How Did Google Manage to Do This? Slide Actionbar in Android Application

How did Google manage to do this? Slide ActionBar in Android application

In fact, there's a way to do this. Even without implementing your own ActionBar.

Just have a look at the hierachyviewer! (Located in the tools directory)

There's the DecorView, and a LinearLayout as a child. This LinearLayout contains both the ActionBar and the other content. So, you can simply apply some FrameLayout.LayoutParams to this LinearLayout and get some space on the left side this way. Then, you can fill this space with your menu-ListView and overlay the other content with a FrameLayout, that, when it's clicked, collapses the menu. So, here's some code:

First, the class for collapsing / expanding (SlideMenu.java):

package your.cool.app;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.graphics.Rect;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.view.Window;
import android.view.animation.TranslateAnimation;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class SlideMenu {
//just a simple adapter
public static class SlideMenuAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<SlideMenu.SlideMenuAdapter.MenuDesc> {
    Activity act;
    SlideMenu.SlideMenuAdapter.MenuDesc[] items;
    class MenuItem {
        public TextView label;
        public ImageView icon;
    }
    static class MenuDesc {
        public int icon;
        public String label;
    }
    public SlideMenuAdapter(Activity act, SlideMenu.SlideMenuAdapter.MenuDesc[] items) {
        super(act, R.id.menu_label, items);
        this.act = act;
        this.items = items;
        }
    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        View rowView = convertView;
        if (rowView == null) {
            LayoutInflater inflater = act.getLayoutInflater();
            rowView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.menu_listitem, null);
            MenuItem viewHolder = new MenuItem();
            viewHolder.label = (TextView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.menu_label);
            viewHolder.icon = (ImageView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.menu_icon);
            rowView.setTag(viewHolder);
        }

        MenuItem holder = (MenuItem) rowView.getTag();
        String s = items[position].label;
        holder.label.setText(s);
        holder.icon.setImageResource(items[position].icon);

        return rowView;
    }
}

private static boolean menuShown = false;
private static View menu;
private static LinearLayout content;
private static FrameLayout parent;
private static int menuSize;
private static int statusHeight = 0;
private Activity act;
SlideMenu(Activity act) {
    this.act = act;
}
//call this in your onCreate() for screen rotation
public void checkEnabled() {
    if(menuShown)
        this.show(false);
}
public void show() {
//get the height of the status bar
    if(statusHeight == 0) {
        Rect rectgle = new Rect();
        Window window = act.getWindow();
        window.getDecorView().getWindowVisibleDisplayFrame(rectgle);
        statusHeight = rectgle.top;
        }
    this.show(true);
}
public void show(boolean animate) {
    menuSize = Functions.dpToPx(250, act);
    content = ((LinearLayout) act.findViewById(android.R.id.content).getParent());
    FrameLayout.LayoutParams parm = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) content.getLayoutParams();
    parm.setMargins(menuSize, 0, -menuSize, 0);
    content.setLayoutParams(parm);
//animation for smooth slide-out
    TranslateAnimation ta = new TranslateAnimation(-menuSize, 0, 0, 0);
    ta.setDuration(500);
    if(animate)
        content.startAnimation(ta);
    parent = (FrameLayout) content.getParent();
    LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) act.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
    menu = inflater.inflate(R.layout.menu, null);
    FrameLayout.LayoutParams lays = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(-1, -1, 3);
    lays.setMargins(0,statusHeight, 0, 0);
    menu.setLayoutParams(lays);
    parent.addView(menu);
    ListView list = (ListView) act.findViewById(R.id.menu_listview);
    list.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
            //handle your menu-click
        }
    });
    if(animate)
        menu.startAnimation(ta);
    menu.findViewById(R.id.overlay).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            SlideMenu.this.hide();
        }
    });
    Functions.enableDisableViewGroup((LinearLayout) parent.findViewById(android.R.id.content).getParent(), false);
    ((ExtendedViewPager) act.findViewById(R.id.viewpager)).setPagingEnabled(false);
    ((ExtendedPagerTabStrip) act.findViewById(R.id.viewpager_tabs)).setNavEnabled(false);
    menuShown = true;
    this.fill();
}
public void fill() {
    ListView list = (ListView) act.findViewById(R.id.menu_listview);
    SlideMenuAdapter.MenuDesc[] items = new SlideMenuAdapter.MenuDesc[5];
    //fill the menu-items here
    SlideMenuAdapter adap = new SlideMenuAdapter(act, items);
    list.setAdapter(adap);
}
public void hide() {
    TranslateAnimation ta = new TranslateAnimation(0, -menuSize, 0, 0);
    ta.setDuration(500);
    menu.startAnimation(ta);
    parent.removeView(menu);

