20 Styles and Themes
Now that BeatBox sounds intimidating, it is time to make it look intimidating, too.
So far, BeatBox sticks with the default user interface styles. The buttons are stock. The colors are stock. The app does not stand out. It does not have its own brand.
We can restyle it. We have the technology.
Figure 20.1 shows the better, stronger, faster – or at least more stylish – BeatBox.
Figure 20.1 A themed BeatBox
Color Resources
Begin by defining a few colors that you will use throughout the chapter. Create a colors.xml file in res/values.
Listing 20.1 Defining a few colors (res/values/colors.xml ...
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