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ButtonbarStyle grey Border

Hi I do have created a theme/style for an AlertDialog. However I do have the problem with the button bar, that it's still grey even after I have set the background color. Also the Button inside the bar is not filling the bar as I expected. I tried serveral things but I was not able to get this done.
<style name="MyBorderlessButton">
<!-- Set background drawable and text size of the buttons here -->
<item name="android:background">#drawable/button_dark_border</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="MyButtonBar" parent="#android:style/ButtonBar">
<!-- Define a background for the button bar and a divider between the buttons here -->
<item name="android:divider">?android:attr/dividerVertical</item>
<item name="android:dividerPadding">1dp</item>
<item name="android:showDividers">middle</item>
<item name="android:padding">3dp</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/transparent</item>
</style>
<style name="MyAlertDialogTitle">
<item name="android:maxLines">1</item>
<item name="android:scrollHorizontally">true</item>
</style>
<style name="MyAlertTextAppearance">
<!-- Set text size and color of title and message here -->
<item name="android:textColor">#color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="MyAlertDialogTheme" parent="android:Theme.Dialog">
<item name="android:windowBackground">#color/transparent</item>
<item name="android:windowTitleStyle">#style/MyAlertDialogTitle</item>
<item name="android:windowContentOverlay">#null</item>
<item name="android:windowMinWidthMajor">#android:dimen/dialog_min_width_major</item>
<item name="android:windowMinWidthMinor">#android:dimen/dialog_min_width_minor</item>
<item name="android:windowIsFloating">true</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceMedium">#style/MyAlertTextAppearance</item>
<!--
If you don't want your own button bar style use
#android:style/Holo.Light.ButtonBar.AlertDialog
and
?android:attr/borderlessButtonStyle
instead of #style/MyButtonBar and #style/MyBorderlessButton
-->
<item name="android:buttonBarStyle">#style/MyButtonBar</item>
<item name="android:buttonBarButtonStyle">#style/MyBorderlessButton</item>
</style>
<style name="MyAlertDialogStyle">
<!-- Define background colors of title, message, buttons, etc. here -->
<item name="android:background">#color/drawer_background</item>
</style>
button_dark_border:
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/drawer_background" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#color/white"/>
</shape>
How can I make the Button bar also black and the Button fill the AlertDialog again?

I fixed the problem updating the styles file. After some time i found that the parent attribute was blocking some of my changes. Here is my styles.xml now
<style name="Theme.PeeDeeTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
<item name="android:alertDialogTheme">#style/PeeDeeAlertDialogTheme</item>
<item name="android:alertDialogStyle">#style/PeeDeeAlertDialogStyle</item>
</style>
<style name="MyBorderlessButton">
<!-- Set background drawable and text size of the buttons here -->
<item name="android:background">#color/primarycolor_dark</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/white</item>
<!--
Setting the weight as follows should result in equally wide buttons filling the alert dialog width,
but instead they span further out of the dialog, breaking in multiple lines though
-->
<item name="android:layout_width">0dp</item>
<item name="android:layout_weight">1</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">15dp</item>
<item name="android:height">#null</item>
</style>
<style name="MyButtonBar">
<!-- Define a background for the button bar and a divider between the buttons here -->
<item name="android:divider">?android:attr/listDivider</item>
<item name="android:dividerHeight">1dp</item>
<item name="android:showDividers">none</item>
<item name="android:padding">0dp</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/transparent</item>
<!-- Making sure, the button bar uses parent width and is not restricted in height -->
<item name="android:layout_width">match_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
<item name="android:height">#null</item>
<item name="android:minHeight">#null</item>
</style>
<style name="MyAlertDialogTitle">
<item name="android:maxLines">1</item>
<item name="android:scrollHorizontally">true</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/defaultcolor_drawer</item>
</style>
<style name="MyAlertTextAppearance">
<!-- Set text size and color of title and message here -->
<item name="android:textColor">#color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="MyAlertDialogTheme">
<item name="android:windowBackground">#color/transparent</item>
<item name="android:windowTitleStyle">#style/MyAlertDialogTitle</item>
<item name="android:windowContentOverlay">#null</item>
<item name="android:windowMinWidthMajor">#android:dimen/dialog_min_width_major</item>
<item name="android:windowMinWidthMinor">#android:dimen/dialog_min_width_minor</item>
<item name="android:windowIsFloating">true</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceMedium">#style/MyAlertTextAppearance</item>
<item name="android:buttonBarStyle">#style/MyButtonBar</item>
<item name="android:buttonBarButtonStyle">#style/MyBorderlessButton</item>
<item name="android:panelBackground">#color/transparent</item>
</style>
<style name="MyAlertDialogStyle">
<!-- Define background colors of title, message, buttons, etc. here -->
<item name="android:fullDark">#color/drawer_background</item>
<item name="android:topDark">#color/drawer_background</item>
<item name="android:centerDark">#color/drawer_background</item>
<item name="android:bottomDark">#color/transparent</item>
<item name="android:fullBright">#color/drawer_background</item>
<item name="android:topBright">#color/drawer_background</item>
<item name="android:centerBright">#color/drawer_background</item>
<item name="android:bottomBright">#color/transparent</item>
<item name="android:bottomMedium">#color/transparent</item>
<item name="android:centerMedium">#color/drawer_background</item>
<item name="android:panelBackground">#color/drawer_background</item>
</style>