    TranslateAnimation tra = new TranslateAnimation(menuSize, 0, 0, 0);
    tra.setDuration(500);
    content.startAnimation(tra);
    FrameLayout.LayoutParams parm = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) content.getLayoutParams();
    parm.setMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
    content.setLayoutParams(parm);
    Functions.enableDisableViewGroup((LinearLayout) parent.findViewById(android.R.id.content).getParent(), true);
    ((ExtendedViewPager) act.findViewById(R.id.viewpager)).setPagingEnabled(true);
    ((ExtendedPagerTabStrip) act.findViewById(R.id.viewpager_tabs)).setNavEnabled(true);
    menuShown = false;
}
}

Some helping methods (for me, in static Functions.java):

    public static int dpToPx(int dp, Context ctx) {
    Resources r = ctx.getResources();
    return (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, dp, r.getDisplayMetrics());
}
//originally: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5418510/disable-the-touch-events-for-all-the-views
//modified for the needs here
public static void enableDisableViewGroup(ViewGroup viewGroup, boolean enabled) {
    int childCount = viewGroup.getChildCount();
    for (int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) {
        View view = viewGroup.getChildAt(i);
        if(view.isFocusable())
            view.setEnabled(enabled);
        if (view instanceof ViewGroup) {
            enableDisableViewGroup((ViewGroup) view, enabled);
            } else if (view instanceof ListView) {
                if(view.isFocusable())
                    view.setEnabled(enabled);
                ListView listView = (ListView) view;
                int listChildCount = listView.getChildCount();
                for (int j = 0; j < listChildCount; j++) {
                    if(view.isFocusable())
                        listView.getChildAt(j).setEnabled(false);
                    }
                }
        }
    }

Then, the layouts:

Layout of the menu (res/layout/menu.xml)

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
              android:layout_width="fill_parent"
              android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
    <LinearLayout
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_width="250dip"
        android:background="@color/darkblack">
        <ListView
            android:id="@+id/menu_listview"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:divider="@color/dividerblack"
            android:dividerHeight="2dip"  />
    </LinearLayout>
    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/overlay"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" >
    </FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Layout of the listitems (res/layout/menu_listitem.xml):

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent" >
    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/menu_icon"
        android:layout_width="30dp"
        android:layout_height="30dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="5dip"
        android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
        android:layout_marginBottom="10dip" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/menu_label"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textColor="@color/white"
        android:textSize="24dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
        android:layout_marginBottom="10dip" />
</LinearLayout>

How to use it:

In your onCreate():

private SlideMenu slidemenu;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    //your onCreate code
    slidemenu = new SlideMenu(this);
    slidemenu.checkEnabled();
}

In the handler for your ActionBar homebutton:

slidemenu.show();

That's it!

And now, a little screenshot of it in action:

SlideMenu

As far as I know, it is working. If you experience any problems or my explanations are not clear, please contact me!

EDIT: ExtendedViewPager & ExtendedPagerStrip:

ExtendedViewPager:

package your.cool.app;

//source: http://blog.svpino.com/2011/08/disabling-pagingswiping-on-android.html

import android.content.Context;
import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.MotionEvent;

public class ExtendedViewPager extends ViewPager {

private boolean enabled;

public ExtendedViewPager(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    super(context, attrs);
    this.enabled = true;
}

@Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
    if (this.enabled) {
        return super.onTouchEvent(event);
    }

    return false;
}

@Override
public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
    if (this.enabled) {
        return super.onInterceptTouchEvent(event);
    }

    return false;
}

public void setPagingEnabled(boolean enabled) {
    this.enabled = enabled;
}
}

ExtendedPagerTabStrip:

package your.cool.app;

//source: http://blog.svpino.com/2011/08/disabling-pagingswiping-on-android.html

import android.content.Context;
import android.support.v4.view.PagerTabStrip;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.MotionEvent;

public class ExtendedPagerTabStrip extends PagerTabStrip {

private boolean enabled;

public ExtendedPagerTabStrip(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    super(context, attrs);
    this.enabled = true;
}

@Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
    if (this.enabled) {
        return super.onTouchEvent(event);
    }

    return false;
}

@Override
public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
    if (this.enabled) {
        return super.onInterceptTouchEvent(event);
    }

    return false;
}

public void setNavEnabled(boolean enabled) {
    this.enabled = enabled;
}
}

I use this SlideMenu for an Activity with a ViewPager with PagerTabStrip for tabs like Talk, Market etc. You can't disable these Views in an easy way, so the two classes above just extend them to stop the onTouch event when disabled.

