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Android TextColor

Does anyone know the way in which i am meant to code the change i want to make to the color of the ActionBar? I have tried using android:textColor , and android:color , as well as various other things. It seems like a quite a hassle for me. Although there is most probably a simple solution for this. Does anyone have any ideas?
Note: i am trying to make the font color white - from what i can tell, Android does this from the "actionbar.solid.pp" style.
<style name="Theme.Pp" parent="#android:style/Theme.Holo.Light">
<item name="android:actionBarItemBackground">#drawable/selectable_background_pp</item>
<item name="android:popupMenuStyle">#style/PopupMenu.Pp</item>
<item name="android:dropDownListViewStyle">#style/DropDownListView.Pp</item>
<item name="android:actionBarTabStyle">#style/ActionBarTabStyle.Pp</item>
<item name="android:actionDropDownStyle">#style/DropDownNav.Pp</item>
<item name="android:actionBarStyle">#style/ActionBar.Solid.Pp</item>
<item name="android:actionModeBackground">#drawable/cab_background_top_pp</item>
<item name="android:actionModeSplitBackground">#drawable/cab_background_bottom_pp</item>
<item name="android:actionModeCloseButtonStyle">#style/ActionButton.CloseMode.Pp</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBar.Solid.Pp" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.Solid">
<item name="android:background">#111</item>
<item name="android:color">#FFF</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
<item name="android:progressBarStyle">#style/ProgressBar.Pp</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBar.Transparent.Pp" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/ab_transparent_pp</item>
<item name="android:progressBarStyle">#style/ProgressBar.Pp</item>
</style>
<style name="PopupMenu.Pp" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ListPopupWindow">
<item name="android:popupBackground">#drawable/menu_dropdown_panel_pp</item>
</style>
<style name="DropDownListView.Pp" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ListView.DropDown">
<item name="android:listSelector">#drawable/selectable_background_pp</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBarTabStyle.Pp" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabView">
<item name="android:background">#ffffff</item>
</style>
<style name="DropDownNav.Pp" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.Spinner">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/spinner_background_ab_pp</item>
<item name="android:popupBackground">#drawable/menu_dropdown_panel_pp</item>
<item name="android:dropDownSelector">#drawable/selectable_background_pp</item>
</style>
<style name="ProgressBar.Pp" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ProgressBar.Horizontal">
<item name="android:progressDrawable">#drawable/progress_horizontal_pp</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionButton.CloseMode.Pp" parent="#android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ActionButton.CloseMode">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/btn_cab_done_pp</item>
</style>
<!-- this style is only referenced in a Light.DarkActionBar based theme -->
<style name="Theme.Pp.Widget" parent="#android:style/Theme.Holo">
<item name="android:popupMenuStyle">#style/PopupMenu.Pp</item>
<item name="android:dropDownListViewStyle">#style/DropDownListView.Pp</item>
</style>

Changing the action bar's text color is shown on the developer guide Styling the Action Bar

I think you can use this free tool to customize the style:
http://jgilfelt.github.io/android-actionbarstylegenerator/#name=example&compat=holo&theme=light&actionbarstyle=solid&texture=0&hairline=0&neutralPressed=1&backColor=E4E4E4%2C100&secondaryColor=D6D6D6%2C100&tabColor=33B5E5%2C100&tertiaryColor=F2F2F2%2C100&accentColor=33B5E5%2C100&cabBackColor=FFFFFF%2C100&cabHighlightColor=33B5E5%2C100

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.

How to style DialogPreference with a custom theme?

