Action Bar Sherlock - Tab Icon and Text

Question

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="@+id/menu_settings"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:title="One"
    android:orderInCategory="0"
    android:showAsAction="ifRoom" >
    <menu>
        <item android:id="@+id/subItem1"
                android:title="sub 1" />
        <item android:id="@+id/subItem2"
                android:title="sub 2" />
    </menu>
 </item>

I want an icon and title for one of my menu tabs but only the icon shows up, where am I going wrong?

Answer 1

You should add withText :

android:showAsAction="ifRoom|withText"

However, it's only a hint and there's no guarantee that your tab will display the text. It depends on the device screen size.

Answer 2

As far as I know in portrait mode the text will always be hidden.

You might try removing the title of the actionbar and see if this helps.

Try landscape, there you should see icon and text.