ActionBar background fill? How did Google do this?

Google I/O app is an open source project. Just download the code, read it and see how they do it ;)

if you are too lazy to read the source code XD here you have a detailed tutorial about how to get exactly that: Pushing the ActionBar to the Next Level

sliding action bar menu


Do i use LinearLayout or RelativeLayout instead of FrameLayout?

No you can use FrameLayout only for DrawerLayout
For details see http://developer.android.com/training/implementing-navigation/nav-drawer.html

Do i use sliding action bar menu for devices with android 2.2+? 
Which version of android can used this?

Yes , you can use SherlockNavigationDrawer library for that

https://github.com/nicolasjafelle/SherlockNavigationDrawer

How did Google manage to do this? Slide ActionBar in Android application

In fact, there's a way to do this. Even without implementing your own ActionBar.

Just have a look at the hierachyviewer! (Located in the tools directory)

There's the DecorView, and a LinearLayout as a child. This LinearLayout contains both the ActionBar and the other content. So, you can simply apply some FrameLayout.LayoutParams to this LinearLayout and get some space on the left side this way. Then, you can fill this space with your menu-ListView and overlay the other content with a FrameLayout, that, when it's clicked, collapses the menu. So, here's some code:

First, the class for collapsing / expanding (SlideMenu.java):

package your.cool.app;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.graphics.Rect;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.view.Window;
import android.view.animation.TranslateAnimation;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class SlideMenu {
//just a simple adapter
public static class SlideMenuAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<SlideMenu.SlideMenuAdapter.MenuDesc> {
    Activity act;
    SlideMenu.SlideMenuAdapter.MenuDesc[] items;
    class MenuItem {
        public TextView label;
        public ImageView icon;
    }
    static class MenuDesc {
        public int icon;
        public String label;
    }
    public SlideMenuAdapter(Activity act, SlideMenu.SlideMenuAdapter.MenuDesc[] items) {
        super(act, R.id.menu_label, items);
        this.act = act;
        this.items = items;
        }
    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
        View rowView = convertView;
        if (rowView == null) {
            LayoutInflater inflater = act.getLayoutInflater();
            rowView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.menu_listitem, null);
            MenuItem viewHolder = new MenuItem();
            viewHolder.label = (TextView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.menu_label);
            viewHolder.icon = (ImageView) rowView.findViewById(R.id.menu_icon);
            rowView.setTag(viewHolder);
        }

        MenuItem holder = (MenuItem) rowView.getTag();
        String s = items[position].label;
        holder.label.setText(s);
        holder.icon.setImageResource(items[position].icon);