Change ActionBarTab line between items

I am working on Android project, what I can't change is line between Tab items. Now it's light white / gray, but I want to make it black. I've tried to change style ActionBar.Solid.A with background to black, but it didn't solve the problem. Before I ask question I've check several similar problems, but didn't find solution...
Theme Style
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<style name="Theme.A" parent="#android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar">
<item name="android:actionBarItemBackground">#drawable/selectable_background_A</item>
<item name="android:popupMenuStyle">#style/PopupMenu.A</item>
<item name="android:dropDownListViewStyle">#style/DropDownListView.A</item>
<item name="android:actionBarTabStyle">#style/ActionBarTabStyle.A</item>
<item name="android:actionDropDownStyle">#style/DropDownNav.A</item>
<item name="android:actionBarStyle">#style/ActionBar.Solid.A</item>
<item name="android:actionModeBackground">#drawable/cab_background_top_A</item>
<item name="android:actionModeSplitBackground">#drawable/cab_background_bottom_A</item>
<item name="android:actionModeCloseButtonStyle">#style/ActionButton.CloseMode.A</item>
<!--<item name="android:actionOverflowButtonStyle">#style/Widget.ActionButton.Overflow</item>-->
<!-- Light.DarkActionBar specific -->
<item name="android:actionBarWidgetTheme">#style/Theme.A.Widget</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBar.Solid.A" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.Solid.Inverse">
<item name="android:titleTextStyle">#style/Theme.A.TitleTextStyle</item>
<item name="android:background">#drawable/ab_solid_A</item>
<item name="android:backgroundStacked">#drawable/ab_stacked_solid_A</item>
<item name="android:backgroundSplit">#drawable/ab_bottom_solid_A</item>
<item name="android:progressBarStyle">#style/ProgressBar.A</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBar.Transparent.A" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.ActionBar">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/ab_transparent_A</item>
<item name="android:progressBarStyle">#style/ProgressBar.A</item>
</style>
<style name="PopupMenu.A" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.ListPopupWindow">
<item name="android:popupBackground">#drawable/menu_dropdown_panel_A</item>
</style>
<style name="DropDownListView.A" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.ListView.DropDown">
<item name="android:listSelector">#drawable/selectable_background_A</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/main_white_color</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBarTabStyle.A" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.ActionBar.TabView">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/tab_indicator_ab_A</item>
</style>
<style name="DropDownNav.A" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.Spinner">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/spinner_background_ab_A</item>
<item name="android:popupBackground">#drawable/menu_dropdown_panel_A</item>
<item name="android:dropDownSelector">#drawable/selectable_background_A</item>
</style>
<style name="DropDownSpinner.A" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.Spinner">
<item name="android:popupBackground">#drawable/menu_dropdown_panel_spinner</item>
</style>
<style name="ProgressBar.A" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.ProgressBar.Horizontal">
<item name="android:progressDrawable">#drawable/progress_horizontal_A</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionButton.CloseMode.A" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.ActionButton.CloseMode">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/btn_cab_done_A</item>
</style>
<!-- this style is only referenced in a Light.DarkActionBar based theme -->
<style name="Theme.A.Widget" parent="#android:style/Theme.Holo">
<item name="android:popupMenuStyle">#style/PopupMenu.A</item>
<item name="android:dropDownListViewStyle">#style/DropDownListView.A</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/main_white_color</item>
</style>
<!-- ActionBar TitleTextStyle styles -->
<style name="Theme.A.TitleTextStyle" parent="#android:style/TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
<item name="android:textColor">#color/main_white_color</item>
</style>
<!-- ActionBar SettingIcon style -->
<style name="Widget.ActionButton.Overflow" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.ActionButton.Overflow">
<item name="android:src">#drawable/ic_dots</item>
</style>
</resources>

