lightbox / lightbox-buttons

This project demonstrates how to create Android buttons with gradients, strokes and rounded corners using Android's built-in drawable resources.

This project demonstrates how to create Android buttons with gradients, strokes and rounded corners using Android's built-in drawable resources.

Usage

In your layout, apply lightboxButton.Blue, lightboxButton.Green or lightboxButton.Grey style to your button after adding this Android Library Project as a reference.

Example:

<Button
    style="@style/lightboxButton.Blue"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Button" />

Installation

1. Download the library git clone git://github.com/lightbox/lightbox-buttons.git
2. Import LightboxButtons project into Eclipse: File -> Import Existing Projects into Workspace -> Select root directory choose lightbox-buttons folder and Finish.
3. Add LightboxButtons as a reference to your project: Right click on your Android Project, choose Properties -> Android -> Library -> Add and select "LightboxButtons" project.

Advantages (over using PNG files)

• Smaller APK size
• Easy to create color variations of the same button
• No need to use image editing tools such as Photoshop

Screenshots

Limitations

There is no inheritance mechanism for drawables, so you need to duplicate your XML files for different colors of the same button

License

Apache License, Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html)