Tab Dividers Not Showing In ICS

Question

I have a problem with .setDividerDrawable() only working in versions lower than Ice Cream Sandwich. When I run the emulator the tabs show perfectly, but no divider. When emu

Answer 1

I had the same problem, I finally ended up adding the separators manually. Adding ImageView between the tabs..

public class MyTabApp extends TabActivity {
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        ImageView divider = new ImageView(this);
        divider.setImageResource(R.drawable.tab_seperator);

        TabHost tabHost = getTabHost();
        TabHost.TabSpec spec;
        Intent intent;

        intent = new Intent().setClass(this, Page1.class);
        spec = tabHost.newTabSpec("page1").setIndicator(getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.tab1, null))
                  .setContent(intent);
        tabHost.addTab(spec);

        tabHost.getTabWidget().addView(divider, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.FILL_PARENT);

        intent = new Intent().setClass(this, Page2.class);
        spec = tabHost.newTabSpec("page2").setIndicator(getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.tab2, null))
                  .setContent(intent);
        tabHost.addTab(spec);
    } 
}

Answer 2

you can try this code!

if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11)
    mTabHost.getTabWidget().setShowDividers(TabWidget.SHOW_DIVIDER_MIDDLE);

Answer 3

This behavior seems to be a default behavior in ICS tab themes and needs a work around. Take a look at this answer, specifically the one given by @Janusz, the OP.