What you want to change is the ActionBarTab divider color. You can do it like this:
Inside ActionBarTabStyle.A definition, add:
<item name="android:actionBarDivider">#drawable/tab_divider</item>
The tab_divider drawable is an XML file as well:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rotate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:fromDegrees="90"
android:toDegrees="90" >
<shape android:shape="line" >
<stroke
android:dashWidth="3dp"
android:width="4dp"
android:color="#android:color/black" />
</shape>
</rotate>
Edit: An alternative solution is simply changing your Theme.A theme directly, adding:
<item name="actionBarDivider">#android:color/black</item>
Note that the android: prefix is not being used.

android popup menu text color (AppCompat)

I need to change text color of a popuo menu but I don't find any way for do this, I can change background of popmenu but not the text, I edit the style.xml in this way:
<style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<!-- API 14 theme customizations can go here. -->
<item name="popupMenuStyle">#style/MyPopupMenu</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceLargePopupMenu">#style/myPopupMenuTextAppearanceLarge</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceSmallPopupMenu">#style/myPopupMenuTextAppearanceSmall</item>
</style>
<style name="MyPopupMenu" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.PopupMenu">
<item name="android:popupBackground">#0F213F</item>
</style>
<style name="myPopupMenuTextAppearanceSmall" parent="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Base.Widget.PopupMenu.Small">
<item name="android:textColor">#ffffff</item>
</style>
<style name="myPopupMenuTextAppearanceLarge" parent="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Base.Widget.PopupMenu.Large">
<item name="android:textColor">#ffffff</item>
</style>
where is the mistake?

In styles.xml
<style name="itemTextStyle.AppTheme" parent="#android:style/TextAppearance.Widget.IconMenu.Item">
<item name="android:textColor">#drawable/color_item_popup</item>
<item name="android:textSize">#dimen/text_content</item>
</style>
and add in AppTheme
<item name="android:itemTextAppearance">#style/itemTextStyle.AppTheme</item>
color_item_popup.xml
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:color="#color/primary_text"/>
<item android:state_focused="true" android:color="#color/primary_text"/>
<item android:color="#color/secondary_text"/>
</selector>

<item name="textAppearanceLargePopupMenu">#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Light.Widget.PopupMenu.Large</item>
<item name="textAppearanceSmallPopupMenu">#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Light.Widget.PopupMenu.Small</item>
I think that you are using TextAppearance.AppCompat.Base.Widget.PopupMenu. Here is the error, you are using another parent that doesn´t response the current style.
You have to use:
TextAppearance.AppCompat.Light.Widget.PopupMenu.

In styles.xml:
<style name="PopupMenu" parent="Widget.AppCompat.PopupMenu.Overflow">
<item name="android:popupBackground">#color/white</item>
</style>
In java:
Context wrapper = new ContextThemeWrapper(getContext(), R.style.PopupMenu);
final PopupMenu popupMenu = new PopupMenu(wrapper, view);

//In Main Style
<item name="popupMenuStyle">#style/popupMenuStyle</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceSmallPopupMenu">#style/myPopupMenuTextAppearanceSmall</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceLargePopupMenu">#style/myPopupMenuTextAppearanceLarge</item>
//In Define part
<style name="popupMenuStyle" parent="Widget.AppCompat.PopupMenu">
<item name="android:popupBackground">#drawable/popup_bg</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#ffffff</item>
</style>
<style name="myPopupMenuTextAppearanceSmall" parent="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.PopupMenu.Small">
<item name="android:textColor">#ffffff</item>
</style>
<style name="myPopupMenuTextAppearanceLarge" parent="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.PopupMenu.Large">
<item name="android:textColor">#ffffff</item>
</style>
//you may use this background
//popup_bg.xml
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient
android:angle="135"
android:centerColor="#c8232323"
android:endColor="#c80d0d0d"
android:startColor="#c8434242"
android:type="linear" />
</shape>

