Disable ActionBar RTL Direction

Question

Android 4.2 introduced RTL (BiDi) support, to start using it I just follow the instructions (android:supportsRtl attribute to the element in your manifest file and set it “true\

Answer 1

i had the same problem , only that i have a slidingMenu (AKA navigation drawer), so it got even weirder (meaning you click on the top right "up" button and show the drawer on the left...).

there are 2 possible solutions:

1. by code , in each activity:

   if (VERSION.SDK_INT >= VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1)
       getWindow().getDecorView().setLayoutDirection(View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR);
   

2. by theme. edit your own customized theme, and add the correct line. example: