Question

I still not understanding the parent role in the android styles I have put my XML code into the style XML which works well. I have been trying to get my head round android styles and I just not getting it. Any help would be great.

ps. I have been reading all about styles on the net. But the information is good but could be a lot better

http://imageshack.us/a/img843/3083/holo.png

Answer 1

<style name="LLayout1">

In your style.xml just replace the above line with below line

<style name="LLayout1" parent="android:Theme">

This is because every style in XML must have a parent type.