Best way to create a bottom toolbar in android.

Question

Looking for a good approach to achieve a similar toolbar. Should I use image buttons ??

Answer 1

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="@+id/actionbarT"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="@drawable/thebackgroundimageyouwant"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
app:theme="@style/Base.Theme.AppCompat.CompactMenu" >

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/toolbarmenucontainer"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:weightSum="3"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="horizontal" >

        <ImageButton
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:background="@drawable/preferedbackground"
            android:clickable="true"
            android:scaleType="fitXY"
            android:layout_weight = "1"
            android:src="@drawable/preferredimage" />

         <ImageButton
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:background="@drawable/preferedbackground"
            android:clickable="true"
            android:scaleType="fitXY"
            android:layout_weight = "1"
            android:src="@drawable/preferredimage" />

        <ImageButton
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:background="@drawable/preferedbackground"
            android:clickable="true"
            android:scaleType="fitXY"
            android:layout_weight = "1"
            android:src="@drawable/preferredimage" />

    </LinearLayout>

</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>

the idea is they will lay out horizontally like the one you want, also then do not do ToolBar.setTitle() or setnagivation on the ToolBar also you don't have to add optionsMenu to it. so it will be bare like the one you want.

try it and see if it fits your requirement, remember to add the background and image src to the ImageButtons