining common attributes, and creating state list drawables for buttons. It also covers adding icons and backgrounds, creating styles for both phones and tablets by using different resource folders, and keeping in touch via social media and email.

1. ANDROID STYLES
XML for Graphics

2. ADD A LITTLE STYLE
Transform an ordinary layout into something nice.

3. COLORS.XML
Create a color palette.

4. ADDING COLORS
android:background=”@color/white”

5. STYLES.XML
Separate your styles from your program.

6. SHAPE DRAWABLES
A simple gradient

7. APPLY GRADIENT
@drawable/green_grad

8. UNOPTIMIZED STYLES
Applying similar styles to text & buttons.

9. OPTIMIZE STYLES
Combine common attributes. Then apply as parent styles.

10. STATE LIST DRAWABLE
Creating buttons with focus & pressed states.

11. STATE LIST DRAWABLE
Interactive button styles

12. ADDING ICONS
android:drawableLeft=”@drawable/cloud”

13. ADDING BACKGROUNDS
Create drawable-land folder for landscape versions images.

14. PHONE / TABLET
By default, most phone styles are small on tablets.
Background images stretch.

15. TABLET STYLES
Add values-xlarge folder. Then add a new styles.xml file with just
the styles that are different

16. TABLET STYLES
Styles are adjusted for tablets without affecting phones.

17. KEEP IN TOUCH
• @aviewfrommyseat
• frank@aviewfrommyseat.com
• frankpanko.com/aa.pdf