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Asked: 2026-05-31T04:30:39+00:00

When using the Android Actionbar I am doing the following in the onCreateOptionsMenu override:

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When using the Android Actionbar I am doing the following in the onCreateOptionsMenu override:

    MenuItem m = menu.add(0, Search, 10, R.string.Search);
    m.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);

It works fine for tablets but on a phone I would like more room as the caption is being shrunk to unacceptable proportions (Using ActionBarSherlock).

Is there a way to specify the minimum caption area so that my caption is a little more meaningful?

Android definition of IsRoom is rather different to mine. 🙂

Contrived example below.

Contrived example

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  1. Editorial Team

    ActionBarSherlock version 4 has been released which now supports a much better measuring system for determining how to layout the action bar. I urge you to upgrade so that the above layout will be rendered correctly.

    Also, make sure you are not using “always” as your showAsAction so that only the correct amount of action items are displayed.

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