AppCompat Title color

I'm having some troubles changing the color for the ActionBar. I'm using AppCompat library for support. Everything else works: like background, or selector ... but the title color isn't changing.
This is my style file:
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
<style name="Theme.Customtitletheme" parent="#style/Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="actionBarItemBackground">#drawable/selectable_background_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:actionBarItemBackground" tools:targetApi="14">#drawable/selectable_background_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="popupMenuStyle">#style/PopupMenu.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:popupMenuStyle" tools:targetApi="11">#style/PopupMenu.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="dropDownListViewStyle">#style/DropDownListView.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:dropDownListViewStyle">#style/DropDownListView.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="actionBarTabStyle">#style/ActionBarTabStyle.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:actionBarTabStyle" tools:targetApi="11">#style/ActionBarTabStyle.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="actionDropDownStyle">#style/DropDownNav.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:actionDropDownStyle" tools:targetApi="11">#style/DropDownNav.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="actionBarStyle">#style/ActionBar.Solid.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:actionBarStyle" tools:targetApi="11">#style/ActionBar.Solid.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="actionModeBackground">#drawable/cab_background_top_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:actionModeBackground" tools:targetApi="11">#drawable/cab_background_top_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="actionModeSplitBackground">#drawable/cab_background_bottom_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:actionModeSplitBackground" tools:targetApi="14">#drawable/cab_background_bottom_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="actionModeCloseButtonStyle">#style/ActionButton.CloseMode.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:actionModeCloseButtonStyle" tools:targetApi="11">#style/ActionButton.CloseMode.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#color/actionbar_text</item>
<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor" tools:targetApi="11">#color/actionbar_text</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBar.Solid.Customtitletheme" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionBar.Solid">
<item name="background">#drawable/ab_solid_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:background">#drawable/ab_background_textured_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="backgroundStacked">#drawable/ab_stacked_solid_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:backgroundStacked" tools:targetApi="14">#drawable/ab_stacked_solid_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="backgroundSplit">#drawable/ab_bottom_solid_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:backgroundSplit" tools:targetApi="14">#drawable/ab_background_textured_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="progressBarStyle">#style/ProgressBar.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:progressBarStyle">#style/ProgressBar.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="titleTextStyle">#style/ActionBar.CustomTitle</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">#style/ActionBar.CustomTitle</item>
</style>
<style name="PopupMenu.Customtitletheme" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.PopupMenu">
<item name="android:popupBackground">#drawable/menu_dropdown_panel_customtitletheme</item>
</style>
<style name="DropDownListView.Customtitletheme" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ListView.DropDown">
<item name="android:listSelector">#drawable/selectable_background_customtitletheme</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBarTabStyle.Customtitletheme" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionBar.TabView">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/tab_indicator_ab_customtitletheme</item>
</style>
<style name="DropDownNav.Customtitletheme" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.Spinner.DropDown.ActionBar">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/spinner_background_ab_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:popupBackground">#drawable/menu_dropdown_panel_customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:dropDownSelector">#drawable/selectable_background_customtitletheme</item>
</style>
<style name="ProgressBar.Customtitletheme" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.ProgressBar.Horizontal">
<item name="android:progressDrawable">#drawable/progress_horizontal_customtitletheme</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionButton.CloseMode.Customtitletheme" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionButton.CloseMode">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/btn_cab_done_customtitletheme</item>
</style>
<!-- ActionBar title text -->
<style name="ActionBar.CustomTitle" parent="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
<item name="android:textColor">#color/actionbar_text</item>
<!-- The textColor property is backward compatible with the Support Library -->
</style>
<!-- this style is only referenced in a Light.DarkActionBar based theme -->
<style name="Theme.Customtitletheme.Widget" parent="#style/Theme.AppCompat">
<item name="popupMenuStyle">#style/PopupMenu.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:popupMenuStyle" tools:targetApi="11">#style/PopupMenu.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="dropDownListViewStyle">#style/DropDownListView.Customtitletheme</item>
<item name="android:dropDownListViewStyle">#style/DropDownListView.Customtitletheme</item>
</style>
</resources>
I have also used different values folders, like values-v14 or values-v11, but the same result.
If I change the parent from "Theme.AppCompat.Light" to "Theme.AppCompat.Dark" the color changes, but when I want to use some custom color it is not working...
Also, this is how I used the specified theme in manifest:
<activity
android:name="com.cos.ShareActivity"
android:label="Share File"
android:parentActivityName="com.cos.FileManagerActivity"
android:theme="#style/Theme.Customtitletheme" >
<!-- Parent activity meta-data to support 4.0 and lower -->
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
android:value="com.cos.FileManagerActivity" />
</activity>
What I am doing wrong that the color item is ignored ?

