can you change Tabhostextra selected tab indicator text color

[Mahares]

Using the tabhostextra library, the selected tabhost tab indicator at the top changes to gray whenever selected, which makes it hard to tell which tab page is selected. Normally, it should be the other way around. When selected, it should be bold and heavy color. Is there a way to change the color of the tabhost indicator text?
Thank you very much

 

[AlpVir]

I am interested in this topic. Someone is able to answer ?

 

[warwound]

TabHostExtras has a setTabTextColorStateList.
You use this method to assign an XML based ColorStateList to the tab indicators:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_selected="true"   
        android:color="#0000FF" />
    <item android:state_selected="false"   
        android:color="#FF0000" />
</selector>

Maybe the XML can be updated to also define background color as well as text color?

Martin.

 

[AlpVir]

Thank you. It 'just what I wanted

 

[Gary Milne]

TabHostExtras has a setTabTextColorStateList.
You use this method to assign an XML based ColorStateList to the tab indicators:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_selected="true"  
        android:color="#0000FF" />
    <item android:state_selected="false"  
        android:color="#FF0000" />
</selector>

Maybe the XML can be updated to also define background color as well as text color?

Martin.

What file do I have to edit with this information to make it work? AndroidManifest.xml or something else?

 

[mangojack]

place the xml file as follows ...

'tab_widget_text_colors.xml file located in  project/objects/res/drawable ... must be set to read only ! !
TabHostExtras1.setTabTextColorStateList(TabHost1, "tab_widget_text_colors")

see HERE ... post #55 by Warwound.

 

[Gary Milne]

Thank you. I did find it after further research but it's good to have that information here along with the solution. Pretty easy and effective once you connect the dots.

 

[geoffschultz]

Maybe I missed it, but is there a way to change the tab background color based upon state?