        return rowView;
    }
}

private static boolean menuShown = false;
private static View menu;
private static LinearLayout content;
private static FrameLayout parent;
private static int menuSize;
private static int statusHeight = 0;
private Activity act;
SlideMenu(Activity act) {
    this.act = act;
}
//call this in your onCreate() for screen rotation
public void checkEnabled() {
    if(menuShown)
        this.show(false);
}
public void show() {
//get the height of the status bar
    if(statusHeight == 0) {
        Rect rectgle = new Rect();
        Window window = act.getWindow();
        window.getDecorView().getWindowVisibleDisplayFrame(rectgle);
        statusHeight = rectgle.top;
        }
    this.show(true);
}
public void show(boolean animate) {
    menuSize = Functions.dpToPx(250, act);
    content = ((LinearLayout) act.findViewById(android.R.id.content).getParent());
    FrameLayout.LayoutParams parm = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) content.getLayoutParams();
    parm.setMargins(menuSize, 0, -menuSize, 0);
    content.setLayoutParams(parm);
//animation for smooth slide-out
    TranslateAnimation ta = new TranslateAnimation(-menuSize, 0, 0, 0);
    ta.setDuration(500);
    if(animate)
        content.startAnimation(ta);
    parent = (FrameLayout) content.getParent();
    LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) act.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
    menu = inflater.inflate(R.layout.menu, null);
    FrameLayout.LayoutParams lays = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(-1, -1, 3);
    lays.setMargins(0,statusHeight, 0, 0);
    menu.setLayoutParams(lays);
    parent.addView(menu);
    ListView list = (ListView) act.findViewById(R.id.menu_listview);
    list.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
            //handle your menu-click
        }
    });
    if(animate)
        menu.startAnimation(ta);
    menu.findViewById(R.id.overlay).setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            SlideMenu.this.hide();
        }
    });
    Functions.enableDisableViewGroup((LinearLayout) parent.findViewById(android.R.id.content).getParent(), false);
    ((ExtendedViewPager) act.findViewById(R.id.viewpager)).setPagingEnabled(false);
    ((ExtendedPagerTabStrip) act.findViewById(R.id.viewpager_tabs)).setNavEnabled(false);
    menuShown = true;
    this.fill();
}
public void fill() {
    ListView list = (ListView) act.findViewById(R.id.menu_listview);
    SlideMenuAdapter.MenuDesc[] items = new SlideMenuAdapter.MenuDesc[5];
    //fill the menu-items here
    SlideMenuAdapter adap = new SlideMenuAdapter(act, items);
    list.setAdapter(adap);
}
public void hide() {
    TranslateAnimation ta = new TranslateAnimation(0, -menuSize, 0, 0);
    ta.setDuration(500);
    menu.startAnimation(ta);
    parent.removeView(menu);

    TranslateAnimation tra = new TranslateAnimation(menuSize, 0, 0, 0);
    tra.setDuration(500);
    content.startAnimation(tra);
    FrameLayout.LayoutParams parm = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) content.getLayoutParams();
    parm.setMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
    content.setLayoutParams(parm);
    Functions.enableDisableViewGroup((LinearLayout) parent.findViewById(android.R.id.content).getParent(), true);
    ((ExtendedViewPager) act.findViewById(R.id.viewpager)).setPagingEnabled(true);
    ((ExtendedPagerTabStrip) act.findViewById(R.id.viewpager_tabs)).setNavEnabled(true);
    menuShown = false;
}
}

Some helping methods (for me, in static Functions.java):

    public static int dpToPx(int dp, Context ctx) {
    Resources r = ctx.getResources();
    return (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, dp, r.getDisplayMetrics());
}
//originally: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5418510/disable-the-touch-events-for-all-the-views
//modified for the needs here
public static void enableDisableViewGroup(ViewGroup viewGroup, boolean enabled) {
    int childCount = viewGroup.getChildCount();
    for (int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) {
        View view = viewGroup.getChildAt(i);
        if(view.isFocusable())
            view.setEnabled(enabled);
        if (view instanceof ViewGroup) {
            enableDisableViewGroup((ViewGroup) view, enabled);
            } else if (view instanceof ListView) {
                if(view.isFocusable())
                    view.setEnabled(enabled);
                ListView listView = (ListView) view;
                int listChildCount = listView.getChildCount();
                for (int j = 0; j < listChildCount; j++) {
                    if(view.isFocusable())
                        listView.getChildAt(j).setEnabled(false);
                    }
                }
        }
    }

Then, the layouts:

Layout of the menu (res/layout/menu.xml)

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
              android:layout_width="fill_parent"
              android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
    <LinearLayout
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_width="250dip"
        android:background="@color/darkblack">
        <ListView
            android:id="@+id/menu_listview"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:divider="@color/dividerblack"
            android:dividerHeight="2dip"  />
    </LinearLayout>
    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/overlay"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" >
    </FrameLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Layout of the listitems (res/layout/menu_listitem.xml):

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="fill_parent" >
    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/menu_icon"
        android:layout_width="30dp"
        android:layout_height="30dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="5dip"
        android:layout_marginLeft="10dip"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
        android:layout_marginBottom="10dip" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/menu_label"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:textColor="@color/white"
        android:textSize="24dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
        android:layout_marginBottom="10dip" />
</LinearLayout>

How to use it:

In your onCreate():

private SlideMenu slidemenu;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    //your onCreate code
    slidemenu = new SlideMenu(this);
    slidemenu.checkEnabled();
}

In the handler for your ActionBar homebutton:

slidemenu.show();

That's it!

And now, a little screenshot of it in action:

SlideMenu

As far as I know, it is working. If you experience any problems or my explanations are not clear, please contact me!