After so much time lost trying to figure it out, I found that it was a typo ... damn ... I have used android:textStyle instead of android:titleTextStyle. When I typed in that line the IDE auto-suggest typed the first one :(

Change generated action bar theme from Android Asset Studio

I have used Android Asset Studio to generate action bar style, however i woul like to do some changes, which I was unable to do in Studio, so I edited generated theme but lot of things was just ignored, and I just can't figure out how things work.
There is example:
`
<style name="Theme.Myactionbar" parent="#style/Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="actionBarItemBackground">#drawable/selectable_background_myactionbar</item>
<item name="popupMenuStyle">#style/PopupMenu.Myactionbar</item>
<item name="dropDownListViewStyle">#style/DropDownListView.Myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionBarTabStyle">#style/ActionBarTabStyle.Myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionDropDownStyle">#style/DropDownNav.Myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionBarStyle">#style/ActionBar.Solid.Myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionModeBackground">#drawable/cab_background_top_myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionModeSplitBackground">#drawable/cab_background_bottom_myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionModeCloseButtonStyle">#style/ActionButton.CloseMode.Myactionbar</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBar.Solid.Myactionbar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionBar.Solid">
<item name="background">#drawable/ab_solid_myactionbar</item> //THIS IS GREEN
<item name="backgroundStacked">#drawable/ab_solid_myactionbar</item>//THIS IS GREEN
<item name="backgroundSplit">#drawable/ab_bottom_solid_myactionbar</item>//THIS IS GREEN
<item name="progressBarStyle">#style/ProgressBar.Myactionbar</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBar.Transparent.Myactionbar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionBar">
<item name="background">#drawable/ab_transparent_myactionbar</item>
<item name="progressBarStyle">#style/ProgressBar.Myactionbar</item>
</style>
<style name="PopupMenu.Myactionbar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.PopupMenu">
<item name="android:popupBackground">#drawable/menu_dropdown_panel_example </item>
</style>
<style name="DropDownListView.Myactionbar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ListView.DropDown">
<item name="android:listSelector">#drawable/selectable_background_myactionbar</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBarTabStyle.Myactionbar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionBar.TabView">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/tab_indicator_ab_myactionbar</item>
</style>
<style name="DropDownNav.Myactionbar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.Spinner.DropDown.ActionBar">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/spinner_background_ab_myactionbar</item>
<item name="android:popupBackground">#drawable/menu_dropdown_panel_myactionbar</item>
<item name="android:dropDownSelector">#drawable/selectable_background_myactionbar</item>
</style>
<style name="ProgressBar.Myactionbar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.ProgressBar.Horizontal">
<item name="android:progressDrawable">#drawable/progress_horizontal_myactionbar</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionButton.CloseMode.Myactionbar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionButton.CloseMode">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/btn_cab_done_myactionbar</item>
</style>
<!-- this style is only referenced in a Light.DarkActionBar based theme -->
<style name="Theme.Myactionbar.Widget" parent="#style/Theme.AppCompat">
<item name="popupMenuStyle">#style/PopupMenu.Myactionbar</item>
<item name="dropDownListViewStyle">#style/DropDownListView.Myactionbar</item>
</style>
Everything was like in generator, but then i tried the simplest change, that is the color, so I edited style name=ActionBar.Solid.Myactionbar and put there som other drawables from other generated style.
It looked like this :
<style name="Theme.Myactionbar" parent="#style/Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="actionBarItemBackground">#drawable/selectable_background_myactionbar</item>
<item name="popupMenuStyle">#style/PopupMenu.Myactionbar</item>
<item name="dropDownListViewStyle">#style/DropDownListView.Myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionBarTabStyle">#style/ActionBarTabStyle.Myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionDropDownStyle">#style/DropDownNav.Myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionBarStyle">#style/ActionBar.Solid.Myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionModeBackground">#drawable/cab_background_top_myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionModeSplitBackground">#drawable/cab_background_bottom_myactionbar</item>
<item name="actionModeCloseButtonStyle">#style/ActionButton.CloseMode.Myactionbar</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBar.Solid.Myactionbar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionBar.Solid">
<item name="background">#drawable/ab_solid_example</item>
<item name="backgroundStacked">#drawable/ab_stacked_solid_example</item>
<item name="backgroundSplit">#drawable/ab_bottom_solid_myactionbar</item>
<item name="progressBarStyle">#style/ProgressBar.Myactionbar</item>
</style>
but nothing happend, and changed drawables supposed to be gray. I was wandering if anybody did this before and why this isnt working? Thank you

Ok I figured it out, there is values-v14 folder for styles for api level 14 and above, so you have to change these values too.