In my application I was using Theme.Holo and Theme.Holo.Light without any issues. When Holo theme is used and I click on a DialogPreference/ListPreference, a popped dialog is also themed with Holo. Same for the Holo.Light. But when PreferencesActivity is styled with my custom theme, which is derived from Holo.Light, all dialogs are themed with Holo.Light. I think I am missing somthing in my theme. Could anyone help me? Thanks a lot!
Here is my theme code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Generated with http://android-holo-colors.com -->
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<style name="GreenTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light">
<item name="android:editTextBackground">#drawable/edit_text_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:autoCompleteTextViewStyle">#style/AutoCompleteTextViewGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:listChoiceIndicatorMultiple">#drawable/btn_check_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:listChoiceIndicatorSingle">#drawable/btn_radio_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:buttonStyle">#style/ButtonGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:imageButtonStyle">#style/ImageButtonGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:dropDownSpinnerStyle">#style/SpinnerGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:tabWidgetStyle">#style/TabWidgetGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:progressBarStyleHorizontal">#style/ProgressBarGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:seekBarStyle">#style/SeekBarGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:buttonStyleToggle">#style/ToggleGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:listChoiceBackgroundIndicator">#drawable/list_selector_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:activatedBackgroundIndicator">#drawable/activated_background_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:fastScrollThumbDrawable">#drawable/fastscroll_thumb_holo</item>
<item name="android:actionBarStyle">#style/ActionBar.Solid.Greenactionbar</item>
<item name="android:buttonBarButtonStyle">#style/ButtonBarButtonStyleGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:preferenceStyle">#style/TimePickerDialogFragmentGreen</item>
</style>
<style name="TimePickerDialogFragmentGreen" parent="#android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.Dialog">
<item name="android:editTextBackground">#drawable/edit_text_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:autoCompleteTextViewStyle">#style/AutoCompleteTextViewGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:listChoiceIndicatorMultiple">#drawable/btn_check_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:listChoiceIndicatorSingle">#drawable/btn_radio_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:buttonStyle">#style/ButtonGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:imageButtonStyle">#style/ImageButtonGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:dropDownSpinnerStyle">#style/SpinnerGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:tabWidgetStyle">#style/TabWidgetGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:progressBarStyleHorizontal">#style/ProgressBarGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:seekBarStyle">#style/SeekBarGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:buttonStyleToggle">#style/ToggleGreenTheme</item>
<item name="android:listChoiceBackgroundIndicator">#drawable/list_selector_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:activatedBackgroundIndicator">#drawable/activated_background_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:fastScrollThumbDrawable">#drawable/fastscroll_thumb_holo</item>
<item name="android:actionBarStyle">#style/ActionBar.Solid.Greenactionbar</item>
<item name="android:buttonBarButtonStyle">#style/ButtonBarButtonStyleGreenTheme</item>
</style>
</resources>

I found this rather unformatted but otherwise nice answer.
The gist is that DialogPreferences are AlertDialogs created without the theme parameter, which means they apply which ever theme android:alertDialogTheme points to.
So I extended my theme like this to have the dialog themed:
<resources>
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/yellow_500</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/yellow_a700</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/purple_400</item>
<item name="android:alertDialogTheme">#style/DialogTheme</item>
</style>
<style name="DialogTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/yellow_500</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/yellow_a700</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/purple_400</item>
<item name="android:windowMinWidthMinor">#android:dimen/dialog_min_width_minor</item>
</style>
</resources>
The colorPrimary, colorPrimaryDark and colorAccent in the AppTheme were the colours I wanted to have applied to the dialog as well.
Note that I needed the android:windowMinWidthMinor to prevent the dialog from collapsing horizontally.

I have clarifying questions, but can't ask them because of low rate. So: 1.Does your first style work correctly? 2.Are you sure, that theme #android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.Dialog has all items, you declared in TimePickerDialogFragmentGreen?For example:
<item name="android:tabWidgetStyle"> #style/TabWidgetGreenTheme</item>
3. Have you tried the idea proposed by Luksprog
And finally: I used something like that to create custom style for my EditTexts:
<style name="EditTextStyle" parent="#style/Indents">
<item name="android:textColor">#android:color/black</item>
<item name="android:background">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorHint">#android:color/darker_gray</item>
<item name="android:textSize">14sp</item>
</style>
<style name="Indents" parent="#style/Margins">
<item name="android:paddingBottom">#dimen/activity_vertical_padding</item>
<item name="android:paddingTop">#dimen/activity_vertical_padding</item>
</style>
<style name="Margins">
<item name="android:layout_marginTop">#dimen/activity_vertical_margin </item>
<item name="android:layout_marginBottom">#dimen/activity_vertical_margin </item>
<item name="android:layout_marginLeft">#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin </item>
<item name="android:layout_marginRight">#dimen/activity_horizontal_margin </item>
</style>

Sherlock + DeviceDefault

Could one use Action Bar Sherlock together with the DeviceDefault theme (on >4.2), and with the regular Theme (as it used to be on <3.0)?
The pointe is of course that I suspect Sherlock forces you to use its own themes (some of which are based on Holo).

In values/themes.xml:
<style name="Theme.MyApp" extends="Theme.Sherlock">
</style>
In values-v14/themes.xml:
<style name="Theme.MyApp" extends="android:Theme.DeviceDefault">
</style>
And then use Theme.MyApp in your manifest.

Actually the Sherlock.Holo theme just applies the holo theme to the ActionBar. As you can see from the Sherlock.Theme for APIs below 11:
<style name="Theme.Sherlock" parent="Sherlock.__Theme">
<!-- Action bar styles (from Theme.Holo) -->
<item name="actionDropDownStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.Spinner.DropDown.ActionBar</item>
<item name="actionButtonStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.ActionButton</item>
<item name="actionOverflowButtonStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.ActionButton.Overflow</item>
<item name="actionModeBackground">#drawable/abs__cab_background_top_holo_dark</item>
<item name="actionModeSplitBackground">#drawable/abs__cab_background_bottom_holo_dark</item>
<item name="actionModeCloseDrawable">#drawable/abs__ic_cab_done_holo_dark</item>
<item name="actionBarTabStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.ActionBar.TabView</item>
<item name="actionBarTabBarStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.ActionBar.TabBar</item>
<item name="actionBarTabTextStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.ActionBar.TabText</item>
<item name="actionModeStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.ActionMode</item>
<item name="actionModeCloseButtonStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.ActionButton.CloseMode</item>
<item name="actionBarStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.ActionBar</item>
<item name="actionBarSize">#dimen/abs__action_bar_default_height</item>
<!-- Internal --><item name="actionModePopupWindowStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.PopupWindow.ActionMode</item>
<item name="actionBarWidgetTheme">#null</item>
<!-- Action bar styles (defaults from Theme) -->
<item name="actionBarSplitStyle">?attr/actionBarStyle</item>
<item name="actionMenuTextAppearance">#style/TextAppearance.Sherlock.Widget.ActionBar.Menu</item>
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">?attr/textColorPrimary</item>
<item name="actionBarDivider">?attr/dividerVertical</item>
<item name="actionBarItemBackground">?attr/selectableItemBackground</item>
<item name="buttonStyleSmall">#style/Widget.Sherlock.Button.Small</item>
<item name="selectableItemBackground">#drawable/abs__item_background_holo_dark</item>
<item name="activatedBackgroundIndicator">#drawable/abs__activated_background_holo_dark</item>
<item name="actionModeShareDrawable">#drawable/abs__ic_menu_share_holo_dark</item>
<item name="activityChooserViewStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.ActivityChooserView</item>
<item name="homeAsUpIndicator">#drawable/abs__ic_ab_back_holo_dark</item>
<item name="dividerVertical">#drawable/abs__list_divider_holo_dark</item>
<item name="spinnerDropDownItemStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.DropDownItem.Spinner</item>
<item name="spinnerItemStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.TextView.SpinnerItem</item>
<item name="textColorPrimary">#color/abs__primary_text_holo_dark</item>
<item name="textColorPrimaryDisableOnly">#color/abs__primary_text_disable_only_holo_dark</item>
<item name="textColorPrimaryInverse">#color/abs__primary_text_holo_light</item>
<!-- Internal --><item name="dropdownListPreferredItemHeight">48dip</item>
<item name="dropDownListViewStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.ListView.DropDown</item>
<item name="textAppearanceSmall">#style/TextAppearance.Sherlock.Small</item>
<item name="textAppearanceLargePopupMenu">#style/TextAppearance.Sherlock.Widget.PopupMenu.Large</item>
<item name="textAppearanceSmallPopupMenu">#style/TextAppearance.Sherlock.Widget.PopupMenu.Small</item>
<item name="popupMenuStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.PopupMenu</item>
<!-- Internal --><item name="listPopupWindowStyle">#style/Widget.Sherlock.ListPopupWindow</item>
<item name="searchDropdownBackground">#drawable/abs__search_dropdown_dark</item>
<item name="searchViewTextField">#drawable/abs__textfield_searchview_holo_dark</item>
<item name="searchViewTextFieldRight">#drawable/abs__textfield_searchview_right_holo_dark</item>
<item name="searchViewCloseIcon">#drawable/abs__ic_clear</item>
<item name="searchViewSearchIcon">#drawable/abs__ic_search</item>
<item name="searchViewGoIcon">#drawable/abs__ic_go</item>
<item name="searchViewVoiceIcon">#drawable/abs__ic_voice_search</item>
<item name="searchAutoCompleteTextView">#style/Widget.Sherlock.SearchAutoCompleteTextView</item>
<item name="android:dropDownHintAppearance">#style/TextAppearance.Sherlock.Widget.DropDownHint</item>
<item name="windowActionBar">true</item>
<item name="windowActionModeOverlay">false</item>
<item name="windowContentOverlay">#null</item>
</style>
There is no TextViewStyle or any other styling specified other than for the ActionBar, so you don't need to modify the theme.
All other stylings are done by the parent theme Sherlock.__Theme as you can see. And this Theme is basically just the NoTitleBar theme on APIs below 11.
<style name="Sherlock.__Theme" parent="android:Theme.NoTitleBar">
<item name="android:windowContentOverlay">#null</item>
</style>
So this won't override any other styles.