EDIT: ExtendedViewPager & ExtendedPagerStrip:

ExtendedViewPager:

package your.cool.app;

//source: http://blog.svpino.com/2011/08/disabling-pagingswiping-on-android.html

import android.content.Context;
import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.MotionEvent;

public class ExtendedViewPager extends ViewPager {

private boolean enabled;

public ExtendedViewPager(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    super(context, attrs);
    this.enabled = true;
}

@Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
    if (this.enabled) {
        return super.onTouchEvent(event);
    }

    return false;
}

@Override
public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
    if (this.enabled) {
        return super.onInterceptTouchEvent(event);
    }

    return false;
}

public void setPagingEnabled(boolean enabled) {
    this.enabled = enabled;
}
}

ExtendedPagerTabStrip:

package your.cool.app;

//source: http://blog.svpino.com/2011/08/disabling-pagingswiping-on-android.html

import android.content.Context;
import android.support.v4.view.PagerTabStrip;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.MotionEvent;

public class ExtendedPagerTabStrip extends PagerTabStrip {

private boolean enabled;

public ExtendedPagerTabStrip(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    super(context, attrs);
    this.enabled = true;
}

@Override
public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
    if (this.enabled) {
        return super.onTouchEvent(event);
    }

    return false;
}

@Override
public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
    if (this.enabled) {
        return super.onInterceptTouchEvent(event);
    }

    return false;
}

public void setNavEnabled(boolean enabled) {
    this.enabled = enabled;
}
}

I use this SlideMenu for an Activity with a ViewPager with PagerTabStrip for tabs like Talk, Market etc. You can't disable these Views in an easy way, so the two classes above just extend them to stop the onTouch event when disabled.

How to implement Slide ActionBar in Android application?

There are so many ways to implement this. you can use Holoeverywhere library to achieve this based on your screenshot.

https://github.com/Prototik/HoloEverywhere

Actionbar and Navigation drawer - slide Actionbar with Activity/Fragment

Consider using SlidingMenu library from GitHub. It's powerfull flexible and also you can do ANYTHING with it. You can slide the actionbar by just simply calling:

setSlidingActionBarEnabled(true);

https://github.com/jfeinstein10/SlidingMenu

What is the new slide-menu that apps like 4sq and G+ are using recently?

This is the new DrawerLayout class in the support library. There's an entire page devoted to setting it up here.

To get more informations about practices, design or navigation, check this page.

Getting DrawerLayout to Slide over the ActionBar


Any ideas on how this could be done?

Do any of the following:

  • Switch away from action bar tabs, perhaps to ViewPager and a tabbed indicator (PagerTabStrip, TabPageIndicator from ViewPageIndicator)

  • See if an existing third-party drawer implementation has not yet updated to the new UI standards

  • Fork DrawerLayout and modify it to suit

  • Roll your own navigation drawer from scratch

I understand that I might be breaking some conventions and UI patterns here

Correct.

Android - Change position of android action bar

To the best of my knowledge, this isn't possible. The ActionBar object doesn't inherit from View, so you can't get any of the layout parameters. I believe that it actually resides outside of the window that gets supplied to your activity. So for the effect you're describing, a custom action bar might be in order. Alternatively, you might consider have a transparent/ translucent action bar overlaying your activity, that you show/hide when that panel pops out (as mentioned here) - just a thought, but ultimately do what you feel offers the best UX for your application.

How can i create a sliding drawer with menu items?

This is a sliding menu, you can implement this by writing a custom view. There are a lot of good open source examples. I would recommend you to use this one.

You can use it by defining this in your Layout:

<com.slidingmenu.lib.SlidingMenu
    xmlns:sliding="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:id="@+id/slidingmenulayout"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    sliding:viewAbove="@layout/YOUR_ABOVE_VIEW"
    sliding:viewBehind="@layout/YOUR_BEHIND_BEHIND"
    sliding:touchModeAbove="margin|fullscreen"
    sliding:touchModeBehind="margin|fullscreen"
    sliding:behindOffset="@dimen/YOUR_OFFSET"
    sliding:behindWidth="@dimen/YOUR_WIDTH"
    sliding:behindScrollScale="@dimen/YOUR_SCALE"
    sliding:shadowDrawable="@drawable/YOUR_SHADOW"
    sliding:shadowWidth="@dimen/YOUR_SHADOW_WIDTH" />

Edit:

The Android team introduced an official sliding pattern on Google IO 2013. Read everything about it here.


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