Invisible ActionMode item icons in Theme.Sherlock.Light.DarkActionBar

Question

When using Theme.Sherlock.Light.DarkActionBar (or Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar, doesn\'t make a difference), the ActionMode (or \"contextual ActionB

Answer 1

Forcing setTheme on the current context is not a good idea, as it corrupts the theme. To solve that you can use ContextThemeWrapper.

Context themedContext = new ContextThemeWrapper(getActivity(), android.R.style.Theme_Holo_Light);
final AlertDialog dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(themedContext)