Action bar force split tabs and action mode

Question

How to force an ActionBar to split with tabs (at the top) and ActionMode (at the bottom)?
android:uiOptions="splitActionBarWhenNarrow" doesn't help (I'm trying on a widescreen emulator)

Answer 1

You'll have better luck testing this in portrait mode, since splitActionBarWhenNarrow is explicitly for narrow (i.e. portrait) orientations.

This design is on purpose - when in landscape mode your vertical real estate is more limited, so it makes sense to make the most use of the greater width of a single action bar rather than taking up twice that space (top and bottom). While the link Ethan provides will lead you to some custom implementation, I suggest reconsidering the design to follow Android design patterns as much as possible. Deviate when you have a really good reason, of course.